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SB 1186: Expedited birth certificates upon adoption.
What SB 1186 does, verified October 2, 2026
<p>The bill requires the state registrar to issue a new birth certificate within 11 weeks after receiving an adoption or readoption report. If the report is incomplete, the registrar must notify the issuing court within 14 weeks and request missing documentation. Once the necessary information is received, the registrar must then establish the new birth certificate within another 11 weeks.</p>
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Last action: Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 1014, Statutes of 2026. (2026-09-30)Alert me
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| Sep. 30, 2026 | Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 1014, Statutes of 2026. |
| Sep. 30, 2026 | Approved by the Governor. |
| Aug. 28, 2026 | Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m. |
| Aug. 24, 2026 | Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. |
| Aug. 20, 2026 | Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 6307.) Ordered to the Senate. |
Latest bill textChaptered version, September 30, 2026 · 446 words
Senate Bill No. 1186
CHAPTER 1014
An act to amend Section 102635 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to vital records.
[ Approved by Governor September 30, 2026. Filed with Secretary of State September 30, 2026. ]
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
SB 1186, 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, or the applicant as the State Registrar deems necessary, 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. If the required documentation is not received within 90 calendar days after the court or applicant is notified, the bill would authorize the State Registrar to return the incomplete report of adoption or readoption order to the applicant for resubmission.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
Section 102635 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:102635.
(a) A new birth certificate shall be established by the State Registrar within 11 weeks upon receipt of either of the following:(1) A report of adoption from any court of record that has jurisdiction of the child in this state, another state, the District of Columbia, in any territory of the United States, or in any foreign country, for any child born in California and whose certificate of birth is on file in the office of the State Registrar.
(2) A readoption order issued pursuant to Section 8919 of the Family Code.
(b) If the State Registrar determines that a report of adoption or readoption order is incomplete, the State Registrar shall notify the court that issued the report of adoption or readoption order, or the applicant as the State Registrar deems necessary, within 14 weeks to request the missing required documentation. The State Registrar shall establish a new birth certificate within 11 weeks of receipt of the required documentation. If the required documentation is not received within 90 calendar days after the court or applicant is notified, the State Registrar may return the incomplete report of adoption or readoption order to the applicant for resubmission.
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