Expedited birth certificates upon adoption.

Children

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Seyarto
Last action: 2026-06-01
Official status: Referred to Com. on HEALTH.
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source does not provide specific dates for when this law will take effect.

Faster Birth Certificates for Adopted Children

This law requires the State Registrar to issue new birth certificates for adopted children within a shorter timeframe.

What This Bill Does

Requires the State Registrar to create a new birth certificate within 11 weeks after receiving an adoption report or readoption order.
If the report is missing information, the State Registrar must notify the court that issued the report and request needed details within 14 weeks.
Once all required information is received, a new birth certificate must be made within 11 weeks.

Who It Names or Affects

Adopted children and their families
State Registrar

Terms To Know

State Registrar: The person in charge of keeping official records, like birth certificates, for a state.
Readoption order: A legal document that confirms an adoption when it happens again or is updated.

Limits and Unknowns

Does not specify what happens if the court does not respond to requests for missing information.
The exact date this law will start working is not clear yet.

Bill History

2026-06-01 California Legislative Information
Referred to Com. on HEALTH.
2026-05-22 California Legislative Information
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
2026-05-22 California Legislative Information
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 33. Noes 0.) Ordered to the Assembly.
2026-05-20 California Legislative Information
Ordered to special consent calendar.
2026-05-14 California Legislative Information
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2026-05-14 California Legislative Information
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (May 14).
2026-05-08 California Legislative Information
Set for hearing May 14.
2026-04-27 California Legislative Information
April 27 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2026-04-21 California Legislative Information
Set for hearing April 27.
2026-04-20 California Legislative Information
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2026-04-16 California Legislative Information
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 10. Noes 0. Page 3901.) (April 15).
2026-03-26 California Legislative Information
Set for hearing April 15.
2026-03-04 California Legislative Information
Referred to Com. on HEALTH.
2026-02-20 California Legislative Information
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 22.
2026-02-19 California Legislative Information
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Official Summary Text

SB 1186, as amended, Seyarto.
Expedited birth certificates upon adoption.
Existing law requires the State Registrar to establish a new birth certificate upon receipt of a report of adoption or a readoption order, as specified.
This bill would require the State Registrar to establish a new birth certificate pursuant to the provisions above within 11 weeks upon receipt of a report of adoption or a readoption order.
If the State Registrar determines that the report of adoption or readoption order is incomplete, the bill would require the State Registrar to notify the court that issued the report of adoption or readoption order within 14 weeks requesting the required documentation, and would require the State Registrar to establish a new birth certificate within 11 weeks of receipt of the required documentation.

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