New York S 10246: Provides for the issuance of birth certificates of a deceased parent to their child

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S10246 Summary:

BILL NOS10246 

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SAME ASSAME AS A11035

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SPONSORWEBB

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §4174, Pub Health L

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Provides for the issuance of birth certificates of a deceased parent to their child.

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BILL NOS10246 

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05/08/2026REFERRED TO HEALTH

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 10246

 IN SENATE

 May 8, 2026
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. WEBB -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Health

 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to providing for the
 issuance of birth certificates of a deceased parent to their child

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 1 of section 4174 of the
 2 public health law, as amended by section 31 of part L of chapter 56 of
 3 the laws of 2015, is amended to read as follows:
 4 (b) issue certified copies or certified transcripts of birth certif-
 5 icates only (1) upon order of a court of competent jurisdiction, or (2)
 6 upon specific request therefor by the person, if eighteen years of age
 7 or more, or by a parent or other lawful representative of the person, to
 8 whom the record of birth relates including authorized representatives of
 9 a local social services district if the person is in the care and custo-
 10 dy or custody and guardianship of such district, or (3) upon specific
 11 request therefor by the child of a deceased parent, provided such child
 12 demonstrates proof of consanguinity or adoption consistent with regu-
 13 lations promulgated by the commissioner, or (4) upon specific request
 14 therefor by a department of a state or the federal government of the
 15 United States;
 16 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD15351-02-6

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