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Read. Follow. Verify.North Dakota SB 2284 Proposes Rules for Adoption Record Disclosures and Birth Certificates
Last action · February 5, 2025: Second reading, failed to pass, yeas 5 nays 40Sponsors: Kathy Hogan and 5 others
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What This Bill Proposed
This bill proposes updates to North Dakota laws governing confidentiality, disclosure procedures, and birth record generation in adoption proceedings. It details the steps and timelines for child-placing agencies to notify birth parents, adopted individuals, and genetic siblings regarding identifying information requests.
The measure establishes specific protocols and timelines for adult adoptees and genetic relatives seeking contact or identifying information through state departments and child-placing agencies, impacting privacy rights and record access for families involved in adoptions.
- Senate Bill 2284 was introduced in the 69th Legislative Assembly of North Dakota to modify statutes regarding adoption proceedings and birth records. context
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Adopted individuals
Their ability to request identifying information, original birth records, and initiate contact with genetic relatives is regulated by the procedures and age limits established in the bill.
Genetic parents
They are subject to notification procedures by child-placing agencies and maintain the right to authorize or refuse the disclosure of their identifying information.
Child-placing agencies
They are tasked with conducting notification searches, certifying results to the department within specified timelines, and managing confidential communications.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Who can request identifying information about genetic parents?
What happens if a genetic parent cannot be located during a search?
Can an adult adopted individual obtain a copy of their original birth record?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Failed in the Senate.
Procedural history
4 actions- Feb 5, 2025SenateSecond reading, failed to pass, yeas 5 nays 40
- Feb 4, 2025SenateCommitteeReported back, do not pass, placed on calendar 7 0 0
- Feb 4, 2025SenateCommitteeCommittee Hearing 09:30
- Jan 20, 2025SenateIntroducedIntroduced, first reading, referred Judiciary Committee
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Adoption Record Access Protocols
The bill establishes precise timelines (90 days for notification efforts, 120 days for certification) for child-placing agencies handling information requests.
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 50)
- Controversy45Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz15Current news / social attention level
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