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SENATE DOCKET, NO. 155 FILED ON: 1/8/2025
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1046
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Cynthia Stone Creem
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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 adoptions.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :Cynthia Stone CreemNorfolk and MiddlesexJason M. LewisFifth Middlesex1/28/2025John F. KeenanNorfolk and Plymouth1/29/2025Joanne M. ComerfordHampshire, Franklin and Worcester1/29/2025Patrick M. O'ConnorFirst Plymouth and Norfolk1/30/2025Thomas M. Stanley9th Middlesex2/3/2025Michael O. MooreSecond Worcester2/5/2025Michael J. BarrettThird Middlesex2/26/2025Bruce E. TarrFirst Essex and Middlesex2/26/2025Dylan A. FernandesPlymouth and Barnstable3/7/2025 1 of 1
SENATE DOCKET, NO. 155 FILED ON: 1/8/2025
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1046
By Ms. Creem, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1046) of Cynthia Stone Creem,
Jason M. Lewis, John F. Keenan, Joanne M. Comerford and other members of the General Court
for legislation relative to adoptions outside of the Commonwealth. The Judiciary.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 3009 OF 2023-2024.]
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 adoptions.
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 2 of chapter 210 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition,
2is hereby amended by striking out, in line 49, the words “state or the country where it was
3executed” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- commonwealth or the laws of the
4place where it was executed.