2021-2022 Regular Session • Massachusetts Legislature
H1709: To end child marriage in Massachusetts
Legislative Summary
For legislation to prohibit marriage of minors. The Judiciary.
Bill History
3/29/2021
Referred to the Joint Committee on The Judiciary
House of Representatives
3/29/2021
Senate concurred
Senate
11/9/2021
Hearing scheduled for 11/16/2021 from 10:00 AM-03:00 PM in Virtual Hearing
Joint Conference
2/3/2022
Reporting date extended to Friday April 15, 2022, pending concurrence
House of Representatives
3/24/2022
Senate concurred
Senate
4/19/2022
Reporting date extended to Thursday June 30, 2022, pending concurrence
House of Representatives
6/9/2022
Senate concurred
Senate
10/27/2022
Accompanied a study order, see H5173
House of Representatives
Status Information
Current Status
Introduced(3/29/2021)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sponsors
Democrat: 90
Republican: 19
Independent: 1
Primary Sponsor
Kay Khan
Democrat
Co-Sponsors (109)
Paul Donato
Democrat
Bradley Jones
Republican
Patricia Haddad
Democrat
Patricia Duffy
Democrat
Patrick Kearney
Democrat
Jack Lewis
Democrat
Brian Ashe
Democrat
Alan Silvia
Democrat
Lindsay Sabadosa
Democrat
Steven Ultrino
Democrat
Tricia Farley-Bouvier
Democrat
Ruth Balser
Democrat
Angelo Puppolo
Democrat
Kelly Pease
Republican
Tommy Vitolo
Democrat
Carmine Gentile
Democrat
Hannah Kane
Republican
Maria Robinson
Democrat
Adrian Madaro
Democrat
Bud Williams
Democrat
Steven Owens
Democrat
Carolyn Dykema
Democrat
David Linsky
Democrat
Susannah Whipps Lee
Independent
Angelo D'Emilia
Republican
Michael Kushmerek
Democrat
Marc Lombardo
Republican
Linda Campbell
Democrat
Mike Connolly
Democrat
James Arciero
Democrat
Andres Vargas
Democrat
Michelle Ciccolo
Democrat
Steven Xiarhos
Republican
Jay Livingstone
Democrat
Thomas Stanley
Democrat
Steven Howitt
Republican
Tram Nguyen
Democrat
David Vieira
Republican
Peter Capano
Democrat
Mathew Muratore
Republican
Ann-Margaret Ferrante
Democrat
Kimberly Ferguson
Republican
Timothy Whelan
Republican
David DeCoste
Republican
Tami Gouveia
Democrat
Joseph McGonagle
Democrat
Jason Lewis
Democrat
Josh Cutler
Democrat
Danillo Sena
Democrat
Jon Santiago
Democrat
James O'Day
Democrat
David Robertson
Democrat
Elizabeth Malia
Democrat
William Galvin
Democrat
John Rogers
Democrat
James Hawkins
Democrat
Kate Lipper-Garabedian
Democrat
Natalie Higgins
Democrat
Patrick O'Connor
Republican
Harriette Chandler
Democrat
Tackey Chan
Democrat
Carol Doherty
Democrat
Alice Peisch
Democrat
Sonia Chang-Diaz
Democrat
Carole Fiola
Democrat
Bruce Tarr
Republican
Meghan Kilcoyne
Democrat
Michelle DuBois
Democrat
Julian Cyr
Democrat
Sean Garballey
Democrat
Paul Tucker
Democrat
Kenneth Gordon
Democrat
Brandy Fluker Oakley
Democrat
Patricia Jehlen
Democrat
Jonathan Zlotnik
Democrat
Natalie Blais
Democrat
Susan Gifford
Republican
Christine Barber
Democrat
Christina Minicucci
Democrat
David LeBoeuf
Democrat
Daniel Donahue
Democrat
Brian Murray
Democrat
Jacob Oliveira
Democrat
Mary Keefe
Democrat
Chynah Tyler
Democrat
Christopher Hendricks
Democrat
Edward Coppinger
Democrat
William Pignatelli
Democrat
Norman Orrall
Republican
David Rogers
Democrat
Sally Kerans
Democrat
Erika Uyterhoeven
Democrat
Marcos Devers
Democrat
Marjorie Decker
Democrat
Shawn Dooley
Republican
Lori Ehrlich
Democrat
Michael Soter
Republican
Alyson Sullivan-Almeida
Republican
Michael Brady
Democrat
David Biele
Democrat
Richard Haggerty
Democrat
Kathleen LaNatra
Democrat
Rebecca Rausch
Democrat
Susan Moran
Democrat
Mindy Domb
Democrat
Adam Scanlon
Democrat
Vanna Howard
Democrat
Daniel Carey
Democrat
John Barrett
Democrat