Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jan 03, 2018 |
referred to health |
Apr 05, 2017 |
print number 6821a |
Apr 05, 2017 |
amend and recommit to health |
Mar 21, 2017 |
referred to health |
Assembly Bill A6821
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
WEPRIN
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly 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
co-Sponsors
James Skoufis
Karl Brabenec
2017-A6821 - Details
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Health
- Law Section:
- Public Health Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §4174, Pub Health L
2017-A6821 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6821 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y March 21, 2017 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. WEPRIN -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to issuing non-certi- fied copies of original long form birth certificates to adoptees THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 4174 of the public health law is amended by adding a new subdivision 10 to read as follows: 10.(A) THE COMMISSIONER, OR ANY PERSON AUTHORIZED BY HIM OR HER, SHALL ISSUE NON-CERTIFIED COPIES OF ORIGINAL LONG FORM BIRTH CERTIFICATES UPON SPECIFIC REQUEST THEREFOR BY AN ADOPTEE, IF EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE OR MORE, OR IF THE ADOPTEE IS DECEASED, BY THE ADOPTEE'S DESCENDANTS, OR BY OTHER LAWFUL REPRESENTATIVES OF SUCH ADOPTEE, TO WHOM THE RECORD OF BIRTH RELATES INCLUDING AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVES OF A LOCAL SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICT IF THE ADOPTEE IS IN THE CARE AND CUSTODY OR CUSTODY AND GUARDIANSHIP OF SUCH DISTRICT. (B) THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ISSUE A NON-CERTIFIED COPY OF THE ORIGINAL LONG FORM BIRTH CERTIFICATE WITHIN FORTY-FIVE DAYS AFTER RECEIPT OF SUCH REQUEST. (C) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL DEVELOP POLICIES AND PROCEDURES NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT THIS SUBDIVISION BY FEBRUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND EIGHTEEN. (D) THE DEPARTMENT MAY CHARGE A FEE FOR ISSUING SUCH NON-CERTIFIED COPY OF AN ORIGINAL LONG FORM BIRTH CERTIFICATE. THE FEE MAY NOT EXCEED THE FEE FOR A CERTIFIED COPY OF AN ORIGINAL LONG FORM BIRTH CERTIFICATE AS PROVIDED FOR IN SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION. § 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2017. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD09180-03-7
co-Sponsors
Robert C. Carroll
James Skoufis
Karl Brabenec
Sandy Galef
multi-Sponsors
Donna Lupardo
2017-A6821A (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Health
- Law Section:
- Public Health Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §4174, Pub Health L
2017-A6821A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6821--A 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y March 21, 2017 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. WEPRIN, SKOUFIS, BRABENEC -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit- tee AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to issuing non-certi- fied copies of original long form birth certificates to adoptees THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 4174 of the public health law is amended by adding a new subdivision 10 to read as follows: 10.(A) THE COMMISSIONER, OR ANY PERSON AUTHORIZED BY HIM OR HER, SHALL ISSUE NON-CERTIFIED COPIES OF ORIGINAL LONG FORM BIRTH CERTIFICATES UPON SPECIFIC REQUEST THEREFOR BY AN ADOPTEE, IF EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE OR MORE, OR IF THE ADOPTEE IS DECEASED, BY THE ADOPTEE'S DESCENDANTS, OR BY OTHER LAWFUL REPRESENTATIVES OF SUCH ADOPTEE, TO WHOM THE RECORD OF BIRTH RELATES INCLUDING AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVES OF A LOCAL SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICT IF THE ADOPTEE IS IN THE CARE AND CUSTODY OR CUSTODY AND GUARDIANSHIP OF SUCH DISTRICT. (B) THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ISSUE A NON-CERTIFIED COPY OF THE ORIGINAL LONG FORM BIRTH CERTIFICATE WITHIN FORTY-FIVE DAYS AFTER RECEIPT OF SUCH REQUEST. (C) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL DEVELOP POLICIES AND PROCEDURES NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT THIS SUBDIVISION BY FEBRUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND EIGHTEEN. (D) THE DEPARTMENT MAY CHARGE A FEE FOR ISSUING SUCH NON-CERTIFIED COPY OF AN ORIGINAL LONG FORM BIRTH CERTIFICATE. THE FEE MAY NOT EXCEED THE FEE FOR A CERTIFIED COPY OF AN ORIGINAL LONG FORM BIRTH CERTIFICATE AS PROVIDED FOR IN SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION. § 2. This act shall take effect August 1, 2017. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD09180-06-7
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