HB 6105 — AN ACT CONCERNING ACCESS TO ORIGINAL BIRTH CERTIFICATES BY ADULT ADOPTED PERSONS.

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6105 As Amended by House Amendment Schedule "A" Approved by the Legislative Commissioner May 6, 2021 AN ACT CONCERNING ACCESS TO ORIGINAL BIRTH CERTIFICATES BY ADULT ADOPTED PERSONS.

Section1.Section1.Subsections(b)and(c)ofsection7-53ofthegeneralstatutes arerepealedandthefollowingissubstitutedinlieuthereof(EffectiveJuly 1, 2021):

Subsections(b)and(c)ofsection7-53ofthegeneralstatutes arerepealedandthefollowingissubstitutedinlieuthereof(EffectiveJuly 1, 2021):

Upon receipt of such court order, the [department] registrar of vital statistics of the municipality of an adopted person's birth may issue an uncertified copy of the original HB6105certificate /of Filebirth No.on file, marked with a notation by the issuer that such original certificate of birth has been superseded by a replacement certificate of birth as on file.

630(c) HB6105Upon Filewritten request, the [department shall] registrar of vital House Bill No.

6306105 certificatestatistics of birththe onmunicipality file,of markedan withadopted aperson's notationbirth byshall, thenot issuerlater thatthan thirty days after such written request, issue an uncertified copy of an original certificate of birth hasto been(1) superseded[an] bysuch aadopted replacementperson certificate[who] if he or she is eighteen years of birthage asor older, [whose adoption was finalized on file.or after October 1, 1983,] or (2) such adopted person's [adult] child or grandchild, provided such child or grandchild is eighteen years of age or older.

(c) Upon written request, the [department shall] registrar of vital statistics of the municipality of an adopted person's birth shall, not later than thirty days after such written request, issue an uncertified copy of an original certificate of birth to (1) [an] such adopted person [who] if he or she is eighteen years of age or older, [whose adoption was finalized on or after October 1, 1983,] or (2) such adopted person's [adult] child or grandchild, provided such child or grandchild is eighteen years of age or older.

Section 45a-751c of the general statutes is repealed and the HB6105following /is Filesubstituted No.in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2021, and applicable to petitions filed on and after July 1, 2021):

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63021-21 following2 isof substituted4 inHouse lieuBill thereofNo. (Effective July 1, 2021, and applicable to petitions filed on and after July 1, 2021):

6105 [(a) On the petition of an adopted person who is eighteen years of age or older and whose adoption was finalized prior to October 1, 1983, or such adopted person's adult child or grandchild, the Probate Court or the Superior Court that finalized an adoption or appointed a guardian ad litem in accordance with section 45a-753 shall issue an order directing the Department of Public Health to issue an uncertified copy of an original birth certificate to such adopted person or such adopted person's child or grandchild in accordance with subsection (b) of section 7-53, provided each birth parent named on the original birth certificate:

or (3)] or (B) is deceased, or (2) a legal representative or guardian ad litem consents to the release of identifying information on behalf of the birthparent, in accordance with HB6105Public /Act File No.

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6306105 section 45a-753.

(Effective July 1, 2021) ThisApproved actJune shall7, take2021 effectPublic asAct followsNo. and shall amend the following sections:

Section21-21 14 Julyof 1,4 2021 7-53(b) and (c) Sec.

2 July 1, 2021 45a-751b(c) Sec.

3 July 1, 2021, and 45a-751c applicable to petitions filed on and after July 1, 2021 Sec.

4 July 1, 2021 Repealer section HB6105 / File No.

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630 The following Fiscal Impact Statement and Bill Analysis are prepared for the benefit of the members of the General Assembly, solely for purposes of information, summarization and explanation and do not represent the intent of the General Assembly or either chamber thereof for any purpose.

In general, fiscal impacts are based upon a variety of informational sources, including the analyst’s professional knowledge.

Whenever applicable, agency data is consulted as part of the analysis, however final products do not necessarily reflect an assessment from any specific department.

OFA Fiscal Note State Impact:

Agency Affected Fund-Effect FY 22 $ FY 23 $ Resources of the General Fund GF - Revenue Minimal Minimal Loss Note:

GF=General Fund Municipal Impact:

Municipalities Effect FY 22 $ FY 23 $ Various Municipalities Revenue Minimal Minimal Gain Explanation The bill transfers the responsibility for the issuance of uncertified copiesoforiginalbirthcertificatesfromtheDepartmentofPublicHealth (DPH) to municipal registrars of vital statistics, which results in the transfer of the associated, minimal fee revenue from the General Fund, generated by DPH, to various municipalities.

The bill also expands access to uncertified copies of birth certificates to individuals adopted prior to 10/1/1983, which is anticipated to minimally increase associated fee revenue in FY 22, FY 23, and the out years.

By altering the existing statute to require that requests for uncertified copies of birth certificates be made in writing, and by allowing municipal registrars thirty days to process requests and issue copies, no administrative costs to municipalities are anticipated.

The bill also makes technical and other changes that are not anticipated to result in a CGS Sec.

7-74 sets the fee for an uncertified copy of original birth certificates at $65 per copy.

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630 fiscal impact to the state or municipalities.

House “A” strikes the original bill and its associated fiscal impact, thus becoming the bill with the above referenced fiscal impact.

The Out Years The annualized ongoing fiscal impact identified above would continue into the future subject to the number of uncertified copies of original birth certificates issued by municipal registrars of vital statistics.

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