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An Act relative to expanding access to adoption

Filed by Joan B. Lovely  ·  192nd General Court  ·  the legislature's own page

S123  ·  Bill  ·  docket SD1745

8 actions

In the order the legislature recorded them.

DateBranchAction
2021-03-29SenateReferred to the committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities
2021-03-29HouseHouse concurred
2021-08-25JointHearing scheduled for 09/15/2021 from 10:00 AM-01:00 PM in Virtual Hearing
2021-11-03SenateBill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Rules
2022-01-10SenateCommittee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for Thursday January 13, 2022 with an amendment, substituting a new draft, see S2616
2022-01-13SenateRead second
2022-01-13SenateNew draft substituted, see S2616
2022-01-18SenateCommittee recommended ought to pass with an amendment, substituting therefor a new draft, see S2616

1 amendments filed

1 adopted

No.TitleMoved byOutcome
Senate 1An Act expanding access to adoptionSenate Committee on RulesAdopted

Public hearing

House Rule 27 counts its reporting deadline from the day a bill is heard.

DateCommitteeWhereStatus
2021-09-15Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities (J)Virtual Hearing, 24 Beacon Street, BostonCompleted

Committee actions

ActionCommittee
FavorableChildren, Families and Persons with Disabilities (J)
Place in OD with Recommended Amendment for Specific DateRules (S)

Every action here is as the legislature published it. A bill that drew no recorded vote is the ordinary case: the House records roughly 150 a year.