A long-awaited unrestricted equal rights bill for adult adoptees has been introduced in the California Senate.
Long anticipated but finally introduced in the California Senate yesterday, SB1274 is an incredibly simple bill with a powerful promise. The bill strikes out discriminatory provisions in current California law and simply adds:
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the State Registrar shall provide to an adopted person who is 18 years of age or older and who was born in this state, or to a direct line descendant of a deceased adopted person, a copy of the adopted person’s original birth certificate and any evidence of the adoption previously filed with the State Registrar.
Senator Susan Talamantes Eggman is the primary sponsor, and the bill is awaiting committee referral, though it is expected to be referred to the Senate Health Committee. We’ll have more details as things develop, including committee assignment and things you can do to help.
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