Rep. Norm Thurston — Voting Record

Bill

Number

H.B. 341 Second Substitute (2022GS)

Sponsor

Rep. Pierucci, C.

Final action

Governor Signed 3/24/2022

Outcome

Became law — signed by Gov. Spencer J. Cox

Summary

What it does

• This bill:
• allows the department to request additional information for registering a birth under certain circumstances;
• requires the department to issue a complimentary birth certificate for each birth registered in Utah; and
• makes technical changes.

Every vote on this bill

Bill text

BIRTH CERTIFICATE AMENDMENTS
GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Candice B. Pierucci
Senate Sponsor: 
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LONG TITLE
General Description:
This bill modifies provisions related to birth certificates.
Highlighted Provisions:
This bill:
▸ allows the department to request additional information for registering a birth under
certain circumstances;
▸ requires the department to issue a complimentary birth certificate for each birth
registered in Utah; and
▸ makes technical changes.
Money Appropriated in this Bill:
None
Other Special Clauses:
None
Utah Code Sections Affected:
AMENDS:
26-2-4
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapter 32
26-2-12.6
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2021, Chapter 284
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Section 
26-2-4
 is amended to read:
26-2-4.
Content and form of certificates and reports.
(1) Except as provided in Subsection (5), to promote and maintain nationwide
uniformity in the vital records system, the forms of certificates, certification, reports, and other
documents and records required by this chapter or the rules implementing this chapter shall
include as a minimum the items recommended by the federal agency responsible for national
vital statistics, subject to approval, additions, and modifications by the department.
(2) Certificates, certifications, forms, reports, other documents and records, and the
form of communications between persons required by this chapter shall be prepared in the
format prescribed by department rule.
(3) All vital records shall include the date of filing.
(4) Certificates, certifications, forms, reports, other documents and records, and
communications between persons required by this chapter may be signed, filed, verified,
registered, and stored by photographic, electronic, or other means as prescribed by department
rule.
(5) 
(a)
 The state:
[
(a)
] 
(i)
 may collect the Social Security number of a deceased individual; and
[
(b)
] 
(ii)
 may not include the Social Security number of an individual on a certificate of
death.
(b) For registering a birth, the department may not require an individual to provide
information that is not necessary for the department to comply with federal standards or
contracts.
(c) The department may request additional information beyond the information
necessary to comply with federal standards and contracts for registering a birth, if the
department:
(i) discloses that providing the additional information is voluntary;
(ii) discloses how the information will be used and the duration of use; and
(iii) describes how the department will prevent the additional information from being
used in a manner different from the description given under Subsection (1)(c)(ii).
Section 2. Section 
26-2-12.6
 is amended to read:
26-2-12.6.
Fee waived for certified copy of birth certificate -- Complimentary
birth certificate.
(1) Notwithstanding Section 
26-1-6
 and Section 
26-2-12.5
, the department shall waive
a fee that would otherwise be charged for a certified copy of a birth certificate, if the individual
whose birth is confirmed by the birth certificate is:
(a) the individual requesting the certified copy of the birth certificate; and
(b) (i) homeless, as defined in Section 
26-18-411
;
(ii) a person who is homeless, as defined in Section 
35A-5-302
;
(iii) an individual whose primary nighttime residence is a location that is not designed
for or ordinarily used as a sleeping accommodation for an individual;
(iv) a homeless service provider as verified by the Department of Workforce Services;
or
(v) a homeless child or youth, as defined in 42 U.S.C. Sec. 11434a.
(2) To satisfy the requirement in Subsection (1)(b), the department shall accept written
verification that the individual is homeless or a person, child, or youth who is homeless from:
(a) a homeless shelter[
, as defined in Section 
10-9a-526
];
(b) a permanent housing, permanent, supportive, or transitional facility, as defined in
Section 
35A-5-302
;
(c) the Department of Workforce Services;
(d) a homeless service provider as verified by the Department of Workforce Services;
or
(e) a local educational agency liaison for homeless children and youth designated under
42 U.S.C. Sec. 11432(g)(1)(J)(ii).
(3) For each birth registered in Utah, the department shall automatically send one
certified copy of the child's birth certificate to the child's parent or guardian without charging a
fee.