MA S754

Bill

Safeguarding the health care decisions of young adults

Introduced
01/23/2017

In Committee
04/24/2017

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2018

Introduced Session

190th General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to safeguard the health care decisions of young adults. The Judiciary.

AI Summary

This bill amends Section 12F and 12S of Chapter 112 of the General Laws in Massachusetts. The key provisions of the bill are: 1. It strikes out the reference to "abortion" in Section 12F, which relates to the consent of minors for certain medical procedures. 2. It reduces the age of consent for certain medical procedures from 18 to 16 in Section 12S. This section deals with the consent of minors for certain medical procedures, including abortion. 3. It replaces the term "her parents" with "a parent or legal guardian" in various places in Section 12S, giving a minor the option to obtain consent from either a parent or a legal guardian. 4. It strikes out the fourth and fifth sentences in Section 12S, which likely contained additional provisions related to the consent of minors for medical procedures. The overall effect of the bill is to lower the age of consent for certain medical procedures, including abortion, from 18 to 16, and to provide more flexibility for minors to obtain consent from either a parent or legal guardian, rather than requiring consent from both parents.

Committee Categories

Health and Social Services, Justice

Sponsors (28)

Mike Barrett (D), Joseph Boncore (D), Michael Brady (D), Will Brownsberger (D), Mike Connolly (D), Julian Cyr (D), Marjorie Decker (D), Kenneth Donnelly (D), Lori Ehrlich (D), Jamie Eldridge (D), Linda Forry (D), Cindy Friedman (D), Ken Gordon (D), Danielle Gregoire (D), Paul Heroux (D), Pat Jehlen (D), Jay Kaufman (D), Mary Keefe (D), Kay Khan (D), Barbara L'Italien (D), Jack Lewis (D), Juana Matias (D), Alice Peisch (D), Denise Provost (D), Danny Ryan (D), John Scibak (D), Tom Stanley (D), Chris Walsh (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S2422 (on 04/12/2018)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S754

(21 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S754
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S754.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1000	Allowing 12 and 13 year old youth to be employed as soccer referees	Read second and ordered to a third reading	Similar To
H2216	Improving the children's medical security program and simplifying the administrative process	Accompanied a study order, see H4528	Similar To
H2343	Relative to health care proxies	Accompanied a study order, see H4874	Similar To
H2468	Relative to the health care of minors	No further action taken	Similar To
H3822	Further regulating employer contributions to health care	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 63 of the Acts of 2017	Similar To
H4639	Establishing the Honorable Peter V. Kocot Act to enhance access to high quality, affordable and transparent healthcare in the Commonwealth	Committee of conference appointed (Welch-Lewis-Tarr), in concurrence	Similar To
H4784	Text of a further amendment, offered by Ms. Hogan of Stow, to the Senate amendment (striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting in place thereof the text contained in Senate document numbered 2585) of the House Bill protecting youth from the health risks of tobacco and nicotine addiction (House, No. 4486). July 18, 2018.	Text of an amendment, see H4486	Similar To
H5008	Relative to background checks by the Department of Youth Services	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 424 of the Acts of 2018	Similar To
H890	Relative to criminal background checks for youth program volunteers	Accompanied a study order, see H4874	Similar To
S1240	Recognizing pharmacists as healthcare providers	Accompanied a study order, see S2535	Similar To
S1273	Requiring protection for the continuous skilled care of fragile children in the Commonwealth	New draft substituted, see S2643	Similar To
S2071	Relative to healthy youth	New draft substituted, see S2113	Similar To
S2128	Relative to healthy youth	No further action taken	Similar To
S2306	To promote and enhance civic engagement	New draft substituted, see S2355	Similar To
S234	Relative to healthy youth	Accompanied a new draft, see S2071	Similar To
S2422	Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Public Health to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to public health matters	Reported (in part) by S1241	Replaced by
S2571	Similar Bills	See H4486	Similar To
S508	Relative to special education health care costs	Accompanied a study order, see S2496	Similar To
S565	Alleviating health care burdens for Massachusetts employers	Accompanied a study order, see S2496	Similar To
S600	To promote health equity	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S609	To study disparities in health care resulting from changes in marital status	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1000

Allowing 12 and 13 year old youth to be employed as soccer referees

Read second and ordered to a third reading

Similar To

H2216

Improving the children's medical security program and simplifying the administrative process

Accompanied a study order, see H4528

Similar To

H2343

Relative to health care proxies

Accompanied a study order, see H4874

Similar To

H2468

Relative to the health care of minors

No further action taken

Similar To

H3822

Further regulating employer contributions to health care

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 63 of the Acts of 2017

Similar To

H4639

Establishing the Honorable Peter V. Kocot Act to enhance access to high quality, affordable and transparent healthcare in the Commonwealth

Committee of conference appointed (Welch-Lewis-Tarr), in concurrence

Similar To

H4784

Text of a further amendment, offered by Ms. Hogan of Stow, to the Senate amendment (striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting in place thereof the text contained in Senate document numbered 2585) of the House Bill protecting youth from the health risks of tobacco and nicotine addiction (House, No. 4486). July 18, 2018.

Text of an amendment, see H4486

Similar To

H5008

Relative to background checks by the Department of Youth Services

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 424 of the Acts of 2018

Similar To

H890

Relative to criminal background checks for youth program volunteers

Accompanied a study order, see H4874

Similar To

S1240

Recognizing pharmacists as healthcare providers

Accompanied a study order, see S2535

Similar To

S1273

Requiring protection for the continuous skilled care of fragile children in the Commonwealth

New draft substituted, see S2643

Similar To

S2071

Relative to healthy youth

New draft substituted, see S2113

Similar To

S2128

Relative to healthy youth

No further action taken

Similar To

S2306

To promote and enhance civic engagement

New draft substituted, see S2355

Similar To

S234

Relative to healthy youth

Accompanied a new draft, see S2071

Similar To

S2422

Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Public Health to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to public health matters

Reported (in part) by S1241

Replaced by

S2571

Similar Bills

See H4486

Similar To

S508

Relative to special education health care costs

Accompanied a study order, see S2496

Similar To

S565

Alleviating health care burdens for Massachusetts employers

Accompanied a study order, see S2496

Similar To

S600

To promote health equity

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S609

To study disparities in health care resulting from changes in marital status

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

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