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H1722 • 2025

An Act repealing an ill-considered family law statute

An Act repealing an ill-considered family law statute

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Sponsor
John R. Gaskey
Last action
2025-09-15
Official status
Placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting (under the last sentence of Rule 7A), the question being on acceptance
Effective date
Not listed

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An Act repealing an ill-considered family law statute

An Act repealing an ill-considered family law statute By Representative Gaskey of Carver, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act repealing an ill-considered family law statute By Representative Gaskey of Carver, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 1722) of John R.
  • Gaskey relative to repealing the legal parentage equality act.
  • The Judiciary.

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  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2025-09-15 House

    Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting

  2. 2025-09-15 House

    Placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting (under the last sentence of Rule 7A), the question being on acceptance

  3. 2025-07-30 House

    Committee recommended ought NOT to pass and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling

  4. 2025-04-18 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 04/22/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2

  5. 2025-02-27 House

    Referred to the committee on The Judiciary

  6. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Senate concurred

Official Summary Text

An Act repealing an ill-considered family law statute
By Representative Gaskey of Carver, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1722) of John R. Gaskey relative to repealing the legal parentage equality act. The Judiciary.

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Bill H.1722

Chapter 166 of the Acts of 2024 is hereby repealed.

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