It’s now up to us—and up to the state Senate—to make full equality a reality for all Massachusetts adoptees.
What to Know (and Do) About Massachusetts
An equal rights bill in Massachusetts, which removes date-based restrictions on the release of an adopted person’s own original birth certificate, is again set for hearing. Here’s what you need to know.
Public Hearing: Massachusetts H.1892
The legislature will hear testimony on H.1892/S.1267 on December 10. The bill eliminates a date-based restriction in current law that prohibits release of an adult adopted person’s own original birth certificate to those born between July 17, 1974, and January 1, 2008.
Massachusetts: Legislature Convenes
The Massachusetts legislature convenes on January 2, 2020 and typically meets all year.