SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3009

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)

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SENATE, December 30, 2024.

The committee on The Judiciary, to whom was referred the petitions (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2835) (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Cynthia Stone Creem for legislation relative to adoptions outside of the Commonwealth; and(accompanied by bill, House Bill, No. 4709) (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Lindsay N. Sabadosa relative to adoptions outside of the Commonwealth, report the accompanying bill (Senate, No. 3009).

For the committee,

James B. Eldridge

        FILED ON: 12/27/2024

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3009

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)

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An Act relative to adoptions.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

Section 2 of chapter 210 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 49, the words “state or the country where it was executed” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- commonwealth or the laws of the place where it was executed.