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Committee hears SB 381 on adoptees' access to original birth certificates; moves bill to suspense
Summary
Sen. Wahab presented SB 381 to allow adopted adults (and descendants) access to original birth certificates and to create a nonbinding contact-preference form for birth parents. A witness from the California Alliance for Adoptee Rights supported the bill; the committee moved SB 381 to the suspense file without objection.
Senator Wahab presented SB 381, saying "In California, adoptees do not have access to their own original birth certificate because the certificate is sealed at adoption," and described the bill as a measure to restore access and lessen barriers for adoptees. The senator said the bill would authorize disclosure of an original birth certificate to an adopted person or a descendant of an adopted person and would require the state registrar to create a nonbinding…
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