BILL · 2009–10 SESSION
HB 3028: Adult adoptees/birth info
Addressing disclosure of adoption information.
Summary
- Requires disclosure of non-identifying information in agency and court files relating to adoption.
- Allows adult adoptees who were adopted before 1993 to obtain a copy of their original birth certificates, unless the adoptee's birth parent filed an affidavit of non-disclosure.
- Allows all adult adoptees and their adult children, beginning October 2010, to obtain copies of original birth certificates and adoption decrees unless the adoptee's birth parent filed an affidavit of non-disclosure prior to October 2010.
From the House Bill Analysis 2010 (HB 3028), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗
Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
- IntroducedJan 20, 2010
- Out of committeestopped here
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- Governor
- Law
- Prime sponsor
- Tina Orwall (D-33)
- Introduced
- January 20, 2010 in the House
- Last action
- March 15, 2010
- Budget
- Has a fiscal note
AN ACT Relating to access to original birth certificate information for adult adoptees;
Sponsors
Prime sponsor: Tina Orwall (D-33)
2 co-sponsors (2 Democrats, 0 Republicans)
Votes
No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.
History
- By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- First reading, referred to Judiciary.
HB 3028 in other sessions
Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.
- HB 3028 (2007–08) Retired/disabled employees
- HB 3028 (2005–06) Classified school employees
- HB 3028 (2003–04) Accessory dwelling units
- HB 3028 (2001–02) Taxation of raffles
- HB 3028 (1999–00) Recovery of fish runs
- HB 3028 (1997–98) Health care information