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HB 507 Original 2022 Regular Session Marino
Abstract: Requires the paternal surname of the child's father to be the official surname of the child
on the original birth certificate.
Proposed law requires the paternal surname of the child's father to be the official surname of any
child born to a parent or parents who possess both paternal and maternal surnames because of
national law or custom.
(Adds R.S. 40:34.2(2)(a)(v))