Action Alert New York Senate: Vote Do Pass S3419. No restrictions

We made history last week. The New York Senate Health Committee voted S3419 out of committee with a recommendation for Senate passage. This was the first time an adoptee rights bill was even considered in committee in the Senate. Our leaders and representatives have been walking the halls lobbying and speaking with your staff for months. We need YOUR help now to get us across the finish line.

S3419 is now before the full Senate. Please take two minutes to email the Senators who do not already co-sponsor S3419. Let them know how important this bill is to you. If you are a constituent, mention that also.

A sample letter can be found below, but we always recommend making it personal.

Dear Senator:

I ask that you vote YES on S3419 when it comes to the Senate floor for debate and vote. The Senate Health Committee voted S3419 unanimously out of committee last week. It is a bipartisan bill that represents the first time a genuine adoptee rights bill has been considered in committee, let alone recommended for passage in the Senate. S3419 is a direct result of the Department of Health workgroup formed after Governor Cuomo’s 2017 veto of a badly regressive bill. It has now gained the support of thousands of adoptees, birthparents, and adoptive parents plus the support of dozens of organizations, more than ninety New York Assembly members, and twenty of your own Senate colleagues.

Please help make history. Vote yes on S3419 so New York can finally get it right and again make it equal. Let me know your position on S3419.

Respectfully,

Senators’ Emails Without Commas

addabbo@nysenate.gov
akshar@nysenate.gov
amedore@nysenate.gov
antonacci@nysenate.gov
bbenjamin@nysenate.gov
biaggi@nysenate.gov
pboyle@nysenate.gov
breslin@nysenate.gov
brooks@nysenate.gov
comrie@nysenate.gov
felder@nysenate.gov
flanagan@nysenate.gov
funke@nysenate.gov
gallivan@nysenate.gov
gianaris@nysenate.gov
griffo@nysenate.gov
helming@nysenate.gov
jackson@nysenate.gov
jacobs@nysenate.gov
jordan@nysenate.gov
kaminsky@nysenate.gov
kavanagh@nysenate.gov
kennedy@nysenate.gov
lanza@nysenate.gov
lavalle@nysenate.gov
liu@nysenate.gov
martinez@nysenate.gov
smayer@nysenate.gov
omara@nysenate.gov
ortt@nysenate.gov
persaud@nysenate.gov
ranz@nysenate.gov
ritchie@nysenate.gov
grivera@nysenate.gov
robach@nysenate.gov
sanders@nysenate.gov
savino@nysenate.gov
serino@nysenate.gov
seward@nysenate.gov
stavisky@nysenate.gov
scousins@nysenate.gov
tedisco@nysenate.gov

Senators’ Emails With Commas:

addabbo@nysenate.gov, akshar@nysenate.gov, amedore@nysenate.gov, antonacci@nysenate.gov, bbenjamin@nysenate.gov, biaggi@nysenate.gov, pboyle@nysenate.gov, breslin@nysenate.gov, brooks@nysenate.gov, comrie@nysenate.gov, felder@nysenate.gov, flanagan@nysenate.gov, Funke@nysenate.gov, gallivan@nysenate.gov, gianaris@nysenate.gov, griffo@nysenate.gov, helming@nysenate.gov, jackson@nysenate.gov, jacobs@nysenate.gov, jordan@nysenate.gov, kaminsky@nysenate.gov, kavanagh@nysenate.gov, kennedy@nysenate.gov, lanza@nysenate.gov, lavalle@nysenate.gov, liu@nysenate.gov, martinez@nysenate.gov, smayer@nysenate.gov, omara@nysenate.gov, Ortt@nysenate.gov, persaud@nysenate.gov, ranz@nysenate.gov, ritchie@nysenate.gov, grivera@nysenate.gov, robach@nysenate.gov, sanders@nysenate.gov, Savino@nysenate.gov, Serino@nysenate.gov, seward@nysenate.gov, stavisky@nysenate.gov, scousins@nysenate.gov, tedisco@nysenate.gov

Basic Information on NYARCCore Organizations
Adoption and Foster Family Coalition of New York
Adoptee Rights Law Center
Bastard Nation: The Adoptee Rights OrganizationStrategic Partner
Reclaim the RecordsSupporting Organizations
AdoptieZaken & Familierecht (AZF/Netherlands)
California Open
Canada Open Records
Concerned United Birthparents
Equality for Adoptees
Indiana Open
Italiadoption
Know Your Own
Michigan Open Records
Minnesota Coalition for Adoption Reform
Missouri Open
National Center on Adoption and Permanency
New York Genealogical and Biographical Society
Nevada Open
Post Adoption Center for Education & Resources (PACER)