Bill > SB313

This bill modifies California's vital records law by making a specific change to birth certificates, which will take effect on July 1, 2027. Currently, birth certificates contain both a public portion and a confidential medical and social information section. The bill will require the birthplace of each parent to be moved from the public section to the confidential medical and social information portion of the birth certificate, which is kept private and only accessible to authorized entities for specific purposes like health-related research. The bill emphasizes protecting individuals' privacy by limiting public access to information about parents' birthplaces, ensuring that this personal detail is not readily available. The legislative findings explicitly state that this limitation on public access is necessary to protect the privacy of individuals regarding their parents' birthplace information. The bill maintains the existing comprehensive requirements for birth certificates, which include details such as the child's name, sex, date and place of birth, parents' names and birth dates, and various medical and social information, while specifically addressing the confidentiality of parents' birthplaces.

Budget and Finance, Health and Social Services, Justice

https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billStatusClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB313