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SB657

Certificate of birth; new certificate issued to show change of sex.

Status:
Enacted

Chief Patron:
Jennifer Boysko (D)

Session:
2020 Regular Session

Summary

As Passed Both Chambers. Board of Health; certificate of birth; change of sex.

Requires the State Registrar to issue a new certificate of birth to show a change of sex upon request of the person and, if a certified copy of a court order changing the person's name is submitted, to include the person's new name. The bill provides that requirements related to obtaining a new certificate of birth to show a change of sex shall include a requirement that the person submit a form furnished by the State Registrar and completed by a health care provider from whom the person has received treatment stating that the person has undergone clinically appropriate treatment for gender transition but shall not include a requirement for evidence or documentation of any medical procedure. This bill is identical to HB 1041. (Less)
  • Bill History

  • 01/07/2020 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101198D
  • 01/07/2020 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
  • 01/15/2020 - Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB657)
  • 01/16/2020 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 20105702D-S1
  • 01/16/2020 - Senate: Reported from Education and Health with substitute (10-Y 5-N)
  • 01/17/2020 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
  • 01/20/2020 - Senate: Read second time
  • 01/20/2020 - Senate: Reading of substitute waived
  • 01/20/2020 - Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 20105702D-S1
  • 01/20/2020 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB657S1
  • 01/21/2020 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (24-Y 15-N)   Close Floor Vote
  • 01/22/2020 - Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB657S1)
  • 02/13/2020 - House: Placed on Calendar
  • 02/13/2020 - House: Read first time
  • 02/13/2020 - House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
  • 02/18/2020 - House: House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
  • 02/18/2020 - House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (13-Y 9-N)
  • 02/18/2020 - House: Committee substitute printed 20108473D-H1
  • 02/20/2020 - Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB657H1)
  • 02/20/2020 - House: Read second time
  • 02/21/2020 - House: Read third time
  • 02/21/2020 - House: Committee substitute agreed to 20108473D-H1
  • 02/21/2020 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB657H1
  • 02/21/2020 - House: Passed House with substitute (52-Y 45-N)
  • 02/21/2020 - House: VOTE: Passage (52-Y 45-N)   Close Floor Vote
  • 02/25/2020 - Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (24-Y 16-N)   Close Floor Vote
  • 02/25/2020 - Senate: Title replaced 20108473D-H1
  • 03/02/2020 - Senate: Enrolled
  • 03/02/2020 - Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB657ER)
  • 03/02/2020 - Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB657ER)
  • 03/02/2020 - House: Signed by Speaker
  • 03/03/2020 - Senate: Signed by President
  • 03/12/2020 - Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 12, 2020
  • 03/12/2020 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
  • 03/25/2020 - Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 466 (effective 7/1/20)
  • 03/25/2020 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0466)