An Act granting equal access to original birth certificates to all persons born in Massachusetts
Summary
By Messrs. Garballey of Arlington and Cullinane of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1892) of Sean Garballey and others relative to access to original birth certificates to persons born in the Commonwealth. Public Health.
Bill status
passed both
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Jul 2020
House Passage
Jul 2020
Senate Passage
Jan 2019
Governor
Introduced Jan 22, 2019
Last action Jul 29, 2020
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
9
Key actions
2
Committee
4
Jul 29, 2020
Committee
Read; and referred to the committee on Senate Rules
upper
Feb 18, 2020
Lower · Passed
Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
lower
Feb 13, 2020
Committee
Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
lower
Jan 22, 2019
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred
upper
Jan 22, 2019
Committee
Referred to the committee on Public Health
lower
0 primary · 43 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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