Friends of “CLEAN” adoption reform,
NY Senate barrels forward! Today, the Senate Health Committee voted overwhelmingly in favor of S3419 and “CLEAN” adoption reform! The status is now “1st Report CAL.757,” which starts the process to make the bill eligible, within days, for a Senate floor vote! Stay tuned for upcoming Senate, and Assembly, calls to action!
See the video of sponsor Senator Montgomery’s great Health Committee speech and historic vote:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJkFAgEc0b4&feature=youtu.be&t=112
STATUS:
A5494:
- Passed Assembly Health on 4/30
- Now in Assembly Codes Committee
- Passed Senate Health 5/14!
- Moves to first reading (“1st Report CAL.757”)!
- A total of three readings are needed before S3419 is eligible for a Senate floor vote.
Stay tuned for upcoming Senate, and Assembly, calls to action!
We continue to thank:
- You—together we made history today with the first vote ever for “clean” adoption reform in the New York Senate! Thank you for your ongoing support of our human and civil rights appeal. Including you, we count 7,900+ petition supporters and rising—please keep sharing!
- Sponsors Assemblymember Weprin (A5494) and Senator Montgomery (S3419). And over 100 legislative cosponsors!
- Allied advocates from the New York Adoptee Rights Coalition (NYARC) and New York Statewide Adoption Reform
- The American Adoption Congress, where Tim also serves, for encouragement as the session proceeds. Check out, join and support the AAC!
Contact Tim with outreach updates or news you’d like to share! tmw713@gmail.com
Our New York legislative session is slated to continue until June 19th.
Adoptee rights are human rights!
Adoptee rights are civil rights!
Adoptee rights must be restored in New York!
Stay tuned for upcoming Senate, and Assembly, calls to action!
Tim, Doris and Jennifer