A bill to amend 1939 PA 288, entitled “Probate code of 1939,” by amending sections 27a, 27b, 67, and 68 of chapter X (MCL 710.27a, 710.27b, 710.67, and 710.68), sections 27a and 68 as amended by 2012 PA 385, section 27b as added by 1994 PA 208, and section 67 as amended by 1994 PA 373, and by adding section 27c to chapter X.
HB 5148 and HB 5149 would allow an adult adoptee or a descendent or legal representative of an adult adoptee to obtain an unredacted copy of the adult adoptee's birth certificate by filing a written request with the State Registrar and paying a fee. Currently, former parents who had their rights terminated may deny the release of identifying information; the bills would delete this provision but maintain any denial filed before July 1, 2024. Instead, the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) would have to develop a contact preference form that former parents, including those with terminated parental rights, could file with the DHHS or State Registrar. The form would allow the former parent to specify contact preferences, including no contact, direct contact, or contact through an intermediary. Additionally, the bills would delete a provision that required adoptees adopted between May 28, 1945, and September 12, 1980, to have central registry clearance and a court order to obtain birth records.
Co-sponsored by Reps.
Referred to the Committee on Transportation, Mobility and Infrastructure
Referred to the Committee on Families, Children and Seniors
Reported with substitute H-1
Substitute H-1 concurred in by voice vote
Passed in the House 99 to 8 (details)
Motion to give immediate effect
by
The motion prevailed by voice vote
Referred to the Committee on Civil Rights, Judiciary, and Public Safety
