H 4672 - Amends the Legal Definition of Parentage - Massachusetts Key Vote
Timeline
- House Bill Passed
- June 12, 2024
- Introduced
- May 28, 2024
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Title: Amends the Legal Definition of Parentage
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that amends the legal definition of marriage to include all LGBTQ+ families in Massachusetts.
Highlights:
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Amends the legal definition of parentage to include all LGBTQ+ families and individuals that use alternative methods of reproduction in Massachusetts (Sec. 1-64).
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Specifies that the provisions of this bill shall take effect January 1, 2025 (Sec. 65).
Title: Amends the Legal Definition of Parentage
Committee Sponsors
- Joint Committee on Judiciary (Sponsor)
- James Arena-DeRosa (MA - D)
- Ruth B. Balser (MA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Christine P. Barber (MA - D)
- Michael J. 'Mike' Barrett (MA - D)
- Natalie M. Blais (MA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Tackey Chan (MA - D)
- Joanne M. 'Jo' Comerford (MA - D)
- Mike Connolly (MA - D)
- Rob Consalvo (MA - D)
- Julian Andre Cyr (MA - D)
- Marjorie C. Decker (MA - D)
- Mindy Domb (MA - D)
- Kate Donaghue (MA - D)
- William J. 'Bill' Driscoll (MA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Patricia A. 'Pat' Duffy (MA - D)
- Rodney M. Elliott (MA - D)
- Tricia Farley-Bouvier (MA - D)
- Paul Richard Feeney (MA - D)
- Kimberly N. 'Kim' Ferguson (MA - R)
- Sean Garballey (MA - D)
- Carmine Lawrence Gentile (MA - D)
- Danielle W. Gregoire (MA - D)
- Natalie Higgins (MA - D)
- Kevin G. Honan (MA - D)
- Hannah Elizabeth Kane (MA - R)
- Mary S. Keefe (MA - D)
- Sally P. Kerans (MA - D)
- Kay S. Khan (MA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Michael Kushmerek (MA - D)
- David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf (MA - D)
- Jason M. Lewis (MA - D)
- David Paul Linsky (MA - D)
- Kate Lipper-Garabedian (MA - D)
- James D. 'Jay' Livingstone (MA - D)
- William F. 'Bill' MacGregor (MA - D)
- Adrian C. Madaro (MA - D)
- Paul McMurtry (MA - D)
- Samantha 'Sam' Montaño (MA - D)
- John Francis Moran (MA - D)
- Brian W. Murray (MA - D)
- Tram T. Nguyen (MA - D)
- Steven C. Owens (MA - D)
- Sarah K. Peake (MA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Alice Hanlon Peisch (MA - D)
- Edward 'Ted' Philips (MA - D)
- Rebecca L. 'Becca' Rausch (MA - D)
- David Allen 'Dave' Robertson (MA - D)
- David M. 'Dave' Rogers (MA - D)
- Jeffrey N. 'Jeff' Roy (MA - D)
- Lindsay N. Sabadosa (MA - D)
- Jon Santiago (MA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Aaron L. Saunders (MA - D)
- Adam J. Scanlon (MA - D)
- Margaret R. Scarsdale (MA - D)
- Dawne Shand (MA - D)
- Thomas M. 'Tommy' Stanley (MA - D)
- Bruce E. Tarr (MA - R)
- Erika Uyterhoeven (MA - D)
- Tommy Vitolo (MA - D)
- Susannah M. 'Susie' Whipps (MA - I)