Massachusetts House Bill 257 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Introduced on March 29 2021 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2022-09-15 - Accompanied a study order, see H4905
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Relative to providing timely court oversight of custody decisions of the Department of Children and Families and protecting children from unnecessary removals and trauma. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities.

Providing timely court oversight of DCF’s custody decisions and protecting children from unnecessary removals and trauma

Rep. Joan Meschino [D]

Sen. Harriette Chandler [D]

Rep. Natalie Higgins [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2022-09-15	House	Accompanied a study order, see H4905
2021-08-11	Joint	Hearing scheduled for 09/01/2021 from 10:00 AM-01:00 PM in Virtual Hearing
2021-03-29	Senate	Senate concurred
2021-03-29	House	Referred to the Joint Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities

H3067 (Similar To) 2023-01-03 - No further action taken
S98 (Similar To) 2022-01-26 - Accompanied a study order, see S2624
S99 (Similar To) 2022-01-26 - Accompanied a study order, see S2624
S2496 (Similar To) 2021-07-19 - Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means
H4011 (Similar To) 2021-09-30 - Chapter 71 of the Acts of 2021
H4012 (Similar To) 2021-09-30 - Chapter 72 of the Acts of 2021
S2516 (Similar To) 2022-03-14 - Accompanied a study order, see S2756
H1074 (Similar To) 2022-09-01 - Accompanied a study order, see H4975
S1005 (Similar To) 2022-02-07 - Accompanied a study order, see S2665
H1737 (Similar To) 2022-06-09 - Accompanied a study order, see H4844
H232 (Similar To) 2023-01-03 - No further action taken
H277 (Similar To) 2022-07-11 - Accompanied a study order, see H4909
S103 (Similar To) 2022-06-09 - Accompanied a study order, see S2912
H230 (Similar To) 2022-07-11 - Accompanied a study order, see H4909
S84 (Similar To) 2022-01-26 - Accompanied a study order, see S2624
S88 (Similar To) 2022-07-25 - Accompanied a study order, see S3050
S87 (Similar To) 2022-06-30 - New draft substituted, see S2954
S1439 (Similar To) 2021-12-02 - Accompanied H2261
S100 (Similar To) 2022-01-31 - Accompanied a study order, see S2627
S966 (Similar To) 2022-02-07 - Accompanied a study order, see S2665
S937 (Similar To) 2022-07-05 - Accompanied a study order, see S2976
S2984 (Similar To) 2023-01-03 - No further action taken
S2987 (Similar To) 2023-01-03 - No further action taken
H4905 (Replaced by) 2023-01-03 - No further action taken
H222 (Similar To) 2023-01-03 - No further action taken

Type	Source
Summary	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H257
Text	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H257.pdf