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An Act relative to adoptions

An Act relative to adoptions

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Sponsor
Lindsay N. Sabadosa
Last action
2026-03-26
Official status
Accompanied a study order, see H5281 (under House Rule 27)
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

An Act relative to adoptions

An Act relative to adoptions By Representative Sabadosa of Northampton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act relative to adoptions By Representative Sabadosa of Northampton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 1975) of Lindsay N.
  • Sabadosa and others relative to adoptions outside of the Commonwealth.
  • The Judiciary.

Limits and Unknowns

  • 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. 2026-03-26 House

    Accompanied a study order, see H5281 (under House Rule 27)

  2. 2025-10-20 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 06/10/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2

  3. 2025-06-05 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 06/10/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2

  4. 2025-02-27 House

    Referred to the committee on The Judiciary

  5. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Senate concurred

  6. House

    Reported by committee to Clerk’s Office for processing, will accompany a study order

Official Summary Text

An Act relative to adoptions
By Representative Sabadosa of Northampton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1975) of Lindsay N. Sabadosa and others relative to adoptions outside of the Commonwealth. The Judiciary.

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Bill H.1975

Section 2 of chapter 210 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 49, the words “state or the country where it was executed” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- commonwealth or the laws of the place where it was executed.

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