New York A 9025: Relates to the timely verification and transmission of amended birth certificates

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A09025 Summary:

BILL NOA09025 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORBlumencranz

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §581-208, Fam Ct Act; amd §2599-cc, Pub Health L

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Enacts "Madison's law"; requires the department of health to establish procedures to expedite the timely verification and transmission of birth certificates for children born through surrogacy or adoption.

Go to top A09025 Actions:

BILL NOA09025 

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09/05/2025referred to judiciary

01/07/2026referred to judiciary

05/18/2026held for consideration in judiciary

Go to topA09025 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:JUDICIARY Chair:Lavine 
DATE:05/18/2026AYE/NAY:14/5 Action: Held for Consideration LavineAyeTannousisNay

WeprinAyeWalshNay

BraunsteinAyeBrownNay

SteckAyeMikulinExcused

SeawrightAyeSmithNay

WalkerAyeMolitorNay

McMahonAye

MitaynesAye

RajkumarAye

SimonAye

SayeghExcused

LunsfordAye

BergerAye

ShimskyAye

CarrollAye

Go to topA09025 Floor&nbspVotes:

There are no Assembly votes for this bill in this legislative session.

Go to topA09025 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 9025

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 September 5, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. BLUMENCRANZ -- read once and referred to the
 Committee on Judiciary

 AN ACT to amend the family court act and the public health law, in
 relation to ensuring the timely verification, transmission, and proc-
 essing of amended birth certificates for children born through surro-
 gacy or adoption, and to establish safeguards against denial of
 healthcare coverage pending the issuance of a social security number

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

 1 Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
 2 "Madison's Law".
 3 § 2. Legislative intent. The legislature hereby finds and declares
 4 that children born through surrogacy or adoption face unnecessary delays
 5 in obtaining amended birth certificates and subsequent social security
 6 numbers and/or federal identification due to bureaucratic inefficien-
 7 cies. These delays jeopardize access to healthcare, prevent travel, and
 8 impose undue hardship on families. It is the policy of the state of New
 9 York to ensure that no child is left without identity documentation due
 10 to administrative backlogs.
 11 § 3. The family court act is amended by adding a new section 581-208
 12 to read as follows:
 13 § 581-208. Timely verification and transmission of amended birth
 14 certificates. 1. The department of health shall verify and transmit
 15 amended birth certificates issued pursuant to this article for children
 16 born through surrogacy or adoption to relevant state and federal agen-
 17 cies, including but not limited to the social security administration
 18 and the state department of financial services, within fifteen days of
 19 issuance of any request for verification.
 20 2. Amended birth certificates linked to surrogacy or adoption shall
 21 receive priority handling, and the department of health shall establish
 22 procedures to expedite such verification.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD13647-01-5

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 1 3. No insurer authorized to do business in this state shall commence
 2 collection proceedings against a parent or guardian for medical expenses
 3 incurred on behalf of a newborn pending the issuance of a social securi-
 4 ty number, provided that proof of birth or an amended birth certificate
 5 has been submitted.
 6 4. The commissioner of health shall promulgate such rules and regu-
 7 lations as may be necessary to implement the provisions of this section.
 8 § 4. Section 2599-cc of the public health law is amended by adding two
 9 new subdivisions 3 and 4 to read as follows:
 10 3. The commissioner shall establish a special liaison unit within the
 11 department to assist families of children born through surrogacy or
 12 adoption in navigating amended birth certificate processing and related
 13 documentation requirements. Such unit shall:
 14 (a) ensure that amended birth certificates are transmitted to relevant
 15 agencies within the timeframes set forth in section 581-208 of the fami