Massachusetts 192nd Legislature (2021-2022) Status: In Committee Bipartisan · 23 D · 3 R cosponsors

H 243 — An Act expanding access to adoption

Last action — Read second and ordered to a third reading

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced March 29, 2021. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the House.

Prognosis

Advancing 42% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Low

How often bills like it became law.

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 33 sponsors

    1 primary, 32 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (23 D · 3 R) — cross-party backing.

Prognosis reads this bill's own signals — stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes and cross-state momentum. Odds come from a model trained on which bills have become law.

Summary

By Mr. Lewis of Framingham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 243) of Jack Patrick Lewis and others relative to expanding access to adoption. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Read second and ordered to a third reading

  2. Rules suspended

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

  4. Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling

  5. Hearing scheduled for 09/15/2021 from 10:00 AM-01:00 PM in Virtual Hearing

  6. Senate concurred

  7. Referred to the committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 32 co-sponsors · 171 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (32)

Not signed on (171)

171 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

What does H 243 do?
By Mr. Lewis of Framingham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 243) of Jack Patrick Lewis and others relative to expanding access to adoption. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities.
Who sponsors H 243?
H 243 is sponsored by Hannah Kane (Republican), Patricia A. Duffy (Democrat), Carmine Lawrence Gentile (Democrat), Shawn Dooley, Bud L. Williams (Democrat), James K. Hawkins (Democrat), Tram T. Nguyen (Democrat), Jessica Ann Giannino (Democrat), Colleen M. Garry (Democrat), Jonathan D. Zlotnik (Democrat), Bradley H. Jones, Jr. (Republican), Natalie M. Higgins (Democrat), Tami L. Gouveia, Smitty Pignatelli, Kathleen R. LaNatra (Democrat), Thomas M. Stanley (Democrat), David Allen Robertson (Democrat), Kate Lipper-Garabedian (Democrat), Susan L. Moran, David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf (Democrat), Tricia Farley-Bouvier (Democrat), Carolyn C. Dykema, Jack Patrick Lewis (Democrat), Maria Duaime Robinson, Brian M. Ashe (Democrat), Kay Khan, Lindsay N. Sabadosa (Democrat), Steven Owens (Democrat), Patrick Joseph Kearney (Democrat), Steven Ultrino (Democrat), Steven George Xiarhos (Republican), Paul J. Donato (Democrat), and Carol A. Doherty (Democrat).
What is the current status of H 243?
This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced March 29, 2021. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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