Certificate of Foreign Birth; authorize without judicial proceeding under certain circumstances.

HB 1029 would allow Mississippi's State Registrar to issue a Certificate of Foreign Birth for children adopted from abroad without requiring a court hearing, if they automatically gained U.S. citizenship under federal law (Child Citizenship Act). It directly affects adoptive parents in Mississippi who have children with a federal Certificate of Citizenship, eliminating the need for judicial proceedings to obtain a birth certificate. To qualify, parents must submit the child’s Certificate of Citizenship, foreign birth certificate (with translation), embassy-certified adoption documents (with translation), the child’s Social Security card, parent ID, and proof of Mississippi residency. The bill would take effect July 1, 2025, but died in committee in February 2025.