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Lea Webb

Sponsor · State Senator, District 52 · Democratic/Working Families

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Senate bill · S10246 (2025-26)

Provides for the issuance of birth certificates of a deceased parent to their child

Latest action May 8, 2026

Summary

Provides for the issuance of birth certificates of a deceased parent to their child.

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Where it stands

Assigned to a committee for review.

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Up for a vote
  4. Passed one chamber
  5. Passed
  6. Enacted

New York State Senate

Same as A11035, the matching bill in the Assembly.

Amends the Public Health Law.

Committee

Health · New York State Assembly

Also referred to Health · New York State Senate.

Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

The purpose of this bill is to provide for a less burdensome method for a child to obtain the birth certificate of their deceased parent.

Filed with the bill. Read it on nysenate.gov (opens in a new tab)

Cosponsors

Matthew Slater

  • Republican1
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The sponsor's argument

Why Lea Webb says this is needed

Currently, the child of a deceased parent seeking to obtain the birth certificate of such parent is obligated to file an Article 78 proceeding in order to obtain that document. Filing an Article 78 can involve significant legal requirements and filing fees of more than $300. Given the close familial and, in most cases, biological ties between parent and child, this seems to place an undue and unnecessary burden on the child. This bill is intended to make this process less onerous.

This is the sponsor's own case for the bill, quoted from their memorandum. It is not Agora's description of what the bill does.

Full history

  1. May 8, 2026

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO HEALTH

    NY Senate

  2. Apr 23, 2026

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO HEALTH

    NY Assembly

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Source

From NY Open Legislation, the NY Senate and Assembly, and official rosters. This record was last updated Oct 21, 2026. About our data

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