An Act to ensure legal parentage equality

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

By Representatives Peake of Provincetown and Kane of Shrewsbury, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1713) of Sarah K. Peake, Hannah Kane and others for legislation to provide that every child have the same rights and protections under law as any other child without regard to the marital status, gender, gender identity, or sexual orientation of the parent or parents. The Judiciary.

Every action

8 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

1. Feb 16, 2023CommitteeReferred to the committee on The Judiciary · Joint Committee on the Judiciary
2. Feb 16, 2023SenateSenate concurred
3. Nov 7, 2023CommitteeHearing scheduled for 11/14/2023 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2 · Joint Committee on the Judiciary
4. Feb 5, 2024HouseReporting date extended to Tuesday April 30, 2024, pending concurrence
5. Apr 1, 2024SenateSenate concurred
6. May 2, 2024HouseReporting date extended to Sunday June 30, 2024, pending concurrence
7. May 20, 2024SenateSenate concurred
8. May 28, 2024CommitteeAccompanied a new draft, see H4672 · Joint Committee on the Judiciary

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 59 cosponsors: 56 Democrats, 2 Republicans, 1 Independent.

• SK Sarah K. PeakeD Primary sponsor · District 4th Barnstable
• HK Hannah KaneR Joint sponsor · District 11th Worcester