--- title: SB 100. "Andee's Law"; enact collection: bills id: 2025-2026/sb100 cite_as: SB 100, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sb100 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sb100.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sb100/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/69936 date: 2025-05-13 status: passed corpus_version: bills-2026-08-28 license: Public record of the Georgia General Assembly, via LegiScan; see about.md publisher: Georgia Commons, an independent project of Georgia Civic Data. Not the State of Georgia. 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"Andee's Law"; enact ## Text 25 LC 44 2993 Senate Bill 100 By: Senators Robertson of the 29th, Hatchett of the 50th, Williams of the 25th, Still of the 48th, Albers of the 56th and others AS PASSED A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend Code Section 31-10-14 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to1 issuance of a new birth certif icate following adoption and legi timation or paternity2 determination, so as to provide for the issuance of a copy of the original birth certificate to3 certain adult persons who were adopted; to provide for a fee; to provide for the form of such4 copy; to standardize terminology relating to birth certificates; to provide for a short title; to5 provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.6 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:7 SECTION 1.8 This Act shall be known and may be cited as "Andee's Law."9 SECTION 2.10 Code Section 31-10-14 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to issuance of a11 new birth certificate following adoption and legitimation or pa ternity determination, is12 amended by adding a new subsection to read as follows:13 "(h)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Code section or any other provision14 of law, any person who is 18 years of age or older who was born in this state and for15 S. B. 100 - 1 - 25 LC 44 2993 whom a new birth certificate was established pursuant to paragraph (1) of subsection (a)16 of this Code section may request and receive a copy of his or her original birth certificate17 by complying with the provisions of this subsection. The state registrar shall require a18 person seeking an original birth certificate to pay the fee for a birth certificate as19 prescribed pursuant to Code Section 31-10-27. The copy of the original birth certificate20 shall be in a form that clearly indicates it is not a certified copy and that it may not be21 used for legal purposes.22 (2) If the person who was born in this state and for whom a ne w birth certificate was23 established pursuant to paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of this Code section is deceased,24 any parent, sibling, or descendant of that person may receive a copy of the decedent's25 original birth certificate pursuant to the procedures contained in this subsection.26 (3) This subsection shall apply to all applications for origin al birth certificates for27 adopted persons presented to the state registrar on or after July 1, 2025."28 SECTION 3.29 The Official Code of Georgia Annotated is amended by replacing "certificate of birth" and30 "certificates of birth" wherever either such term occurs with " birth certificate" and "birth31 certificates", respectively, in:32 (1) Code Section 19-3-36, relating to proof of age of applicants for marriage license;33 (2) Code Section 19-7-46.1, relating to effect of father's name or social security number34 on records as evidence of paternity;35 (3) Code Section 31-10-1, relating to definitions relative to vital records, in36 paragraph (14);37 (4) Code Section 31-10-6, relating to local registrars, local custodians, special abstracting38 agents, and deputies;39 (5) Code Section 31-10-8, relating to certification to county treasurers of birth and death40 certificates and spontaneous fetal death reports;41 S. B. 100 - 2 - 25 LC 44 2993 (6) Code Section 31-10-9, relating to registration of births;42 (7) Code Section 31-10-9.1, relating to social security account information of parents;43 (8) Code Section 31-10-10, relating to registration of live bo rn infants of unknown44 parentage;45 (9) Code Section 31-10-11, relating to registration of delayed certificate of birth;46 (10) Code Section 31-10-12, relating to judicial procedure to establish facts of birth;47 (11) Code Section 31-10-13, relating to certificates of adoption;48 (12) Code Section 31-10-14, relating to issuance of new certif icate of birth following49 adoption and legitimation or paternity determination;50 (13) Code Section 31-10-23, relating to amendment of certificates or reports;51 (14) Code Section 31-10-26, relating to issuance of certified copies of vital records,52 voluntary acknowledgments of paternity, and voluntary acknowled gments of53 legitimation;54 (15) Code Section 31-10-28, relating to institutions to keep vital records;55 (16) Code Section 31-10-31, relating to penalties; and56 (17) Code Section 31-10-33, relating to procedure for stillbirth.57 SECTION 4.58 All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.59 S. B. 100 - 3 - ## Summaries written by Georgia Commons The following was written by claude-sonnet-5 from the text above and is not part of the bill. Quote the text, not the summary. Georgia's Senate Bill 100, known as Andee's Law, would let adopted adults born in Georgia request a copy of their original birth certificate, which state law currently seals after adoption. ### Plain-language summary Under current Georgia law, when a child is adopted, the state issues a new birth certificate listing the adoptive parents, and the original birth certificate becomes sealed. This bill amends Georgia's vital records law (O.C.G.A. § 31-10-14) to let an adopted person who is 18 or older and was born in Georgia request and receive a copy of their original birth certificate. They must pay the standard birth certificate fee, and the copy will be marked as not a certified copy and not usable for legal purposes. If the adopted person has died, a parent, sibling, or descendant may request the copy instead. The new process applies to applications submitted to the state registrar on or after July 1, 2025. The bill also updates wording throughout multiple sections of Georgia's vital records code, replacing the phrase 'certificate of birth' with 'birth certificate' for consistency, without changing what those sections do. ### What it does - Lets any adopted person 18 or older who was born in Georgia request a copy of their original, pre-adoption birth certificate from the state registrar. - Requires the requester to pay the standard birth certificate fee set under O.C.G.A. § 31-10-27. - Requires the copy to be clearly marked as not a certified copy and not valid for legal purposes. - Allows a deceased adopted person's parent, sibling, or descendant to request a copy of the original birth certificate on their behalf. - Sets July 1, 2025 as the date this new request process starts applying to applications. - Replaces the older phrase 'certificate of birth' with 'birth certificate' across 17 sections of Georgia's vital records law for consistent terminology. ### Who it affects Adopted adults born in Georgia who want access to their original birth records, the family members of adopted people who have died, the Georgia Department of Public Health's state registrar office that processes these requests, and anyone who works with birth certificates under the affected vital records code sections. ### Why it matters Adopted Georgians who currently cannot see their original birth certificate would gain a legal path to obtain a copy, which can carry personal and medical significance, though the copy could not be used for legal purposes like proving identity or citizenship. ### Key provisions - Section 1 names the bill 'Andee's Law' as its official short title. - Section 2 adds subsection (h) to O.C.G.A. § 31-10-14, creating the right for adopted adults 18 or older to obtain their original birth certificate for a fee. - Section 2 also lets a deceased adopted person's parent, sibling, or descendant request the original birth certificate. - Section 2 limits the new process to applications filed on or after July 1, 2025. - Section 3 replaces 'certificate of birth'/'certificates of birth' with 'birth certificate'/'birth certificates' in 17 listed Code sections covering marriage licenses, paternity records, registration, and penalties. - Section 4 repeals any conflicting laws. ## Status - Status: Passed (2025-05-13) - Last action: Effective Date 2025-07-01 (2025-05-13) - Sponsors: Randy Robertson, Bo Hatchett, Ricky Williams, Shawn Still, John Albers, Carden Summers, Ben Watson, Chuck Hufstetler, Chuck Payne, Drew Echols, Sam Watson, Max Burns, Clint Dixon, Mike Hodges, Marty Harbin, Matt Brass, Kay Kirkpatrick, Joseph Gullett - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/69936 > The history, votes, and amendments (1,037 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sb100.md?full=1