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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3612 FILED ON: 1/17/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3393
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Michael J. Moran
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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 restricted vital records.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Michael J. Moran18th Suffolk1/17/2025 1 of 1
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3612 FILED ON: 1/17/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3393
By Representative Moran of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3393) of
Michael J. Moran relative to removing certain accessibility restrictions on public records. State
Administration and Regulatory Oversight.
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
(2025-2026)
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An Act relative to restricted vital records.
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. Chapter 46 Section 2A of the General Laws is hereby amended by deleting
2the following words in section 2A: -
3 In line 1 – delete “children born out of wedlock or” and
4 In line 4 – delete “or those of persons born out of wedlock,”
5 SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.