Georgia Archives | Bastard Nation https://bastards.org/tag/georgia/ The Adoptee Rights Organization Sat, 04 Oct 2025 15:45:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://bastards.org/wp-content/blogs.dir/8/files/2015/12/cropped-bASTARD-BOUTIQUE-32x32.jpg Georgia Archives | Bastard Nation https://bastards.org/tag/georgia/ 32 32 158542501 Georgia: Update on OBC Requests – September 2025 http://bastards.org/georgia-update-on-obc-requests-september-2025/ http://bastards.org/georgia-update-on-obc-requests-september-2025/#respond Sat, 04 Oct 2025 15:44:30 +0000 https://bastards.org/?p=14266 The great news is, as of September 18, 2025, they have almost finished processing all of the applications received in July!. This means that if you applied during the month of July, you should be receiving something in the mail very shortly - either the pre-adoption birth certificate you applied for OR a letter informing you that either 1.) more information is needed from you or 2.) there was now certificate on file for the information provided.

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]]> http://bastards.org/georgia-update-on-obc-requests-september-2025/feed/ 0 14266 Georgia: Come and Get ‘Em! OBCs Unsealed Today! http://bastards.org/georgia-come-and-get-em-obcs-unsealed-today/ http://bastards.org/georgia-come-and-get-em-obcs-unsealed-today/#comments Tue, 01 Jul 2025 16:50:11 +0000 https://bastards.org/?p=14223 As of today,  Georgia-born adoptees 18 years of age and over, can obtain their Original Birth Certificates without condition or restrictions...When we started over 25 years ago only 2 states viewed adopted people as worthy of equal documentary treatment under law. Today that 4% has grown to 30+%. For the geographically-minded, this means that 60% of the Deep South has fallen to the Bastard Banner. putting the region only behind New England with its 100% compliance.

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]]> http://bastards.org/georgia-come-and-get-em-obcs-unsealed-today/feed/ 1 14223 Georgia OBC Countdown: 35 Days to Go! http://bastards.org/georgia-obc-countdown-35-days-to-go/ http://bastards.org/georgia-obc-countdown-35-days-to-go/#respond Tue, 27 May 2025 00:57:40 +0000 https://bastards.org/?p=14178 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 2, and on May 13, Governor Brian Kemp signed the bill into law.

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]]> http://bastards.org/georgia-obc-countdown-35-days-to-go/feed/ 0 14178 Georgia 1-Step Closer to Full Bastardization: SB100 on the way to the Governor! http://bastards.org/georgia-1-step-closer-to-full-bastardization-sb100-on-the-way-to-the-governor/ http://bastards.org/georgia-1-step-closer-to-full-bastardization-sb100-on-the-way-to-the-governor/#respond Mon, 07 Apr 2025 14:25:35 +0000 https://bastards.org/?p=14107 Georgia is 1 step closer to being the 16th state to acknowledge the right of adopted people to their own Original Birth Certificates!

On April 2, the last day of the 2025 session, the House passed SB 100 (Andee's Law) by a vote of 145-14. The bill restores the right of all Georgia-born adoptees to their OBCs without restrictions or conditions.  Earlier the Senate passed the bill unanimously 55--0.  Access also applies to a deceased adoptee's parent, sibling, or descendant.

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]]> http://bastards.org/georgia-1-step-closer-to-full-bastardization-sb100-on-the-way-to-the-governor/feed/ 0 14107 Good News from Georgia:” Two Victories http://bastards.org/good-news-from-georgia-two-victories/ http://bastards.org/good-news-from-georgia-two-victories/#respond Mon, 10 Mar 2025 14:53:59 +0000 https://bastards.org/?p=14053 Bad politics is running rampant through AdoptionLand this year, but we have good news out of Georgia:  OBC bill passed the Senate; Baby Abandonment bill died in House.

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]]> http://bastards.org/good-news-from-georgia-two-victories/feed/ 0 14053 SB64: The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia, March 29, 2023 http://bastards.org/sb64-the-night-the-lights-went-out-in-georgia-march-29-2023/ http://bastards.org/sb64-the-night-the-lights-went-out-in-georgia-march-29-2023/#comments Thu, 30 Mar 2023 18:21:32 +0000 http://bastards.org/?p=12771 SB64 should have passed the House. The bill was a shoo-in. It had no organized opposition. Even traditional opponents agreed to remain neutral. The bill zipped through the Senate and the House Judiciary Committee unanimously. But then something happened. A small group of politicians found the right of their own state's adopted people to obtain their own Original Birth Certificates “troublesome.” and “problematic,” or something worse. I don't know their objections (I can guess) or who they are, though it is likely that House Speaker Jon Burns was among them. Did at least some of them have “a little something” to hide? Whatever was going on, they decided to keep Class Bastard Georgia in line. If SB64 isn't heard and doesn't exist on the agenda then adoptees don't.

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]]> http://bastards.org/sb64-the-night-the-lights-went-out-in-georgia-march-29-2023/feed/ 3 12771 Georgia SB64: One Step Closer http://bastards.org/georgia-sb64-one-step-closer/ http://bastards.org/georgia-sb64-one-step-closer/#comments Wed, 15 Mar 2023 07:02:09 +0000 https://bastards.org/?p=12626 Tuesday the Georgia House Judiciary Committee voted DO PASS on SB64, a bill that will restore full unhindered access to the OBCs of Georgia-born adoptees. Now on to the House!

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]]> http://bastards.org/georgia-sb64-one-step-closer/feed/ 3 12626 Georgia SB64: Another Step To Victory. Passes Senate 54-0! http://bastards.org/georgia-sb64-another-step-to-victory-passes-senate-54-0/ http://bastards.org/georgia-sb64-another-step-to-victory-passes-senate-54-0/#comments Tue, 07 Mar 2023 14:28:23 +0000 http://bastards.org/?p=12594 Yesterday the Georgia Senate passed SB64 by a whopping 54-0. The bill now goes to the House.

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]]> http://bastards.org/georgia-sb64-another-step-to-victory-passes-senate-54-0/feed/ 2 12594 Adoptee Rights Marches Through Georgia: SB64 passes out of the Senate Children & Families Committee http://bastards.org/adoptee-rights-marches-through-georgia-sb64-passes-out-of-the-senate-children-families-committee/ http://bastards.org/adoptee-rights-marches-through-georgia-sb64-passes-out-of-the-senate-children-families-committee/#comments Thu, 02 Mar 2023 20:37:31 +0000 http://bastards.org/?p=12486 On February 28, 2023, Georgia made a substantial step in the battle to restore OBC access in the state. The Senate Children and Families Committee voted unanimously Do PASS on SB64, a clean unrestrictive-unconditional bill. Next Stop: Senate Rules for consideration to be scheduled for a vote before the full Senate The bill must pass and crossover to the House no later than March 6, 2023.

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