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2020 SESSION

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SB 657 Certificate of birth; new certificate issued to show change of sex.

Introduced by: Jennifer B. Boysko | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED:

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. 

SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE:

Board of Health; certificate of birth; change of sex. Requires the State Registrar to establish a new certificate of birth for a person born in the Commonwealth upon receipt of a request by a person to show a change of sex of the person and, if a person provides a certified copy of a court order changing the person's name, to show a new name on the certificate of birth. The bill requires the person requesting such new certificate of birth to 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. The bill eliminates the current requirement for the receipt of a certified copy of a court order indicating that the sex of the person has been changed by medical procedure.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Board of Health; certificate of birth; change of sex. Establishes that, upon request of a person and in accordance with requirements of the Board of Health, the State Registrar shall issue a new certificate of birth to show a change of sex of the person and, if a certified copy of a court order changing the person's name is submitted, to show a new name. Requirements related to obtaining a new certificate of birth to show a change of sex may include a requirement that the person requesting the new certificate of birth submit an affidavit provided by a health care provider from whom the person has received treatment stating that the person has undergone clinically appropriate treatment for the purpose of gender transition. Requirements related to obtaining a new certificate of birth to show a change of sex shall not include any requirement for evidence or documentation of any medical procedure.