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The 194th General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Bill H.1817 194th (Current)

An Act standardizing consideration of pets in divorce and separation

By Representative Kilcoyne of Clinton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1817) of Meghan K. Kilcoyne and others relative to standardizing consideration of pets in divorce and separation. The Judiciary.

Bill Information

Presenter:
Meghan K. Kilcoyne

Petitioners

Name District/Address
Meghan K. Kilcoyne 12th Worcester
Michael O. Moore Second Worcester
Michael D. Brady Second Plymouth and Norfolk
James K. Hawkins 2nd Bristol
Jacob R. Oliveira Hampden, Hampshire and Worcester
Marjorie C. Decker 25th Middlesex
James Arciero 2nd Middlesex
Patrick Joseph Kearney 4th Plymouth
William C. Galvin 6th Norfolk
Manny Cruz 7th Essex
Bruce E. Tarr First Essex and Middlesex
Adam J. Scanlon 14th Bristol
Jonathan D. Zlotnik 2nd Worcester
Natalie M. Higgins 4th Worcester
Samantha MontaƱo 15th Suffolk
Brian W. Murray 10th Worcester
John H. Rogers 12th Norfolk
Margaret R. Scarsdale 1st Middlesex
Michelle L. Badger 1st Plymouth
Michelle M. DuBois 10th Plymouth
Jack Patrick Lewis 7th Middlesex
James C. Arena-DeRosa 8th Middlesex
Bridget Plouffe 9th Plymouth
Rodney M. Elliott 16th Middlesex
William F. MacGregor 10th Suffolk
Jessica Ann Giannino 16th Suffolk
David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf 17th Worcester
Leigh Davis 3rd Berkshire
Michael P. Kushmerek 3rd Worcester
Thomas M. Stanley 9th Middlesex
Erika Uyterhoeven 27th Middlesex

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