S2145 • 2025

An Act designating October 15 as Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Day

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Sponsor: Paul R. Feeney
Last action: 2026-04-21
Official status: Referred to House Committee on Bills in the Third Reading
Effective date: Not listed

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An Act designating October 15 as Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Day

An Act designating October 15 as Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Day By Mr.

What This Bill Does

An Act designating October 15 as Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Day By Mr.
Feeney, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No.
2145) of Paul R.
Feeney, Jason M.

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Bill History

2026-04-21 House
Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
2026-04-21 House
Rules suspended
2026-04-21 House
Read second and ordered to a third reading
2026-03-23 House
Read; and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
2026-03-19 Senate
Read third
2026-03-19 Senate
Passed to be engrossed -see Roll Call #141 (Yeas 38 to Nays 0)
2026-03-16 Senate
Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
2026-03-16 Senate
Rules suspended
2026-03-16 Senate
Read second and ordered to a third reading
2025-10-06 Senate
Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Rules
2025-06-18 Joint
Hearing scheduled for 06/24/2025 from 10:00 AM-01:00 PM in A-1
2025-02-27 Senate
Referred to the committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight
2025-02-27 House
House concurred

Official Summary Text

An Act designating October 15 as Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Day
By Mr. Feeney, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2145) of Paul R. Feeney, Jason M. Lewis and Hannah Kane for legislation to designate October 15 as Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Day. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.
Status:
Referred to House Committee on Bills in the Third Reading

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Bill S.2145

Chapter 6 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after section 15LLLLLL the following section:-

15MMMMMM. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting aside the date of October 15 as Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Day recommending its observance by the public to increase public awareness of the prevalence of pregnancy loss and the physical and mental toll individuals face following a pregnancy loss, an unsuccessful round of intrauterine insemination or of an assisted reproductive technology procedure, a failed adoption arrangement, a failed surrogacy arrangement, a diagnosis or event that impacts pregnancy or fertility, a stillbirth or the death of the newborn child. The governor shall further recommend that said day be observed in an appropriate manner by the people.

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