2023-2024 Regular Session • Massachusetts Legislature
H4970: To ensure legal parentage equality
Legislative Summary
The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the two branches with reference to the Senate amendment of the House Bill to ensure legal parentage equality (House, No. 4750), reports recommending passage of the accompanying bill (House, No. 4970).
Bill History
8/1/2024
Reported from the committee of conference
House of Representatives
8/1/2024
Reported on H4750
House of Representatives
8/1/2024
Referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
House of Representatives
8/1/2024
Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting, the question being on acceptance
House of Representatives
8/1/2024
Rules suspended
House of Representatives
8/1/2024
Committee of conference report accepted
House of Representatives
8/1/2024
Rules suspended
Senate
8/1/2024
Committee of conference report accepted, in concurrence
Senate
8/1/2024
Enacted
House of Representatives
8/1/2024
Enacted and laid before the Governor
Senate
8/8/2024
Signed by the Governor, Chapter 166 of the Acts of 2024
Status Information
Current Status
Passed(8/8/2024)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sponsors
Democrat: 58
Republican: 3
Independent: 1
Primary Sponsor
Sarah Peake
Democrat
Co-Sponsors (61)
Hannah Kane
Republican
Adam Scanlon
Democrat
Lindsay Sabadosa
Democrat
Samantha Montano
Democrat
Steven Owens
Democrat
Jay Livingstone
Democrat
Patricia Duffy
Democrat
Mindy Domb
Democrat
Susannah Whipps Lee
Independent
Tram Nguyen
Democrat
Joanne Comerford
Democrat
Ruth Balser
Democrat
Alice Peisch
Democrat
Jack Lewis
Democrat
Adrianne Ramos
Democrat
Jason Lewis
Democrat
David Linsky
Democrat
Michael Kushmerek
Democrat
Tackey Chan
Democrat
Kevin Honan
Democrat
Sally Kerans
Democrat
William Driscoll
Democrat
Jon Santiago
Democrat
Thomas Stanley
Democrat
Mary Keefe
Democrat
Tricia Farley-Bouvier
Democrat
Paul McMurtry
Democrat
James Arena-DeRosa
Democrat
Christine Barber
Democrat
Rodney Elliott
Democrat
Adrian Madaro
Democrat
Rebecca Rausch
Democrat
Kate Lipper-Garabedian
Democrat
Natalie Higgins
Democrat
Paul Feeney
Democrat
Tommy Vitolo
Democrat
Rob Consalvo
Democrat
Danielle Gregoire
Democrat
Dawne Shand
Democrat
Bruce Tarr
Republican
David Robertson
Democrat
Julian Cyr
Democrat
Kay Khan
Democrat
Margaret Scarsdale
Democrat
John Barrett
Democrat
Mike Connolly
Democrat
Bill MacGregor
Democrat
David LeBoeuf
Democrat
John Moran
Democrat
Ted Philips
Democrat
Sean Garballey
Democrat
Kate Donaghue
Democrat
Marjorie Decker
Democrat
John Rogers
Democrat
Aaron Saunders
Democrat
Brian Murray
Democrat
Carmine Gentile
Democrat
Jeffrey Roy
Democrat
Natalie Blais
Democrat
Erika Uyterhoeven
Democrat
Kimberly Ferguson
Republican