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NY A01944
Bill
Status
Passed
11/21/2025
Primary Sponsor
Amy Paulin
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AI Summary
- Expands eligibility for New York birth certificates from foreign adoptions to include adopted persons of any age, not just children
- Allows birth certificates to be issued when either the adoptive parent was a New York resident at adoption time or the adoptee was lawfully adopted within New York State
- Permits petitioners to submit attorney-certified copies of foreign birth certificates and adoption decrees, along with attorney-certified translations, rather than requiring original certified documents
- Makes the provisions retroactive, allowing persons adopted under these circumstances before the law's effective date to apply for and obtain a New York birth certificate
- Takes effect 30 days after becoming law
Legislative Description
Relates to birth certificates for foreign adoptions; makes certain provisions retroactive.
Last Action
approval memo.5
11/21/2025
Committee Referrals
Health5/19/2025
Judiciary1/14/2025
Full Bill Text
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