California Open Returns to Uphold Adoptee Rights




May 29, 2009

AB 372 Status - Leg Counsel Reports Bill Held in Appropriations.

Bill Failed to Pass by Legislative Calendar Deadline.

May 28th, 2009

AB 372 placed on hold in the Appropriations Committee. Because the legislative deadline for fiscal bills to pass out of a fiscal Committee is May 29th, and no more hearings are scheduled for Appropriations, the May 7th version of AB 372 will die tomorrow.

May 27th, 2009

Asm. Ma Releases AB 372 Amendment Language of Birthparent Disclosure Veto.

May 22nd, 2009

AB 372 Set for Hearing in Appropriations Committee on May 28th

May 18th, 2009

C.A.R.E. Releases Letter RE: Change in Legislative Intent for AB 372 - Birthparent Privacy Bill

May 13th, 2009

AB 372 sent to the Suspense File in Appropriations Committee Hearing

May 12th, 2009

Assembly Appropriations Committee Analysis is released.

May 8th, 2009

Hearing date is confirmed for Wednesday, May 13th.

May 7th, 2009

AB372 is amended.
C.A.R.E.'s Birthparent Privacy Bill Attaches Fees for Costs to Adoptees.

Hearing Date:
Leg Counsel Announces Appropriations Hearing on May 13th (5 day notice to public.)
Appropriations Committee Office Reports Hearing Date Set for May 20th.

April 27th, 2009

AB 372 Vote in Assembly Judiciary Committee - DO PASS
C.A.R.E.'s Birthparent Privacy Bill Passes Unanimously

April 21st, 2009

AB 372 Amendment language.

AB 372 Hearing moved to April 27th in the Assembly Judiciary Committee.

April 20th, 2009

C.A.R.E. Letter to Assembly Judiciary Chair and Committee Members Regarding Cal Open.

April 15th, 2009

AB 372 set for April 28th Hearing in the Assembly Judiciary Committee.

Memo from Asm. Fiona Ma

March 26th, 2009

AB 372 Amendment Language

March 16th, 2009

AB 372 Assigned to Policy Committee, Judiciary.

February 23rd, 2009,

AB 372 introduced onto the Assembly Floor, authored by Asm. Fiona Ma.
AB 372 Bill Text

February 9th, 2009

California adult adoptees and their supporters gather again under the banner of California Open!

A legislative movement is underway in California to restore access of the Original Birth Certificate (OBC) to adult adoptees. A State Assembly bill will soon be introduced. It is a clean bill, with no conditions. We here at California Open gather again to keep the language clean and unencumbered by conditional amendments.

California adult adoptees and their supporters are speaking in a reasoned voice through Cal Open in the Capitol Halls and Committee Chambers. We hold the accurate historical background of record sealing and understand California's rights on privacy. Our position is clear: California Adult Adoptees have a right to the records of their own births, second to none.

Join us today, as we come forward.









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