Bill > SB422

This bill changes several references and modifies language in parentage and birth records. Key provisions include: - Replacing references to "paternity" with "parentage" throughout the law to be more inclusive of non-birth parents. - Defining a "non-birth parent" as the genetic parent or intended parent through assisted reproduction, excluding gamete donors. - Updating the process for completing and amending birth records, including provisions for births involving gestational carriers and assisted reproduction. - Allowing unmarried parents, including those using assisted reproduction, to establish parentage through an affidavit of parentage. - Updating references to parentage in inheritance laws to be more inclusive of children born to unmarried parents. - The changes take effect on July 1, 2025.