New York A 10807: Provides for the issuance of birth certificates of a deceased parent to their child

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A10807 Summary:

BILL NOA10807 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORSlater

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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 NOA10807 

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04/01/2026referred to health

04/08/2026enacting clause stricken

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Go to topA10807 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 10807

 IN ASSEMBLY

 April 1, 2026
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 Introduced by M. of A. SLATER -- read once and referred 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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