SENATE DOCKET, NO. 155        FILED ON: 1/8/2025

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1046

 

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 relative to adoptions.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

 

Cynthia Stone Creem

Norfolk and Middlesex

 

Jason M. Lewis

Fifth Middlesex

1/28/2025

John F. Keenan

Norfolk and Plymouth

1/29/2025

Joanne M. Comerford

Hampshire, Franklin and Worcester

1/29/2025

Patrick M. O'Connor

First Plymouth and Norfolk

1/30/2025

Thomas M. Stanley

9th Middlesex

2/3/2025

Michael O. Moore

Second Worcester

2/5/2025

Michael J. Barrett

Third Middlesex

2/26/2025

Bruce E. Tarr

First Essex and Middlesex

2/26/2025

Dylan A. Fernandes

Plymouth and Barnstable

3/7/2025

Rebecca L. Rausch

Norfolk, Worcester and Middlesex

4/3/2025


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 155        FILED ON: 1/8/2025

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1046

By Ms. Creem, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1046) of Cynthia Stone Creem, Jason M. Lewis, John F. Keenan, Joanne M. Comerford and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to adoptions outside of the Commonwealth.  The Judiciary.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 3009 OF 2023-2024.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
(2025-2026)

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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.