Massachusetts HD 1901: An Act relative to restricted vital records

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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1901        FILED ON: 2/12/2021 
HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3207 
 
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts 
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PRESENTED BY: 
Michael J. Moran 
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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 restricted vital records. 
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PETITION OF: 
 
NAME: DISTRICT/ADDRESS: DATE ADDED: 
Michael J. Moran 18th Suffolk 2/12/2021 
Michelle M. DuBois 10th Plymouth 2/26/2021 

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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1901        FILED ON: 2/12/2021 
HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3207 
By Mr. Moran of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3207) of Michael J. Moran 
and Michelle M. DuBois relative to removing certain accessibility restrictions on public records.  
State Administration and Regulatory Oversight. 
 
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION 
SEE HOUSE, NO. 2751 OF 2019-2020.] 
 
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts 
 
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Second General Court 
(2021-2022) 
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An Act relative to restricted vital records. 
 
 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 1. Chapter 46 Section 2A of the General Laws is hereby amended by deleting 
2the following words in section 2A: - 
3 In line 1 – delete “children born out of wedlock or”  and  
4 In line 4 – delete “or those of persons born out of wedlock,” 
5 SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.