A 1944 New York Assembly · 2025 Regular Session

Relates to birth certificates for foreign adoptions

This bill allows New York to issue new birth certificates for individuals adopted from other countries under specific conditions. It requires adoptive parents or adoptees to submit proof of New York residency, certified foreign adoption documents with translations, evidence of birth details, and proof of immigrant visa status (like IR-3/IR-4). The law applies retroactively, meaning people adopted before this law took effect can now apply for these certificates. It directly affects foreign-born adoptees in New York who lack a New York-issued birth record.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
Assembly Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
Jun 2025
Signed into Law
Nov 2025
Introduced Jan 14, 2025 Signed Nov 21, 2025
Floor votes · Senate Jun 13, 2025 · Assembly May 19, 2025

How they voted

590
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 63
Jun 13, 2025
D Democratic41
38 Yea 3
92% Yea
R Republican22
21 Yea 1
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
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Actions timeline

Total actions
13
Key actions
3
Committee
2
Nov 21, 2025
Signed into law
SIGNED CHAP.509
lower
Jun 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
May 19, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO HEALTH
upper
May 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
PASSED ASSEMBLY
lower
Jan 14, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
lower
1 primary · 4 co-sponsors

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