YES on Connecticut HB6105

Action: Contact Connecticut senators to request a YES vote on HB6105 when it comes to the Senate for a vote, as early as Tuesday, May 25.

HB6105 is currently on the Senate floor calendar and is reportedly being be called up for vote as early as Tuesday, May 25. The bill does one simple and critical thing: it eliminates a date-based restriction from current law that denies a copy of the original birth certificate to adoptees born prior to October 1, 1983. Contact Connecticut State senators to express your support for HB6105 and to ask for a YES vote on the bill when it comes before the Senate for a vote.

Inform legislators that the bill has widespread bipartisan support, not only among legislators but from thousands of Connecticut voters and dozens of organizations connected to adoption.

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Sample or Suggested Message

When you phone or email a Senator, the message should be simple: state that you support HB6105 and ask for a YES vote on HB6105. If you are a constituent, it’s best to put “Constituent” in the email header. Personal messages from constituents are much preferred and more effective than copying template messages, though I’ve provided sample messages you can use and modify to capture your own personal context:

I am [your constituent] [an adoptee] [a birthparent] [an adoptive parent] [a supporter of adoptee rights]. If you are connected to adoption, explain that connection.
You support enactment of HB6105. If it impacts you, explain how it does.
Say that this bill is important to you and why.
Indicate that the bill has widespread bipartisan support, not only among legislative colleagues but from thousands of Connecticut voters and dozens of organizations connected to adoption.
IMPORTANT: Ask for support on HB6105 and a YES vote on the bill when it comes before the Senate for vote.

Connecticut Senators

Phone and email list for Connecticut state senators. A plain-text list of emails is also below, which can be copied and pasted into your email application. If you are a Connecticut resident and do not know who your state senator is, you can look them up easily here or here.

Mary D. Abrams	(860) 240-0584	[email protected]
Saud Anwar	(860) 240-0347	[email protected]
Eric C. Berthel	(860) 240-0465	[email protected]
Dennis Bradley	(860) 240-0591	[email protected]
Jorge Cabrera	(860) 240-0050	[email protected]
Steve Cassano	(860) 240-5302	[email protected]
Dan Champagne	(860) 240-0574	[email protected]
Paul Cicarella	(860) 240-0558	[email protected]
Christine Cohen	(860) 240-0455	[email protected]
Bob Duff	(860) 240-0414	[email protected]
Mae Flexer	(860) 240-8634	[email protected]
John W. Fonfara	(860) 240-0043	[email protected]
Paul M. Formica	(860) 240-8371	[email protected]
Joan V. Hartley	(860) 240-0006	[email protected]
Will Haskell	(860) 240-0068	[email protected]
Tony Hwang	(860) 240-8805	[email protected]
Alex Kasser	(860) 240-0393	[email protected]
Kevin C. Kelly	(860) 240-8826	[email protected]
John A. Kissel	(860) 240-0531	[email protected]
Julie Kushner	(860) 240-0509	[email protected]
Patricia Billie Miller	(860) 240-0589	[email protected]
Matt Lesser	(860) 240-0511	[email protected]
Martin M. Looney	(860) 240-8614	[email protected]
Rick Lopes	(860) 240-0099	[email protected]
James Maroney	(860) 240-0381	[email protected]
Henri Martin	(860) 240-0022	[email protected]
Douglas McCrory	(860) 240-1453	[email protected]
Craig Miner	(860) 240-8816	[email protected]
Marilyn V. Moore	(860) 240-0425	[email protected]
Norman Needleman	(860) 240-0428	[email protected]
Catherine A. Osten	(860) 240-0579	[email protected]
Rob Sampson	(860) 240-8843	[email protected]
Derek Slap	(860) 240-1436	[email protected]
Heather B. Somers	(860) 240-8800	[email protected]
Gary A. Winfield	(860) 240-0422	[email protected]
Kevin D. Witkos	(860) 240-0436	[email protected]

Plain Text Emails

Arizona. Arizona implemented a "donut hole" provision in a new law, which became effective on January 1, 2022. It allows only some adoptees to request the OBC--- based on their date of birth---but denies the right to obtain the OBC to the vast majority of Arizona-born adopted people. Read more.

Arkansas.While Arkansas law allows adult adoptees to request their adoption files, the request is subject to a birthparent's ability to redact their names on the original birth certificates. A FAQ with information about the law and its requirements and discriminatory limitations is here.

California. Adult adoptees do not have a right to request and obtain their own original birth certificates, except by court order. Adoptees must petition the court and show “good and compelling cause” in order to obtain a copy of their own original birth record. Read more.

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