The New York State Senate overwhelmingly approved a bill on Monday that would end 83 years of iron-clad state secrecy over the birth certificates of adult adopted persons.
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Speaker Heastie: Let’s Move A5494 Forward
It will take the leadership of Assembly Speaker Carl E. Heastie to get A5494 out of committee and to the Assembly floor for a vote.
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Ending Eight Decades of Secrecy
The New York Assembly Health Committee recommended passage today of A5494, a bill that would end 83 years of iron-clad secrecy over birth certificates of adopted persons.