Certificate of birth; new certificate issued to show change of sex. (HB1041)
Introduced By
Del. Marcus Simon (D-Falls Church)
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Description
Board of Health; certificate of birth; change of sex. Changes current law that requires the State Registrar to amend a person's certificate of birth upon receiving such person's request and a certified copy of a court order indicating that the sex of the person has been changed by medical procedure to instead provide that such person submit a form developed and 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 states that 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. The bill does not change the current requirement for submission of a certified copy of a court order for changing a person's name. The State Registrar is directed to develop the form by September 1, 2020. Read the Bill »
Status
02/04/2020: In Committee
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/07/2020 | Committee |
| 01/07/2020 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20105163D |
| 01/07/2020 | Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions |
| 01/15/2020 | Impact statement from DPB (HB1041) |
| 01/17/2020 | Assigned HWI sub: Health |
| 01/21/2020 | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 3-N) |
| 01/28/2020 | Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (13-Y 9-N) (see vote tally) |
| 01/28/2020 | Committee substitute printed 20105797D-H1 |
| 01/29/2020 | Impact statement from DPB (HB1041H1) |
| 01/30/2020 | Read first time |
| 01/31/2020 | Read second time |
| 01/31/2020 | Committee substitute agreed to 20105797D-H1 |
| 01/31/2020 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1041H1 |
| 02/03/2020 | Read third time and passed House (52-Y 44-N) |
| 02/03/2020 | VOTE: Passage (52-Y 44-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/04/2020 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| 02/04/2020 | Referred to Committee on Education and Health |
Comments
No matter how one feels about gender dysphoria, this bill does not make sense. It specifically says that the request for a new birth certificate for a gender change "...shall not include any requirement for evidence or documentation of any medical procedure." Why not? Do you mean that anybody can get a new birth certificate...even if they havent actually changed from one gender to another?