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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 3439: Requires a certified copy or certified transcript of a birth record, death record, certificate of marriage, or certificate of dissolution of marriage to be issued to the child, grandchild, or great-grandchild

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

A 3439 is a bill introduced in the New York House on January 27, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Requires a certified copy or certified transcript of a birth record, death record, certificate of marriage, or certificate of dissolution of marriage to be issued to the child, grandchild, or great-grandchild. Primary sponsor: Angelo Santabarbara (Democratic). It lists 3 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 7, 2026): REFERRED TO HEALTH.

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Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Requires a certified copy or certified transcript of a birth record, death record, certificate of marriage, or certificate of dissolution of marriage to be issued to the child, grandchild, or great-grandchild of a deceased person upon request; removes requirement for such individuals to obtain a court order for issuance of such records.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 2 · Democratic/Independence/Working Families 1 · Republican/Conservative 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Angelo SantabarbaraPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse111
Chris BurdickCo-sponsorDemocratic/Independence/Working FamiliesHouse93
William ColtonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse47
Joe DeStefanoCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeHouse3

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. REFERRED TO HEALTH
  2. REFERRED TO HEALTH

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source