Budget Amendment ID: FY2026-S3-268-R1

Redraft GOV 268

Parentage Act Conformance

Ms. Rausch and Messrs. Cyr, Eldridge and Oliveira moved that the proposed new text be amended by striking out, in line 216, the words “birth surnames” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- “name at birth or adoption”; and

in said section 20, by striking out, in said line 216, the word "both" and inserting in place thereof the following words:- the parent or; and

in said section 20, by striking out, in line 218, the words "second parent" and inserting in place thereof the following words:- “other parent or parents”; and

in said section 20, by striking out, in line 224, the words "birth-given names" and inserting in place thereof the following words:- “name at birth or adoption”; and

in said section 20, by striking out, in line 225, the words “birth surname” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- “surname at birth or adoption”; and

in said section 20 by striking out, in line 227, the words “name, birth surname” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- “surname at birth or adoption”; and

in said section 20, by inserting after the word "deceased's", in line 228, the following words:- “parent or”; and

in section 22 by striking out, in line 433, the words "or change the gender identity" and inserting in place thereof the following words:- “the sex”;

in said section 22, by striking out, in line 437, the words "change or"; and

in said section 22, by striking out, in line 438, the words "gender identity" and inserting in place thereof the following word:- “sex”; and

by inserting after section 38 the following section:-

“SECTION 38A. Section 11 of chapter 209C of the General Laws, as most recently amended by chapter 166 of the acts of 2024, is hereby amended by inserting after the word "file", in line 32, the following words:- with the department of public health a notarized rescission or file.”.