Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jan 04, 2012 |
referred to health |
May 19, 2011 |
committee discharged and committed to health |
May 13, 2011 |
print number 537b |
May 13, 2011 |
amend (t) and recommit to children and families |
Apr 14, 2011 |
print number 537a |
Apr 14, 2011 |
amend (t) and recommit to children and families |
Jan 05, 2011 |
referred to children and families |
Senate Bill S537
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Health Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Bill Amendments
2011-S537 - Details
2011-S537 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S537 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the domestic relations law, in relation to adoption records PURPOSE: Allows the release of birth certificates to adoptive persons without a court order as long as the persons and birth parents register with the state's adoption registry and consent to such release. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 amends section 114 of the domestic relations law by adding a new subdivision 5 authorizing an adopted person who has reached his or her majority to access his or her original birth certificate without the necessity of a court order upon proof to the court in which the order was granted that the adopted person and his or her birth parents have registered with the state's adoption registry and have consented to the release of this identifying information. If only one birth parent executed the surrender agreement or consented to the adoption, then the registration of the other parent is not necessary for the release of information pursuant to this subdivision.
2011-S537 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 537 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E (PREFILED) January 5, 2011 ___________ Introduced by Sen. KLEIN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Children and Families AN ACT to amend the domestic relations law, in relation to adoption records THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 114 of the domestic relations law is amended by adding a new subdivision 5 to read as follows: 5. AN ADOPTIVE PERSON WHO HAS REACHED HIS OR HER MAJORITY MAY HAVE ACCESS TO HIS OR HER ORIGINAL BIRTH CERTIFICATE WITHOUT THE NECESSITY OF A COURT ORDER UPON PROOF TO THE COURT IN WHICH THE ORDER WAS GRANTED THAT THE ADOPTIVE PERSON AND HIS OR HER BIOLOGICAL PARENTS HAVE REGIS- TERED WITH THE STATE'S ADOPTION REGISTRY AND HAVE CONSENTED TO THE RELEASE OF THE IDENTIFYING INFORMATION. IF ONLY ONE BIOLOGICAL PARENT EXECUTED THE SURRENDER AGREEMENT OR CONSENTED TO THE ADOPTION, THEN THE REGISTRATION OF THE OTHER BIOLOGICAL PARENT IN SAID REGISTRY SHALL NOT BE NECESSARY FOR THE RELEASE OF THE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDI- VISION. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD04344-01-1
2011-S537A - Details
2011-S537A - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S537A TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the domestic relations law, in relation to release of a non-certified copy of the birth certificate of an adoptive person without a court order PURPOSE: Allows for the release of a non-certified copy of an original birth certificate to adoptive persons without the need to obtain a court order for such document as long as such adoptive person and birth parents register with the state's adoption registry and consent to such release. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1: Adds a new Domestic Relations Law section (5) to authorize an adopted person who 18 years or older to access a non-certified copy of his or her original birth certificate without the necessity of obtaining a court order upon proof to the court in which the order was granted that the adopted person and his or her birth parents have registered with the state's adoption registry and have consented to the release of this identifying information.
2011-S537A - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 537--A 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E (PREFILED) January 5, 2011 ___________ Introduced by Sen. KLEIN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Children and Families -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the domestic relations law, in relation to release of a non-certified copy of the birth certificate of an adoptive person without a court order THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 114 of the domestic relations law is amended by adding a new subdivision 5 to read as follows: 5. AN ADOPTIVE PERSON WHO HAS REACHED THE AGE OF EIGHTEEN MAY HAVE ACCESS TO A NON-CERTIFIED COPY OF THEIR ORIGINAL BIRTH CERTIFICATE, IF AVAILABLE, WITHOUT THE NECESSITY OF OBTAINING A COURT ORDER. UPON APPLI- CATION TO SUCH COURT, THE COURT SHALL RELEASE A NON-CERTIFIED COPY OF SUCH BIRTH CERTIFICATE TO SUCH ADOPTIVE PERSON UPON PROOF TO THE COURT IN WHICH AN ORDER WAS GRANTED THAT THE ADOPTED PERSON AND HIS OR HER BIRTH PARENTS HAVE REGISTERED WITH THE STATE ADOPTION INFORMATION REGIS- TRY PURSUANT TO SECTION FORTY-ONE HUNDRED THIRTY-EIGHT-C OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW AND HAVE CONSENTED TO THE RELEASE OF THE IDENTIFYING INFORMA- TION. IF ONLY ONE BIOLOGICAL PARENT EXECUTED THE SURRENDER AGREEMENT OR CONSENTED TO THE ADOPTION, THEN THE REGISTRATION OF THE OTHER BIOLOGICAL PARENT IN SAID REGISTRY SHALL NOT BE NECESSARY FOR THE RELEASE OF SUCH BIRTH CERTIFICATE PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION. S 2. This act shall take effect one year after it shall have become a law, provided, that, effective immediately, any rules and regulations necessary to implement the provisions of this act on its effective date are authorized and directed to be amended, added and/or repealed on or before such date. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD04344-04-1
2011-S537B (ACTIVE) - Details
2011-S537B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S537B TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public health law, in relation to the release of a non-certified copy of the birth certificate of an adoptee without a court order PURPOSE: Allows for the release of a non-certified copy of an original birth certificate to an adoptee without the need to obtain a court order for such document as long as such adoptive person and birth parents register with the state's adoption registry and consent to such release. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1: Amends Public Health Law section 4138-c(5) to authorize an Adoptee to have access a non-certified copy of his or her original birth certificate without the necessity of obtaining a court order. Such document can be provided if the adopted person and his or her birth parents have registered with the state's adoption registry and have consented to the release of this identifying information. If only one birth parent executed the surrender agreement or consented to the adoption, then the registration of the other parent is not necessary for the release of information pursuant to this subdivision.
2011-S537B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 537--B 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E (PREFILED) January 5, 2011 ___________ Introduced by Sen. KLEIN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Children and Families -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to the release of a non-certified copy of the birth certificate of an adoptee without a court order THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 5 of section 4138-c of the public health law is amended by adding a new paragraph (c) to read as follows: (C) IF THE DEPARTMENT DETERMINES THAT THERE IS A CORRESPONDING REGIS- TRATION FOR THE ADOPTEE AND FOR EITHER OF THE BIRTH PARENTS, AND EACH HAS CONSENTED TO THE RELEASE OF IDENTIFYING INFORMATION ABOUT THE BIRTH PARENTS AND THE ADOPTEE, RESPECTIVELY, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL NOTIFY THE COURT WHEREIN THE ADOPTION OCCURRED THAT A NON-CERTIFIED COPY OF THE ADOPTEE'S ORIGINAL BIRTH CERTIFICATE, IF AVAILABLE, SHALL BE PROMPTLY RELEASED TO THE ADOPTEE WITHOUT NECESSITY OF A COURT ORDER. PROVIDED, THAT IF ONLY ONE BIRTH PARENT EXECUTED THE SURRENDER AGREEMENT OR CONSENTED TO THE ADOPTION, THEN THE REGISTRATION OF THE OTHER BIRTH PARENT IN THE REGISTRY SHALL NOT BE NECESSARY FOR THE RELEASE OF SUCH A BIRTH CERTIFICATE PURSUANT TO THIS PARAGRAPH. S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after it shall have become a law, provided, that, effective immediately, any rules and regulations necessary to implement the provisions of this act on its effective date are authorized and directed to be amended, added and/or repealed on or before such date. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD04344-06-1
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