MA S1527

Bill

MA S1527

To reduce the costs for adoption

Introduced
01/23/2017

In Committee
01/23/2017

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2018

Introduced Session

190th General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to reduce the costs for adoption. Revenue.

AI Summary

This bill aims to reduce the costs of adoption by providing a tax credit for Massachusetts attorneys who provide pro bono legal services for at least one adoption case per year. The credit is set at $500 per adoption case, with a maximum of $2,500 per tax year. The goal of this legislation is to encourage more lawyers to offer free legal assistance to families and individuals seeking to adopt children, thereby making the adoption process more accessible and affordable.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance

Sponsors (3)

Ryan Fattman (R), Donald Humason (R), Joe McKenna (R),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S2497 (on 04/30/2018)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S1527

(17 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S1527
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S1527.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1228	To promote transparency and cost control of pharmaceutical drug prices	Accompanied a study order, see H4625	Similar To
H1322	Relative to cost of living adjustments for retired public employees of the Commonwealth	Accompanied a study order, see H4654	Similar To
H1448	Providing prescription drug cost reimbursements to elderly governmental retirees	Accompanied a study order, see H4654	Similar To
H2454	Relative to the adoption of animals used in research	Accompanied a study order, see H4682	Similar To
H2522	Relative to the cost of living adjustment for public retirees	Accompanied a study order, see H4654	Similar To
H2526	Relative to public retiree COLA financing	Accompanied a study order, see H4654	Similar To
H2584	Relative to the cost of living adjustments for retired justices	Accompanied a study order, see H4654	Similar To
H596	To ensure effective health care cost control	Accompanied a new draft, see H4605	Similar To
H609	To improve health care cost accountability	Accompanied a study order, see H4528	Similar To
H788	Permitting the adoption of embryos	Accompanied a study order, see H4874	Similar To
H874	Relative to the costs of appeals by the Commonwealth	Accompanied a new draft, see S2170	Similar To
S1417	Relative to the cost of living adjustment for local retirees	Accompanied a study order, see S2491	Similar To
S1450	Relative to the cost of living adjustment for public retirees	Accompanied a study order, see S2491	Similar To
S2075	Providing diaper benefits for certain parents	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2155	Relative to limiting the cost of public higher education	Accompanied a study order, see S2487	Similar To
S2497	Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Revenue to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to revenue matters	Reported (in part) by S1507	Replaced by
S655	To ensure timely health care cost reporting	Accompanied a study order, see S2535	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1228

To promote transparency and cost control of pharmaceutical drug prices

Accompanied a study order, see H4625

Similar To

H1322

Relative to cost of living adjustments for retired public employees of the Commonwealth

Accompanied a study order, see H4654

Similar To

H1448

Providing prescription drug cost reimbursements to elderly governmental retirees

Accompanied a study order, see H4654

Similar To

H2454

Relative to the adoption of animals used in research

Accompanied a study order, see H4682

Similar To

H2522

Relative to the cost of living adjustment for public retirees

Accompanied a study order, see H4654

Similar To

H2526

Relative to public retiree COLA financing

Accompanied a study order, see H4654

Similar To

H2584

Relative to the cost of living adjustments for retired justices

Accompanied a study order, see H4654

Similar To

H596

To ensure effective health care cost control

Accompanied a new draft, see H4605

Similar To

H609

To improve health care cost accountability

Accompanied a study order, see H4528

Similar To

H788

Permitting the adoption of embryos

Accompanied a study order, see H4874

Similar To

H874

Relative to the costs of appeals by the Commonwealth

Accompanied a new draft, see S2170

Similar To

S1417

Relative to the cost of living adjustment for local retirees

Accompanied a study order, see S2491

Similar To

S1450

Relative to the cost of living adjustment for public retirees

Accompanied a study order, see S2491

Similar To

S2075

Providing diaper benefits for certain parents

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

Similar To

S2155

Relative to limiting the cost of public higher education

Accompanied a study order, see S2487

Similar To

S2497

Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Revenue to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to revenue matters

Reported (in part) by S1507

Replaced by

S655

To ensure timely health care cost reporting

Accompanied a study order, see S2535

Similar To

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