SENATE DOCKET, NO. 790        FILED ON: 1/18/2017

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 821

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Cynthia Stone Creem

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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 making corrections to the adopted children's act.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

 

Cynthia Stone Creem

First Middlesex and Norfolk

 

Alice Hanlon Peisch

14th Norfolk

2/3/2017


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 790        FILED ON: 1/18/2017

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 821

By Ms. Creem, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 821) of Cynthia S. Creem and Alice Hanlon Peisch relative to the adoption of children.  The Judiciary.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 1291 OF 2015-2016.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninetieth General Court
(2017-2018)

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An Act making corrections to the adopted children's act.

 

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. Chapter 27 of the acts of 1969 is hereby amended by striking out section 2, as last amended by sections 101, 102, 159 and 160 of chapter 27 of the acts of 2009, and inserting in place thereof the following section:-

SECTION 2. Section 8 of chapter 210 of the General Laws as amended by section 1 of this act shall be applicable only to grants, trust settlements, entails, devises or bequests executed after September 1, 1969.