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2014 SESSION

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SB 281 Certificate of birth; upon request and receipt of evidence, adopted person who has U.S. citizenship.

Introduced by: John A. Cosgrove | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)

Certificate of birth; naturalized citizen. Requires the State Registrar of Vital Records, for any adopted person who has attained United States citizenship through naturalization and upon request and receipt of evidence demonstrating such citizenship, to establish and register a new certificate of birth that does not contain a statement that the certificate is not evidence of United States citizenship either for the adopted child for whom it is issued or for the adoptive parents.

FULL TEXT

• 01/06/14  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/14 14102011D  pdf | impact statement
• 01/23/14  Senate: Committee substitute printed 14104221D-S1  pdf | impact statement
• 02/26/14  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB281ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 04/04/14  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0621)  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/06/14  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/14 14102011D
• 01/06/14  Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
• 01/23/14  Senate: Reported from Education and Health with substitute (13-Y 0-N)
• 01/23/14  Senate: Committee substitute printed 14104221D-S1
• 01/24/14  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (34-Y 0-N)
• 01/27/14  Senate: Read second time
• 01/27/14  Senate: Reading of substitute waived
• 01/27/14  Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 14104221D-S1
• 01/27/14  Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB281S1
• 01/28/14  Senate: Passed by for the day
• 01/29/14  Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/07/14  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/07/14  House: Read first time
• 02/07/14  House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
• 02/18/14  House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (20-Y 1-N)
• 02/19/14  House: Read second time
• 02/20/14  House: Passed by for the day
• 02/21/14  House: Passed by for the day
• 02/24/14  House: Read third time
• 02/24/14  House: Passed House (92-Y 7-N)
• 02/24/14  House: VOTE: PASSAGE (92-Y 7-N)
• 02/26/14  Senate: Enrolled
• 02/26/14  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB281ER)
• 02/26/14  House: Signed by Speaker
• 02/28/14  Senate: Signed by President
• 04/04/14  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 621 (effective 7/1/14)
• 04/04/14  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0621)