1 of 1 HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 272 FILED ON: 1/11/2023 HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 179 The Commonwealth of Massachusetts _________________ PRESENTED BY: Kenneth I. Gordon _________________ To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General Court assembled: The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill: An Act relative to large family child care homes. _______________ PETITION OF: NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Kenneth I. Gordon21st Middlesex1/10/2023Tram T. Nguyen18th Essex1/24/2023Steven Ultrino33rd Middlesex1/25/2023Lindsay N. Sabadosa1st Hampshire1/25/2023Frank A. Moran17th Essex1/26/2023Tricia Farley-Bouvier2nd Berkshire2/8/2023Sal N. DiDomenicoMiddlesex and Suffolk2/8/2023Kate Lipper-Garabedian32nd Middlesex2/22/2023 1 of 1 HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 272 FILED ON: 1/11/2023 HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 179 By Representative Gordon of Bedford, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 179) of Kenneth I. Gordon and others relative to large family child care homes. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities. [SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION SEE HOUSE, NO. 224 OF 2021-2022.] The Commonwealth of Massachusetts _______________ In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court (2023-2024) _______________ An Act relative to large family child care homes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 1A of Chapter 15D of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 2Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 100, the figure "10", and inserting in 3place thereof the following:- "12"