Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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May 31, 2018 |
print number 7631b |
May 31, 2018 |
amend and recommit to health |
May 10, 2018 |
print number 7631a |
May 10, 2018 |
amend and recommit to health |
Feb 01, 2018 |
referred to health |
Senate Bill S7631B
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP, RFM) 24th 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
2017-S7631 - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A9959
- Current Committee:
- Senate Health
- Law Section:
- Public Health Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §4138-e, amd §§4138, 4138-d & 4104, Pub Health L; amd §114, Dom Rel L
- Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
-
S2222
2017-S7631 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S7631 SPONSOR: LANZA TITLE OF BILL: 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 PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: Establishes the right of adoptees to receive a certified copy of their birth certificate upon reaching the age of 18 SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 of the bill amends the public health law by adding a new section, § 4138-e, to acknowledge that the denial of access to accurate and complete medical and self-identifying data of any adopted person is a violation of that person's human rights and is contrary to the tenets of governance. 2 (a) states that an adopted person eighteen years of age
2017-S7631 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7631 I N S E N A T E February 1, 2018 ___________ Introduced by Sen. LANZA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health 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 GOVERNANCE. 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, WHEN AN ADOPTED PERSON ATTAINS THE AGE OF EIGHTEEN YEARS, THAT PERSON SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO RECEIPT OF A CERTIFIED COPY OF HIS OR HER ORIGINAL (LONG FORM, LINE BY LINE VAULT COPY) BIRTH CERTIFICATE AND ANY CHANGE HIS OR HER BIRTH PARENT OR PARENTS MAY HAVE ATTACHED TO THAT CERTIFICATE, AND/OR A MEDICAL HISTORY FORM IF AVAILABLE, UPON APPLICATION, PRESENTATION OF PROOF OF IDENTIFICATION AND THE PAYMENT OF A NOMINAL FEE. (B) WHEN IT SHALL BE IMPOSSIBLE THROUGH GOOD-FAITH EFFORTS TO PROVIDE A COPY OF AN ADULT ADOPTED PERSON'S ORIGINAL BIRTH CERTIFICATE (AS IN THE CASE OF AN ADOPTED PERSON BORN OUTSIDE OF, BUT ADOPTED WITHIN, THE STATE), THE ADULT ADOPTED PERSON SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO SECURE FROM A EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
2017-S7631A - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A9959
- Current Committee:
- Senate Health
- Law Section:
- Public Health Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §4138-e, amd §§4138, 4138-d & 4104, Pub Health L; amd §114, Dom Rel L
- Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
-
S2222
2017-S7631A - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S7631A SPONSOR: LANZA TITLE OF BILL: 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 PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: Establishes the right of adoptees to receive a certified copy of their birth certificate upon reaching the age of 18 DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ORIGINAL AND AMENDED VERSION (IF APPLICABLE): Section 4198-e has been amended to authorize the commissioner to issue 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 direct line descendants, or by authorized representatives of a local social services district if an
2017-S7631A - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7631--A I N S E N A T E February 1, 2018 ___________ Introduced by Sen. LANZA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee 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 GOVERNANCE. 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 ANY PERSON AUTHORIZED BY HIM OR HER, SHALL ISSUE CERTIFIED COPIES OF ORIGINAL LONG FORM BIRTH CERTIFICATES UPON SPECIFIC REQUEST THEREFOR (I) BY AN ADOPTEE, IF EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE OR MORE, OR (II) IF THE ADOPTEE IS DECEASED, BY THE ADOPTEE'S DIRECT LINE DESCENDANTS, OR (III) BY LAWFUL REPRESENTATIVES OF SUCH ADOPTEE, OR LAWFUL REPRESENTATIVES OF SUCH DECEASED ADOPTEE'S DIRECT LINE DESCENDENTS, AS THE CASE MAY BE, OR (IV) AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVES OF A LOCAL SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICT IF EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
2017-S7631B (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A9959
- Current Committee:
- Senate Health
- Law Section:
- Public Health Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §4138-e, amd §§4138, 4138-d & 4104, Pub Health L; amd §114, Dom Rel L
- Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
-
S2222
2017-S7631B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S7631B SPONSOR: LANZA TITLE OF BILL: 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 PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: Establishes the right of adoptees to receive a certified copy of their birth certificate upon reaching the age of 18 SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 of the bill amends the public health law by adding a new section, § 4138-e, to acknowledge that the denial of access to accurate and complete medical and self-identifying data of any adopted person is a violation of that person's human rights and is contrary to the tenets of governance. 2 (a) states that an adopted person eighteen years of
2017-S7631B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7631--B I N S E N A T E February 1, 2018 ___________ Introduced by Sen. LANZA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health -- 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 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 GOVERNANCE. 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 AND ANY CHANGE ATTACHED TO THAT CERTIFICATE BY A BIRTH PARENT OR PARENTS, AND, IF AVAILABLE, MEDICAL HISTORY FORMS UPON SPECIFIC REQUEST THEREFOR (I) BY AN ADOPTED PERSON, IF EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE OR MORE, OR (II) IF THE ADOPTED PERSON IS EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
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