An Act relative to expanding access to adoption
By Ms. Lovely, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 63) of Joan B. Lovely, Jack Patrick Lewis, Jason M. Lewis, Kay Khan and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to expanding access to adoption. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities.
Bill History
| Date | Branch | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 1/22/2019 | Senate | Referred to the committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities |
| 1/22/2019 | House | House concurred |
| 8/26/2019 | Joint | Hearing scheduled for 09/10/2019 from 10:00 AM-01:00 PM in B-1 |
| 3/12/2020 | Senate | Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Rules SJ 1305. |
| 7/31/2020 | Senate | Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session |
| 7/31/2020 | Senate | Rules suspended |
| 7/31/2020 | Senate | Read second and ordered to a third reading |
| 7/31/2020 | Senate | Read third |
| 7/31/2020 | Senate | Passed to be engrossed -see Roll Call #269 (yeas 39 to Nays 0) |
| 7/31/2020 | House | Read; and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling |
| 1/5/2021 | House | No further action taken |
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