Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Massachusetts House Bill H199 Compare Versions

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22 HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2836 FILED ON: 1/16/2025
33 HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 199
44 The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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66 PRESENTED BY:
77 Jennifer Balinsky Armini
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99 To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
1010 Court assembled:
1111 The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
1212 An Act to amend the safe haven law to extend the timeframe for voluntary placement of
1313 newborns.
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1515 PETITION OF:
1616 NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Jennifer Balinsky Armini8th Essex1/16/2025 1 of 1
1717 HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2836 FILED ON: 1/16/2025
1818 HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 199
1919 By Representative Armini of Marblehead, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 199) of
2020 Jennifer Balinsky Armini for legislation to amend the safe haven law to extend the timeframe for
2121 voluntary placement of newborns. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities.
2222 The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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2424 In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
2525 (2025-2026)
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2727 An Act to amend the safe haven law to extend the timeframe for voluntary placement of
2828 newborns.
2929 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
3030 of the same, as follows:
3131 1 Section 39½ of chapter 119 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official
3232 2Edition, is hereby amended by striking out the figure “7”, in lines 2 and 12, and inserting in place
3333 3thereof the following figure:- 30.