MA H2798

Bill

MA H2798

Relative to the re-homing of children

Introduced
01/23/2017

In Committee
03/15/2018

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2018

Introduced Session

190th General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to the placement of children. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities.

AI Summary

This bill aims to address issues related to the placement and adoption of children in Massachusetts. The key provisions of the bill include: 1. Defining "disruption" and "dissolution" of adoptions to clearly distinguish between adoptions that end before and after finalization, respectively. 2. Prohibiting the solicitation or exchange of payment for placing a child for adoption or temporary placement, except through authorized agents or licensed placement agencies. 3. Requiring placement agencies to provide prospective adoptive parents with comprehensive information about a child's background and to offer post-adoption support services. 4. Mandating that adoptive parents notify the placement agency or the Department of Children and Families if there is a disruption or dissolution of an adoption. 5. Establishing a task force to identify potential for abuse in the "re-homing" of children and recommend ways to address it, including a system for mandatory reporting. 6. Creating a commission to examine the adoption process in Massachusetts, including costs, regulations, support for families, and best practices, and provide recommendations for improving the system.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance, Health and Social Services

Sponsors (12)

Brian Ashe (D), James Cantwell (D), Marjorie Decker (D), Eileen Donoghue (D), Tricia Farley-Bouvier (D), Kim Ferguson (R), Hannah Kane (R), Kay Khan (D), John Lawn (D), Joan Lovely (D), José Tosado (D), Chris Walsh (D),

Last Action

No further action taken (on 01/01/2019)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H2798

(16 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H2798
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H2798.pdf

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H109	Providing for enhanced protection of children and investigation of abuse and neglect allegations	No further action taken	Similar To
H1332	Providing health insurance coverage to the surviving children of police officers and firefighters killed in the line of duty	Accompanied a study order, see H4654	Similar To
H1626	Relative to lead abatement	Accompanied S1184	Similar To
H187	Relative to the sale of children’s jewelry	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
H3740	Relative to language opportunity for our kids	Reported by H4032	Similar To
H881	Protecting children	Accompanied a study order, see H4874	Similar To
H934	Relative to unborn children	Accompanied a study order, see H4874	Similar To
H981	Relative to child testimony	Accompanied a study order, see H4874	Similar To
H984	Relative to the safety of children in camps	Accompanied a study order, see H4874	Similar To
S1273	Requiring protection for the continuous skilled care of fragile children in the Commonwealth	New draft substituted, see S2643	Similar To
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S2125	Similar Bills	See H3740	Similar To
S2259	Improving augmentative and alternative communication opportunities for children with disabilities	Referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S701	Relative to breaking generational cycles of poverty	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To

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