Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to concur with house amendments and pass a bill that authorizes replacement birth certificates for transgender individuals.

Highlights:

• Requires the state registrar to issue a new birth certificate to show a change of sex of the person and, if a certified copy of court order changing the person’s name is submitted, to show a new name (Sec. 1).

• Requires that the person requesting a new birth certificate to submit a form furnished by the state registrar and completed by a healthcare provider from whom the person has received treatment stating that the person has undergone clinically appropriate treatment for gender transition (Sec. 1).

• Prohibits requirements for obtaining a new birth certificate to show a change of sex from including evidence or documentation of any medical procedure relating to change of sex (Sec. 1).

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Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to amend and pass a bill that authorizes transgender individuals to replace their birth certificates.

Highlights:

• Requires the state registrar to issue a new birth certificate to show a change of sex of the person and, if a certified copy of court order changing the person’s name is submitted, to show a new name (Sec. 1).

• Requires that the person requesting a new birth certificate to submit a form furnished by the state registrar and completed by a healthcare provider from whom the person has received treatment stating that the person has undergone clinically appropriate treatment for gender transition (Sec. 1).

• Prohibits requirements for obtaining a new birth certificate to show a change of sex from including evidence or documentation of any medical procedure relating to change of sex (Sec. 1).

Full Bill Text