A bill for an act relating to access to a copy of an original birth certificate by an adoptee or an entitled person, providing for fees, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly HF 723, HSB 226.) Effective date: Enactment, 07/01/2021.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2021
Committee Review
House Passage
Apr 2021
Senate Passage
Apr 2021
Signed into Law
May 2021
Introduced Mar 25, 2021
Signed May 19, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Apr 21, 2021 · House Apr 13, 2021
How they voted
39–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 43
Apr 21, 2021
D
Democratic15
93% Yea
R
Republican28
89% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
22
Key actions
5
Committee
0
Amendments
2
May 19, 2021
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
lower
Apr 27, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed House, yeas 93, nays none.
lower
Apr 27, 2021
Lower · Passed
House concurred in Senate amendment H-1410.
lower
Apr 22, 2021
Introduced
Senate amendment H-1410 filed.
lower
Apr 21, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, yeas 46, nays 0.
upper
Apr 21, 2021
Introduced
Amendment S-3164 filed, adopted.
upper
Apr 13, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed House, yeas 91, nays none.
lower
Mar 25, 2021
Introduced
Introduced, placed on Ways and Means calendar.
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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