S.F. 2025 Section 1. Section 600.16A, subsection 4, Code 2014, is 1 amended to read as follows: 2 4. An adopted person whose adoption became final prior to 3 July 4, 1941, and whose adoption record was not required to 4 be sealed at the time when the adoption record was completed, 5 shall not be required to show good cause may file an affidavit 6 for an order opening the adoption record under this subsection , 7 provided that the juvenile court or court shall consider any 8 affidavit filed under this subsection section, without being 9 required to show good cause, if the adoption became final at 10 least forty years prior to the filing of the affidavit . 11 EXPLANATION 12 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 13 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 14 This bill amends a provision regarding the opening of 15 adoption records. The current provision allows that if an 16 adopted person’s adoption became final prior to July 4, 1941, 17 and the adoption record was not required to be sealed at the 18 time when the adoption record was completed, the person is not 19 required to show good cause for an order opening the adoption 20 record provided the juvenile court or court considers any 21 affidavit filed regarding the opening of the adoption record. 22 The bill instead provides that an adopted person may file an 23 affidavit for an order opening the adoption record, without 24 being required to show good cause, if the adoption became final 25 at least forty years prior to the filing of the affidavit. 26 -1- LSB 5571XS (4) 85 pf/rj 1/ 1