Senator Montgomery and Assemblyman Weprin's "Clean Bill of Adoptee Rights" legislation (S3149/A5494) passes the Senate Health Committee. The bill establishes the right of adoptees to receive a certified copy of their birth certificate upon reaching the age of 18.  

The legislation restores important civil rights to adult adoptees such as their right to access information that non-adopted persons have a legal right to obtain. In New York State, an adoptee cannot access his or her original birth certificate unless the adoptee goes through a judicial proceeding which does not guarantee that access will be granted. 

To learn more about Senator Montgomery's work on this issue, visit:

https://www.nysenate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/velmanette-montgomery/weprin-and-adoptee-advocates-push-vote-adoptee-rights