M.I.S.S. Foundation's Legislative Reference Site

"MISSing Angels Bill Legislation - State Chart" Last Updated on 16 April, 2008. Those states offering an official, legal document that includes the words Certificate of Birth in the title to the parents of stillborn children are considered 'MISSing Angels States'. The chart below provides: A direct link to each state's legislative website (click on the state's name). A 'five-star' status of the progress being made in each state. - We have been contacted - someone in the state wants the legislation. - A state legislator has become involved. - Legislation was filed at some point - but it failed to pass. We need your help! - Legislation is pending in the state's current legislative session. (CoS) - This state offers a "Certificate of Stillbirth". - The state offers a document, by legislation, that includes the words 'Certificate of Birth' in the title to the parents of stillborn children. MISSing Angels states will also have a shaded background. A link to the pending (or) existing legislation, or, the actual statute or law for a particular state. Does the pending (or) existing legislation (or) statute provide for the issuance of a document that includes the words 'Certificate of Birth' in the title to the parents of stillborn children? (Yes or No). If an Email Action List has been created for your state - you can sign up to be notified with timely news regarding your state's Missing Angels Bill activity. Your email address will remain safe and secure - and you can help make this important change in your state by clicking on the "Sign Me Up!" link. Email links to members and/or associates of The M.I.S.S. Foundation. PLEASE READ - VERY IMPORTANT NOTE Although they are both worded very similarly, a "Certificate of Birth Resulting in Stillbirth" and a "Certificate of Stillbirth" are not the same thing. Legislators, Policy Analysts, and State Health Departments agree, there is a subtle, yet immense difference in the two. The M.I.S.S. Foundation believes that all states should record births as births... whether live or still. Thus, our goal, for those states that offer a "Certificate of Stillbirth", is to legislatively change the certificate to a "Certificate of Birth Resulting in Stillbirth" - which we view as a "BIRTH" certificate. If there are no members listed for your state, and you'd like to champion for it, please email Joanne Cacciatore or Daryl Logullo. Please report any 'broken' or incorrect links that you may find on this chart to: John Nevels.
The 22 States Listed Below are MISSing Angels Bill States. They are listed in "Law Effective Date" order. Let's keep this section growing!!
State:	Five-Star Status:	Link to Bill and/or Statute:	Yes or No:	Email Action List:	MISS Foundation Contact(s):
Arizona #1		HB 2416 - signed by Gov. on April 4, 2001. (Effective date: August 9, 2001) Arizona Revised Statutes 36.330	Yes		Joanne Cacciatore
Arizona - State Tax Exemption for Stillborn Children		Arizona Revised Statutes 43.1023 (LAW enacted May 10, 2004)			Joanne Cacciatore
Utah #2		SB 45 - signed by Gov. on March 15, 2002 (Effective date: March 15, 2002) Utah Code 26-2-14.1	Yes		Ginny Shutt
Indiana #3		SB0149 - signed by Gov. on March 14, 2002 (Effective date: July 1, 2002) Indiana Code 16-37-1-8.5	Yes		Lorri Dunwoody
Indiana - State Tax Exemption for Stillborn Children		House Bill 1020 Ref to H. comm. on W.&M. as of January 8, 2007
Massachusetts #4		Senate No. 2160 - signed by Gov. on August 10, 2002 Chapter 250 of the Acts of 2002	Yes		Lynne Barberian
Maryland #5		HB272 - signed by Gov. on April 22, 2003 (Effective date: June 1, 2003) Maryland Code § 4-213.1	Yes
Virginia #6		HB 1450 - signed by Gov. on March 18, 2003 (Effective date: July 1, 2003) Title 32.1; Chapter 7; Section 258.1	Yes
Louisiana #7		HB 918 - signed by Gov. on June 27, 2003 (Effective date: August 15, 2003) Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:92	Yes		Michele Detillier
New Jersey #8		S1771 - 'approved' January 20, 2004 (Effective date: March 20, 2004) New Jersey Statute Title 26:8-37	Yes		Kathy Evans, Jennie Faith
South Carolina #9		HB 3528 - signed by Gov. on April 26, 2004 (Effective date: April 26, 2004) Code of Laws of S.C. Title 44 - Chapter 63	Yes		Anna Laye
Wisconsin #10		SB 399 - signed by Gov. on April 20, 2004 (Effective date: May 5, 2004) 2003 Wisconsin Act 300	Yes		Rebecca Lomis-Stephan
Missouri #11		HB 1136 - signed by Gov. on July 2, 2004 (Effective date: August 28, 2004) Missouri Revised Statutes Sec. 193.255	Yes		Gregg Carder
Missouri - State Tax Exemption for Stillborn Children		House Bill 816 Introduced and read first time on February 8, 2007			Patrick Barclay
Minnesota #12		H.F. No. 947 - signed by Gov. on May 19, 2005 (Effective date: August 1, 2005) Minnesota Statutes 2005, 144.2151	Yes		Heidi Ciepielinski, Candy McVicar, Susan Lacek, Sherokee Ilse
Texas #13		SB 271 - signed by Gov. on June 9, 2005. (Effective date: September 1, 2005) Texas Statutes 192.0022	Yes		John & Carolyn Nevels
Florida #14		SB746 - signed by Gov.on June 9, 2006. (Effective date: July 1, 2006) Florida Statutes 382.002	Yes		Daryl Logullo (e-mail) and (website), Gary Vogel
Georgia		As of February 13, 2007, the Georgia Department of Human Resources, Division of Public Health will ( upon request of the parent ) issue a Certificate of Birth Resulting in Stillbirth to the parent of a stillborn child. Please see their policy document by clicking here (MS Word required.) This is done by internal policy only - and there are no laws or statutes that mention this practice. At some point in time - this needs to become law in GA.
Mississippi #15		Senate Bill 2764 - approved by Gov. on March 30, 2007 (Effective date: June 30, 2007) Mississippi Code of 1972: Section 41-57-31	Yes		Stacy Credille
South Dakota #16		Senate Bill 206 - signed by Gov. on March 5, 2007 (Effective date: July 1, 2007) South Dakota Codified Laws, Chapter 34-25	Yes		Sharon Apa
Arkansas #17		Senate Bill 398 - signed by Gov. on March 27, 2007 (Effective date should be July 2, 2007) Legislation takes effect 90 days after adjournment. The 86th General Assembly of Arkansas adjourned on April 3, 2007. Arkansas Code 20-18-410	Yes		Lynette Spruiell
North Dakota #18		House Bill 1129 - signed by the Gov. on April 10, 2007. (Effective date: January 1, 2008) North Dakota Century Code - Section 23-02. 1-27	Yes		Melissa Stuart
Montana #19		Senate Bill 518 - signed by the Gov. on May 8, 2007. (Effective date: January 1, 2008) Montana Code Annotated, Section 50-15-101	Yes		Senator Gary L. Perry
Rhode Island #20		House Bill 5086 - Signed by the Gov. on June 11, 2007. (The law became effective upon pasage, June 11, 2007) Rhode Island General Laws, Chapter 23-3-10.2	Yes		Richard & Nancy Silva
California #21		Senate Bill 850 - Signed by the Gov. on October 13, 2007. (Effective date: January 1, 2008) An act to amend Sections 100430 and 102950 of, and to add Article 4.5 (commencing with Section 103040) to Chapter 7 of Part 1 of Division 102 of, the Health and Safety Code, relating to vital records, providing for the issuance of a 'Certificate of Still Birth'	Yes		Kirsten Pert (lead contact), Katie Hodge, Kim Lotz, Sari Edber, Sunita Param
Nebraska #22		Bill LB 1048 - Signed by Gov. on April, 17, 2008 Bill Introduced - January 2008	Yes		Brandy Richardson
The 6 states listed in the section below (listed alphabetically) have bills pending RIGHT NOW! If you live in one of these states - and want the CBRS - please get involved now!
Connecticut	(CoS)	Bill No. 5703 Introduced - February 2008 - Currently In Public Health Committee. CoS, attempting to be changed to CBRS. Current CoS is done by policy, and not by law. Current Session Ends: May 7, 2008	Yes		Valerie M.Geremia, Kandy Reilly, Kelly Weber
New Hampshire		House Bill 563 Retained in Comm. (House HHS & EA Comm.) as of June 20, 2007. Legislation will most likely be retained, with further actions to be taken in January, 2008. Current Session Ends: June 30, 2008	Yes	Sign Me Up!	Stacey Burnell
New York		A08960 (referred to Ways & Means as of January 29, 2008) ~ and ~ S00186 (passed Senate - now in Assembly Ways and Means) Session Ends: June 23, 2008	Yes	Sign Me Up!	Paige Ricci (lead contact), Janet Press, Jeff & Lori Tieger
North Carolina		Senate Bill 46 Stalled in Senate Com. on Health Care as of February 12, 2007 Session Ends: July 31, 2008	Yes	Sign Me Up! 1-Click Email	Kelly Hogan (lead contact), Natalie Conner
Oklahoma		HB2559 (2008 Regular Session) Bill voted down in Mar 2004. New Bill Introduced Jan 2008 Bill Passed OK House of Representatives - March 2008. Sent to OK Senate	Yes		Pat Flynn
Pennsylvania		Senate Bill 387 Passed in PH&W Committee December 5th, 2007. Passed Full Senate March 18, 2008. Sent to PA House of Representatives. Session Ends: December 31, 2008	Yes	Sign Me Up!	Dorothy Knappenberger (email) and (website)
The remaining states (and territories) in the section below (listed alphabetically) do not have current bills pending. If you live in one of these states - and want the CBRS - please get involved!
Alaska		HB 159 Passed House 2007. Bill failed to pass Senate Finance - April 2007 Please send your letter of support to: Senator_Bert_Stedman@legis.state.ak.us and Senator_Lyman_Hoffman@legis.state.ak.us Most Recent Session Ended: April 10, 2008	Yes	Sign Me Up!	Michelle Hoyt, Rhonda Crawford
Alaska - State Tax Exemption for Stillborn Children		The City Council of Wasilla, Alaska recently passed a resolution that supports the allowance of a one-time federal tax deduction for any child who is stillborn in the State of Alaska.( more)
Alabama		HB208 (2004 Regular Session) ('Indefinitely postponed' as of May 5, 2004)	Yes		Alyson Martin, Stormy Entrekin
Colorado	(CoS)	Colorado Revised Statutes 25-2-112.3 (Law enacted July 1, 2004)	No		Caprice Bass, Leslie Clemenson
Delaware	(CoS)	Delaware Code Title 16, Subchapter 1, Paragraph 3110(h) (Law enacted July 22, 2004)	No
District of Columbia
Hawaii					Angela Bilan
Idaho	(CoS)	Idaho Statute 39-260	No		Nancy Grayson
Illinois	(CoS)	Public Act 93-0578	No		Mary Geitz (e-mail) and (website)
Iowa	(CoS)	Iowa Code Chapter 144 (No direct mention of CoS in code. Done by policy - not by law)	No		Christine Grothe
Kansas	(CoS)	K.S.A. 65-2412	No		Karen and Alan Wondra, Pat Flynn
Kentucky	(CoS)	Kentucky Revised Statutes 213.096 (By policy - not by law)	No		Julie Almon
Maine					Heather Sanfacon
Michigan	(CoS)	Michigan Compiled Law Act 368 of 1978 Section 333.2834 (Effective October 1, 2002)	No		Michelle Baird
Nevada					Jacque Fougner
New Mexico		Senate Bill 17 - the final, amended language of which can be read in its mirror, House Bill 1227 Committee Substitute - was 'vetoed' by Gov. Bill Richardson on April 6, 2007.	Yes		(website), Carin Dhaouadi, Chuck Baca, Renee Padilla, Christy Rutherford
Ohio	(CoS)	Ohio Revised Code §3705.23(B)(3)	No		Laurie & Mark Combs (lead contacts), Kym Smith
Oregon	(CoS)	Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 432 - Vital Statistics Section 432.266 Effective on January 1, 2006	No		Nita Lundberg
Tennessee		SB2003 (Bill died in committee on May 4, 2005)	No		Elisha Conway
Vermont
Washington					Liz Allen, Kara L.C. Jones
West Virginia		House Bill 3156 Introduced and sent to House H & HR Comm. as of February 21, 2007 - then died in comm. Session Ended: March 10, 2007	Yes
Wyoming	(CoS)	Wyoming Statutes Title 35-1-419
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