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.

Introduced: February 6, 2025

Last action: February 12, 2025

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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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