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09/03/2026

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07/21/2026

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07/01/2026

Fantastic news! Another step forward in the fight for adoptee rights in California.

SB 381 PASSED the Assembly Judiciary Committee 11-1 today! 🎉🧡

What a day. The testimonies were incredible, the committee members were positive, and the room was packed with adoptees, birth parents, and allies standing together for our rights. What a crowd. What determination. What joy. 💙
Thank you to everyone who made calls, sent letters, and showed up today - your voices made a real difference. Thank you to our incredible witnesses Wendy Turk and Gretchen Sisson for their powerful testimony.
Deep gratitude to Lori, Paul, Wendy, Emily, Geneva, and the whole CAAR boots-on-the-ground team - you keep organizing us and making it all happen. Our legal advisor Greg Luce of Adoptee Rights Law Center was invaluable, and we truly honor the collective wisdom of all the adoptee rights activists who came before us - many of whom were in that room today. All with us in our hearts.

And of course, special thanks to our wonderful Senator Aisha Wahab and her hardworking staff.

California adult adoptees are now one step closer to accessing their own original birth certificates.

Next stop: Assembly Appropriations in August. We’re not done - but today, we celebrate! 🎉💙

06/24/2026

This week’s adoption myth buster.

06/19/2026

Black history is U.S. history. Today and every day, we must resist efforts to erase the past, and teach our children the true story of our nation.

06/17/2026

Happy Pride! It should go without saying: Children and adults of all sexual orientations and gender identities are equally deserving of love and support. Within the adoption community, we must keep working together to defend the health, happiness, and human rights of LGBTQ+ children and parents.

06/10/2026

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06/09/2026

CALL to ACTION: Support access to original birth certificates for adult adoptees in California!

CONTACT MIA BONTA, Chair of the CA Assembly Health Committee. Calling is preferred. If you call after hours, please leave a message using the script below. Make sure you mention that you are a constituent if that is the case.

Script for Calls and Voice Mails to Mia Bonta, Chair of Assembly Health Committee
(916) 319-2018

Hello,

My name is ________ and I am a constituent (if applicable) (and an adoptee/birth parent/adopted parent - if applicable). I’m calling to urge Chair Bonta to vote aye in the Health Committee on June 16th in support of SB 381 as written.

Adult California born adoptees must be given unrestricted access to their original birth certificate. This is a matter of inclusivity, equal rights, and civil rights, as it will restore the same rights to adoptees as all other California-born individuals enjoy.

Thank you!

06/05/2026

UPDATE: Hearing date has been postponed. Focus now is on calling and leaving messages of support for SB381 **AS WRITTEN** at the office of committee chair Mia Bonta.

Here we go!! The Pact community showed up in a big way to get SB381 through the California State Senate--now its time to get it through the CA State Assembly and onto the Governor's desk. Please plan to come to the Assembly Health Committee hearing in Sacramento on June 16th if you are able--it really makes a difference to fill the room with bodies and voices. See below for more details.

SB 381 is set to be heard in Assembly Health on Tuesday June 23rd.

Make sure your letters are in and start making plans to meet up in Sacramento!

We will meet at La Bou Cafe and Bakery at 11:30am on June 23rd, and then head over to the hearing (in the building across the street) together.

La Bou Cafe
1100 O St.
Sacramento, CA 95814

Assembly Health Committee Hearing
1021 O St., Room 1100
Sacramento, CA 95814

Make sure your letters of support are uploaded to the Assembly Health and Judiciary portals! When submitting, select or search for SB 381 - Wahab.

The letters of support are SO important - keep them coming!

Quick links to the portals for submitting letters:

Assembly Health Committee:
https://ahea.assembly.ca.gov/

Assembly Judiciary Committee:
https://ajud.assembly.ca.gov/

We hope to see you in Sacramento on the 23rd! 💙