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Last action · February 12, 2025

To Families & Children (H)

Introduced February 6, 2025

House

Adjourned Sine Die

2025 Regular Session

HB395

AN ACT relating to birth certificates.

Amend KRS 199.570 to allow the names of adopted parents and deceased biological parents to appear on a new birth certificate issued upon adoption if it is requested by the court, adopted parents, or adopted child; direct the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to create a birth certificate form that complies with this section through the promulgation of administrative regulations.

Courts, Circuit State Agencies Courts, Family Administrative Regulations and Proceedings

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This bill would change Kentucky law to allow the names of both adoptive parents and deceased biological parents to appear together on a new birth certificate issued after an adoption, if requested by the court, the adoptive parents, or the adopted child. Currently, a new birth certificate issued upon adoption typically replaces the original information. The Cabinet for Health and Family Services would be required to create a new birth certificate form to carry out this change. Who it may affect: adoptive parents, adopted children, and families where a biological parent has died.

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