Bill Text: CA AB2176 | 2021-2022 | Regular Session | Chaptered

California Assembly Bill 2176 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: Live birth registration.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2022-06-21 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 34, Statutes of 2022. [AB2176 Detail]

Download: California-2021-AB2176-Chaptered.html

Assembly Bill No. 2176

CHAPTER 34

An act to amend Section 102400 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to vital records.

[ Approved by Governor June 21, 2022. Filed with Secretary of State June 21, 2022. ]

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

AB 2176, Wood. Live birth registration.

Existing law requires each live birth to be registered with the local registrar of births and deaths for the district in which the birth occurred within 10 days following the date of the event.

This bill would instead require each live birth to be registered with the local registrar within 21 days following the date of the event.

Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.

Section 102400 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:

102400.

Each live birth shall be registered with the local registrar of births and deaths for the district in which the birth occurred within 21 days following the date of the event.