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Senate Bill S5592

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Relates to certificate of birth data

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2009-S5592 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8050
Current Committee:
Senate Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง4138-a, Pub Health L

2009-S5592 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to certificate of birth data for a person who was under age 18 at the time of their adoption, born outside of the U.S. and has been validly adopted by residents of NYS.

2009-S5592 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S5592 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  5592

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              May 20, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  DUANE  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Health

AN ACT to amend the public health law, in  relation  to  certificate  of
  birth data

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 4138-a of the public  health  law,
as  added  by  chapter  409  of  the laws of 1978, is amended to read as
follows:
  1. A certificate of birth data shall be made whenever proper proof  is
submitted  to the commissioner that a person, who [is] WAS under the age
of eighteen AT THE TIME OF THEIR ADOPTION and born outside of the United
States has been validly adopted by residents of this state pursuant to a
judgment, order, or decree of adoption issued by a  court  of  competent
jurisdiction in this state, another state, or a foreign country.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11096-01-9

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