HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1306 FILED ON: 1/18/2017
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1220
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Angelo M. Scaccia
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act relating to access to public records.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
Angelo M. Scaccia | 14th Suffolk | 1/18/2017 |
William F. Galvin | Secretary of the Commonwealth | 1/18/2017 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1306 FILED ON: 1/18/2017
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1220
By Representative Scaccia of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1220) of Angelo M. Scaccia and William F. Galvin (Secretary of the Commonwealth) relative to access to certain birth records. Public Health. |
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninetieth General Court
(2017-2018)
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An Act relating to access to public records.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 7 of Chapter 66 of the General Laws, is hereby amended by inserting at the end thereto the following sentence: All records in the custody of the state secretary shall be open to public inspection and available for copying after the expiration of seventy-five years from creation of the record.
SECTION 2. Section 2A of Chapter 46 of the General Laws, is hereby amended by striking out, in the first sentence, the words “children born out of wedlock or” and “or those of persons born out of wedlock”.