We Won! Weprin/Montgomery Passes New York House. On to Cuomo!
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We Win in Senate!
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The Bills
A5494
S3419
Lead Sponsors
Supporting Organizations
- New York Adoptee Rights Coalition, (Adoptive and Foster Family Coalition of New York, Adoptee Rights Law Center, Bastard Nation Reclaim the Records), American Academy of Adoption and Assisted Reproduction Attorneys, American Adoption Congress, AMT-Children of Hope Foundation,Concerned United Birthparents (CUB), Family Preservation 365, National Center for Adoption and Permanency Permanency North American Council on Adoptable Children, Philomena Project, Saving Our Sisters (SOS) Unsealed Initiative Adoptee Rights
Links for 2019 Campaign
(earlier links on New Yor Stat3 front page)
- Joel Freedman: Let adoptees trace their roots, Canadaigua, Daily Messenger, December 30, 2019
- Albany 101: When Law Really Isn’t a Law–Yet. Buffalo News, November 3, 2019
- Montgomery/Weprin letter to Andrew Cuomo regarding AB5494/HB3419, August 26, 2019
- Please Stay Calm! New York Adoptee Rights Coalition, July 13, 2019
- Neither Rome Nor Albany are Burning, New York Adoptee Rights Coalition, July 11, 2019
- Calling for an End to the “Baby Scoop” Era, MS Magazine, July 11, 2019
- State Approves Legislation To Open Adoption Records, 23East.com, July 3, 2019
- Adult adoptees hopeful over new bill in Albany, Middletown Times, Herald, Record, June 30, 2019
- Updated Info about New York’s Equal Rights Bill New York Adoptee Rights Coalition, June 24, 2019
- What’s Next? New York Adoptee Rights Coalition, June 22, 2019
- A vote by state lawmakers might help confirm when an adoptee was actually born, WHEC-TV, Rochester June 21, 2019
- New York Ends 83 Years of Inequality for Adopted People, New York Adoptee Rights Coalition, June 21, 2019
- We Won! Weprin/Montgomery Passes New York House. On to Cuomo! Bastard Nation, June 20, 2019
- NY lawmakers pass adoption bill championed by Pam Hunter, ending decades of secrecy, Syracuse,com, June 21, 2019
- NY Senate approves unsealing birth certificates of adopted people, New 12 Long Island, June 7, 2019
- Adoptees Allowed Birth Certificate At 18 Under Historic Bill Passed By State Senate, White Plains Daily Voice, June 5, 2019
- New York adoptees deserve equality, AM New York, June 4, 2019
- NY Senate passes historic bill for adoptee rights, Hudson Valley News, June 4, 2019
- Opinion:New York adoptees deserve equality. AM New York, June 4, 2019
- Adoption transparency measure passes hurdle in Senate,Albany Times-Union June 3, 2019
- NYARC Press Release: Senate Votes Overwhelmingly to Pass S3419, June 3, 2019
- Bastard Nation Press Release: New York History Made! S3419/A5494 passes Senate 53-6! On to the Assembly!, June 3, 2018
- Speaker Heastie: Bring AB5494 to the Codes Committee agenda as soon as possible, Bastard Nation, May 28, 2019
- Action Alert: New York A5494: Speaker Heastie: Let’s Move A5494 Forward, May 28, 2019
- Acton Alert New York Senate: Vote Do Pass S3419. No restrictions, May 22, 2019
- Equal Rights for Adoptees, Queens Gazette, May 15.,2019
- Weprin and Adoptee Activists Push for Vote on Adoptee Rights Bill, Queens Gazette, May 15, 2019
- New York S3419 makes history! Passes out of Senate Health Committee, May 14, 2019
- New York S3419: Bastard Nation’s letter to the Senate Health Committee, Please vote Do Pass!, May 10, 2019
- New York: Action Alert. S3419 Senate Health Committee. Vote Do Pass, May 10, 2019
- New York: S3419: Scheduled for Senate Health Committee, Bastard Nation, May 8, 2019
- Adoptee Advocates Fighting for Birth Certificates, Spectrum News, Albany, May 2, 2019
- Montgomery and Adoptee Advocates Push for Vote on Adoptee Rights Bill, King County Politics, Brooklyn, May 2, 2019
- Good news from New York, Bastard Nation, May 1, 2019
- News York adoptees say access to birth certificates is a right, WXXI-TV, Rochester, May 1, 2019
- New Yorkers adopted as children pushing for rights to certified birth certificates, WSYR-TV, Syracuse, April 30, 3019
- New York Press Conference, April 30 2019
- Pam Hunter’s childhood inspires her to reform adoption, Syracuse.com, March 19, 2019
- Birth/First Parents line up behind Weprin/-Montgomery bill, New York Adoptee Rights Coalition, March 14, 2019
- Assemblyman out to oveturn 84-year old New York law that keeps adopted children’s birthparents concealed, WLNY-TV, NYC, March 14, 2018
- New York Adoptees seek access to original birth certificates, News-12, Long Island, March 11, 2019
- New bill would allow adopted individuals to directly obtain birth certificates, WROC-TV, Rochester, NY, March 8, 2019
- The Essential FAQ about the New York bills, Adoptee Rights. Law Center, February 26, 2019
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- New York ball of confusion: Setting things straight, Daily Bastardette, February 6, 2019
- This is your New York adoptee rights bill, New York Adoptee Rights Coalition February 6, 2019
- Breaking down the bad (and good) New York Adoptee Rights Coalition Analysis, January 26, 2019The nutso world of New York adoptee rights, (2019 revision), Greg Luce, Adoptee Rights Law Center, January 2, 2019
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- New York Adoptee Rights Coalition Update: NYARC transparency in pursuing adoptee rights in 2019 bill, November 28, 2018
Events
Press Conference. and House Health Committee Hearing, April 30, 2019
April 30, 3019: What an awesome day in Albany! NYARC attending press conference for Adoptee Rights Bill with Annette Marie and 3 others at Legislative Office Building. Thank you to all who traveled to Albany for the press conference today. The energy was palpable! Our legislators gave moving and personal speeches as did our fellow advocates and supporters. Here are just a few pics. Let’s get this done! #GetItRight#MakeItEqual #OBC2019
Senate Health Committee Hearing on S3419, May 13, 2019
Passed out of committee
Vote and shout-out to Bastard Nation by Sen. Gustavo Rivera
Educating people and drumming up tons of support for the #WeprinMontgomeryBill at the Adoptive and Foster Family Coalition of New York’s 30th Annual NY Foster Care and Adoption Conference
Senate Vote, June 3, 2019
Historic Vote in New York Senate. Weprin/Montgomery bill passes 53-6 (Video courtesy of Jay Hunter)
S3419 Senate Vote, June 3, 2019 from Flower City Media on Vimeo.
Posted January 28, 2020
