2026
Regular Session
Adoption; authorize original birth certificate to be provided to certain adoptees and birth parent contact forms.
AN ACT TO CREATE NEW SECTION 93-17-206, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THE BUREAU OF VITAL RECORDS OF THE STATE BOARD OF HEALTH TO ISSUE, UPON REQUEST, A COPY OF THE ORIGINAL BIRTH CERTIFICATE OF AN ADOPTEE WHO IS 21 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER; TO AMEND SECTION 93-17-205, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THE BUREAU TO PREPARE A CONTACT PREFERENCE FORM THAT A BIRTH PARENT MAY FILE WITH THE BUREAU INDICATING THE BIRTH PARENT'S PREFERENCE REGARDING BEING CONTACTED BY A CHILD THE PARENT PLACED FOR ADOPTION; TO REQUIRE THE BUREAU TO RELEASE A CONTACT PREFERENCE FORM, IF ANY, TO AN ADOPTEE WHENEVER THE ADOPTEE IS ISSUED AN ORIGINAL BIRTH CERTIFICATE; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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House Bill 838
HB 838
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General Bill/Constitutional Amendment
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Majority
July 1, 2026
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02/03 (H) Died In Committee
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