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Texas HB477

BIRTH CERTIFICATESINTRODUCED

Relating to the required inclusion of a person's sex on a birth certificate and prohibited change of sex on the birth certificate of certain minors.

Legislative Session

active

89th Legislature Regular Session

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The state registrar, local registrar, or other person who issues a birth certificate under this section may not issue, and a court may not order the issuance of, a birth certificate that incorporates the completed or corrected biological sex information for a minor unless: (1) the certificate corrects a clerical error on the original birth certificate; (2) the original birth certificate does not list the minor's biological sex as required by Section 192.003(f) and the certificate completes the information by listing the minor's biological sex;

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History

DateAction
2025-02-28Read first time
2025-02-28Referred to Public Health
2024-11-12Filed