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MS HB838
Bill
Status
2/3/2026
Primary Sponsor
Billy Calvert
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AI Summary
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Adoptees aged 21 or older may request an uncertified copy of their original birth certificate from the Bureau of Vital Records, regardless of any existing affidavit from birth parents prohibiting disclosure
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Birth parents may file a contact preference form with the Bureau indicating whether they wish to be contacted directly, through an intermediary, or prefer no contact at this time
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The Bureau must provide any filed contact preference form to the adoptee whenever an original birth certificate is issued
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Contact preference forms are confidential communications stored with the original birth certificate in locked storage or the centralized adoption records file
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Effective date is July 1, 2026
Legislative Description
Adoption; authorize original birth certificate to be provided to certain adoptees and birth parent contact forms.
Last Action
Died In Committee
2/3/2026