Georgia OBC Countdown: 35 Days to Go!

Georgia-Born Adoptees! Mark July 1, 2025, on your calendars. That’s the day your Original Birth Certificates will be unsealed–no restrictions or conditions.

SB100 passed on April 3, and on May 13, Governor Brian Kemp signed the bill into law. As I former resident of Radium Springs and Albany, Georgia, this is an especially thrilling event for me–The 3rd deep southh state to fall. (Alabama (2000); Louisiana 2022). Mississippi and South Carolina, GET MOVIN’

Legislation has been rough this year, and Georgia (so far) is our only win. (Pennsylvania is the state with a viable bill.

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Here is the Georgia Coalition for Adoptee Rights news released after the signing.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

May 13, 2025

Governor Brian Kemp Signs SB100 “Andee’s Law,” Ending Decades of Discrimination Against Georgia Adoptees

ATLANTA, GA — In a landmark moment for adoptee rights, Georgia Governor Brian Kemp signed SB100 “Andee’s Law” into law today at the Georgia State Capitol, reversing more than six decades of sealed records and restoring a fundamental right to Georgia-born adopted people.

For 64 years, adult adoptees in Georgia were denied access to their own original birth certificates—a policy widely recognized as discriminatory and unjust. With today’s historic signing, that policy has come to an end.

Beginning July 1, 2025, Georgia-born adoptees aged 18 and older will be able to apply for and receive a copy of their original, pre-adoption birth certificate directly from the Georgia State Office of Vital Records—no court order required.

The Georgia Alliance for Adoptee Rights (GAAR), which has tirelessly advocated for this legislation, applauds the bipartisan support behind SB100 and the Governor’s commitment to adoptee equality.

GAAR will provide additional information and guidance about the application process in the coming weeks to help adoptees prepare for this long-awaited opportunity.

Contact:

Georgia Alliance for Adoptee Rights

Email: info@gaallianceforadopteerights.org

Website: www.gaallianceforadopteerights.org

#AndeesLaw #AdopteeRights #SB100 #GeorgiaAdoptees

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Legislation has been rough this year, and Georgia (so far) is our only win. (Pennsylvania and are still in the running , but are not moving.

The Gorgia Coalition for Adoptee Rights did a terrific–bang-up–stupendous job this year.

SB100 and victor in Georgia is what happens when we all work together.

Georgia Coalition for Adoptee Rights

Supported by:

Adoptee United