After an excruciating 2-day of hurry-up-and-wait in the Codes and Rules Committees, and then the Floor A5494/ the Weprin/Montgomery bill passed the New York House. The Senate passed it two weeks ago. Gov Andrew Cuomo has indicated he will sign the bill when it hits his desk.
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INCLUDES UPDATES The news is positive but not definitive. We hope to see A5494 move to the floor today or late tonight. At the same time, it appears that the Assembly may stay in town an extra day or two to finish up business, which could include passage of our bill. As with all legislative work, it is unpredictable until the end. But we don’t give out false hope when there’s no hope for passage—nor will be pessimistic and give outsized influence to opponents when that’s also not warranted. There is hope and we will work with that hope today and to the very end.
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Millions of us are adopted. We are your family, friends, co-workers, neighbors, and even your legislators. Your birth certificates are yours. Ours are ours. #WeAreYou #AdopteesDemandDemocracy #BringA5494ToTheFloor #GetItRight #MakeItEqual #ThisISPersonal #WeprinMontgomeryBIll
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WE’VE DONE THE WORK. It’s time to demand democracy. Pass #A5494. Contact Honorable Speaker of the New York State Assembly Carl E. Heastie at 518-455-3791 Let him know that we have a supermajority of the Assembly as co-sponsors and *respectfully* say that A5494 deserves a vote now. It’s time that democracy works for everyone.
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We have the votes for passage of A5494/S3419; the #WeprinMontgomeryBill. Equality should be an easy ask.
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Bastard Nation, the Adoptee Rights Organization is delighted that the New York Senate has passed. The bill restores the right of Original Birth Certificate (OBC) access to all the state’s adoptees without restriction or condition– a right once held by New York adoptees.
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BREAKING NEWS!! We will be posting a link for a live feed in the morning!! Session starts at 1pm #GetItRight #MakeItEqual #WeprinMontgomeryBill
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Bastard Nation is a proud partner organization in the New York Adoptee Rights Coalition, along with the Adoptee Rights Law Center and the Adoptive and Foster Family Coalition of New York. Plus strategic partner Reclaim the Records
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