Chapter 44, An Act Expanding Access to Adoption
An Act Expanding Access to Adoption Legislative History Memorandum
1. Procedural History and Bill Versions
2. Committee Documents
- Joint Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities Hearing – Sept. 15, 2021
- Rep. Tricia Farley-Bouvier Written Testimony for H243/S123
- Children’s League of Massachusetts Written Testimony for H243/S123
- Office of the Child Advocate Written Testimony for H243/S123
- 18 Degrees Written Testimony for H243/S123
- Bill Summary H243/S123
3. Floor Documents & Conference Committee Documents
4. Executive Action Documents
5. Press Reports (links only)
- Framingham Rep’s Bill on Adoption Passes Legislature
- Sen. Lovely’s Relative Adoption Law Sails Through Legislature
- Friedman joins Senate’s OKs of homeless ID, relative-adoption bills
- Expanding Access to Adoption Passes the House and Senate
- Mass. Senate Approves Close Relative Adoption Bill, Moves On To House
- Mass Senate Unanimously Passes Homeless ID and Relative Adoption Bills
- Charlie Baker signs a law that allows older relatives to adopt younger relatives