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House approves bill expanding adoptees’ access to birth records while allowing birth-parent redaction; 66–4
Summary
House Bill 47 passed the Idaho House with bipartisan debate and personal testimony, giving adult adoptees broader access to birth records (medical and address information) while allowing the birth parent to keep their name redacted; lawmakers said a trailer bill will address other sensitive data.
BOISE, Idaho — The Idaho House on Feb. 20 passed House Bill 47 by a vote of 66 ayes to 4 nays, allowing adoptees broader access to their original birth records while permitting the birth parent’s name to be redacted at the birth parent’s request.
Supporters described personal and emotional reasons for the change. One sponsor detailed family history and said access to origins and medical history can be important to adoptees’ sense of identity and to managing medical needs. A floor cosponsor who…
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