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California 20252026

SB 381

Vital records: adoptees' birth certificates.

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Source: Open States / PluralUpdated 2026-09-12 13:12:55 UTC.

Official record

Measure details

Jurisdiction
California
Session
20252026
Chamber
upper
Classification
bill
Subjects
Vitalrecords, adoptees'birthcertificates
Introduced / first action
2025-02-14 00:00:00

Alternate titles

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Source-supplied abstracts

Existing law prohibits an agency from disclosing personal information that would link the information to the individual unless, among other things, the information is provided to a governmental entity by law, or the disclosure is to the individual to whom the information pertains. Existing law makes vital records related to adoptions, other than a newly issued birth certificate, available only upon the order of the superior court of the county of residence of the adopted child or of the county granting the order of adoption. This bill would authorize, beginning on July 1, 2028, the disclosure of an original birth certificate, as defined, to an adopted person, or descendant, as defined, of a deceased adopted person, would require the State Registrar to provide a copy of the original birth certificate to those persons, and would establish a process to request an original birth certificate, as specified. The bill would also require the State Registrar to create and make available to a birth parent a contact preference form on or before July 1, 2028, containing certain elections that would be available for release when a request for an original birth certificate is made. Existing law requires the clerk of the court to report the decree to the State Registrar within 5 days after a decree of adoption. Existing law requires the State Registrar to generate a new birth certificate when the State Registrar receives a report of adoption from a specified court or when the State Registrar receives a specified court order. Existing law requires the new birth certificate to bear certain information and be identical to the certificate issued to the natural parents, except, when requested by the adopting parents, the certificate is required to omit the facility of birth and the race and color of the parents. This bill would remove the adopted parents exception described above that required the certificate to omit the facility of birth and the race and color of the parents. Existing law authorizes the adopting parents to request an amended certificate that omits, among other things, the city and county of birth, or the color and race of the parents. This bill would repeal that authorization.

Sponsors

Source-supplied history

Actions

  1. August 13 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.

  2. August 5 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.

  3. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 1.) (June 30). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

    committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee

  4. Re-referred to Com. on JUD. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96.

    referral-committee

  5. June 23 hearing postponed by committee.

  6. June 16 hearing postponed by committee.

  7. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.

    amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee

  8. Referred to Coms. on HEALTH and JUD.

    referral-committee

  9. In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

    reading-1

  10. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 35. Noes 0. Page 3299.) Ordered to the Assembly.

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  11. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

    reading-1, reading-2, reading-3

  12. Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

    amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2

  13. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 3268.) (January 22).

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  14. Set for hearing January 22.

  15. January 20 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.

  16. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

    amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee

  17. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 3224.) (January 14).

    amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee

  18. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on HEALTH. (Ayes 13. Noes 0. Page 3214.) (January 13). Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.

    committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee

  19. Set for hearing January 14 in HEALTH pending receipt.

  20. Set for hearing January 13.

  21. Re-referred to Coms. on JUD. and HEALTH.

    referral-committee

  22. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.

    referral-committee

  23. Withdrawn from committee.

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  24. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

    amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee

  25. Referred to Coms. on JUD. and APPR.

    referral-committee

  26. From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 17.

  27. Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

    introduction, reading-1, referral-committee

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