Relating To Certificates Of Birth.
Provides that a new certificate of birth issued by the State shall include a designation of the sex of the person born, based on the genitalia of the person. Authorizes amendments of designations of sex on certificates of birth, provided that the birth registrant is an adult, and a new designation is based on the genitalia of the birth registrant, as confirmed by a physician or physician's assistant. Requires certain original certificates to be unsealed and new certificates to be marked as amended with regard to sex designation.
2025 Regular Session
The department of health shall establish, in the following circumstances, a new certificate of birth [...] The sex of the birth registrant, based on the genitalia of the birth registrant, does not align with the sex designation on the birth registrant's birth certificate; provided that the birth registrant is at least eighteen years of age;
The original certificate shall be unsealed and the new certificate marked as amended with regard to sex designation.
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 2025-01-21 | Referred to HLT, JHA, referral sheet 1 |
| 2025-01-17 | Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
| 2025-01-16 | Pending introduction. |