Senate Bill S3419

Signed By Governor
2019-2020 Legislative Session

Establishes the right of adoptees to receive a certified copy of their birth certificate upon reaching the age of 18

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2019-S3419 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5494
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add §4138-e, amd §§4138, 4138-d & 4104, Pub Health L; amd §114, Dom Rel L

2019-S3419 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the right of adoptees to receive a certified copy of their birth certificate upon reaching the age of 18, or if the adopted person is deceased, the adopted person's direct line descendants, or the lawful representative of such adopted person, or lawful representatives of such deceased adopted person's direct line descendants.

2019-S3419 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S3419 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3419
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 6, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  MONTGOMERY  -- read twice and ordered printed, and
   when printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Investigations  and
   Government Operations
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law and the domestic relations law, in
   relation  to  authorizing adoptees to obtain a certified copy of their
   birth certificate

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The  public health law is amended by adding a new section
 4138-e to read as follows:
   § 4138-E. ADOPTEE'S RIGHT TO A CERTIFIED COPY  OF  HIS  OR  HER  BIRTH
 CERTIFICATE.  1. THE LEGISLATURE HEREBY STATES ITS INTENTION TO ACKNOWL-
 EDGE, SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGE THE LIFE-LONG HEALTH AND WELL-BEING NEEDS OF
 PERSONS WHO HAVE BEEN AND WILL BE ADOPTED IN THIS STATE. THE LEGISLATURE
 FURTHER  RECOGNIZES  THAT  THE DENIAL OF ACCESS TO ACCURATE AND COMPLETE
 MEDICAL AND SELF-IDENTIFYING DATA  OF  ANY  ADOPTED  PERSON,  KNOWN  AND
 WILFULLY  WITHHELD  BY  OTHERS,  MAY RESULT IN SUCH PERSON SUCCUMBING TO
 PREVENTABLE DISEASE, PREMATURE DEATH OR OTHERWISE UNHEALTHY LIFE,  IS  A
 VIOLATION OF THAT PERSON'S HUMAN RIGHTS AND IS CONTRARY TO THE TENETS OF
 GOVERNMENT.  AS  SUCH,  THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SEEK TO ESTABLISH
 CONSIDERATIONS UNDER THE LAW FOR ADOPTED PERSONS EQUAL TO SUCH CONSIDER-
 ATIONS PERMITTED BY LAW TO ALL NON-ADOPTED PERSONS; THIS SECTION DOES SO
 WHILE PROVIDING FOR THE PRIVACY OF AN ADOPTED  PERSON  AND  HIS  OR  HER
 BIRTH.
   2. (A) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, THE COMMISSIONER OR
 A  LOCAL  REGISTRAR  OR  ANY  PERSON AUTHORIZED BY THE COMMISSIONER OR A
 LOCAL REGISTRAR, UPON APPLICATION, PROOF OF IDENTITY AND  PAYMENT  OF  A
 NOMINAL  FEE, SHALL ISSUE CERTIFIED COPIES OF ORIGINAL LONG FORM LINE BY
 LINE, VAULT COPY BIRTH CERTIFICATES, INCLUDING ANY  CHANGE  ATTACHED  TO
 THAT  CERTIFICATE  BY  A  BIRTH  PARENT  OR PARENTS, AND ANY INFORMATION
 PROVIDED TO THE COMMISSIONER OR A LOCAL REGISTRAR PURSUANT  TO  SUBDIVI-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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