Legislation - SB0626

Title: Sex Designation on Certificates of Birth, Licenses, and Identification Cards and Birth Information Histories (Birth Certificate Modernization Act)
Sponsored by: Senator Lam
Status: In the Senate - Conference Committee Appointed
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)

Synopsis

Requiring the Secretary of Health to keep and maintain a birth information history for each individual for whom a certificate of birth is issued under a certain provision of law; requiring the Secretary to maintain a database of birth information histories that may be accessed by governmental entities for a certain purpose under certain circumstances; altering the circumstances under which the Secretary is required to make a new certificate of birth due to the change of a sex designation of an individual; etc.

Committees

Original:: Finance Click to view Recorded Media; Judicial Proceedings

Opposite:: Health Click to view Recorded Media

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Details

Cross-filed with: HB1589

Introduced in a prior session as: SB0314 Session: 2025 Regular Session

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2026

History

Legislation History
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/05/2026 Legislative Date 2/05/2026 Action First Reading Finance and Judicial Proceedings Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Certificates of Birth, Licenses, and Identification Cards - Sex Designation (Birth Certificate Modernization Act) Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/11/2026 Legislative Date 2/11/2026 Action Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. (Finance) Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - Senate - Committee - Finance Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - Senate - Committee - Judicial Proceedings Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/20/2026 Legislative Date 3/20/2026 Action Favorable Report by Finance Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/20/2026 Legislative Date 3/04/2026 Action Favorable Proceedings 43 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/20/2026 Legislative Date 3/04/2026 Action Motion Special Order until Next Session (Senator Salling) Adopted Proceedings 43 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/20/2026 Legislative Date 3/05/2026 Action Favorable Proceedings 44 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/20/2026 Legislative Date 3/05/2026 Action Motion to Postpone Indefinitely (Senator Hershey) Rejected (20-21) Proceedings 44 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/20/2026 Legislative Date 3/05/2026 Action Motion Special Order until Next Session (Senator Lam) Adopted Proceedings 44 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/23/2026 Legislative Date 3/06/2026 Action Favorable Adopted Proceedings 45 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/23/2026 Legislative Date 3/06/2026 Action Floor Amendment {453320/1 (Senator Lam) Adopted (27-14) Proceedings 45 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/23/2026 Legislative Date 3/06/2026 Action Floor Amendment {323820/1 (Senator McKay) Adopted Proceedings 45 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/23/2026 Legislative Date 3/06/2026 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 45 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Sex Designation on Certificates of Birth, Licenses, and Identification Cards and Birth Information Histories (Birth Certificate Modernization Act) Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/23/2026 Legislative Date 3/07/2026 Action Third Reading Passed (24-16) Proceedings 46 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/24/2026 Legislative Date 3/11/2026 Action Referred Health Proceedings 48AClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/24/2026 Legislative Date 3/24/2026 Action Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/24/2026 Legislative Date 3/24/2026 Action Hearing canceled Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/24/2026 Legislative Date 3/24/2026 Action Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/08/2026 Legislative Date 4/08/2026 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Health Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/08/2026 Legislative Date 3/21/2026 Action Favorable with Amendments {183229/1 Adopted Proceedings 58 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/08/2026 Legislative Date 3/21/2026 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 58 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/08/2026 Legislative Date 3/22/2026 Action Floor Amendment {163321/1 (Delegate Arikan) Rejected (36-92) Proceedings 59 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/08/2026 Legislative Date 3/22/2026 Action Floor Amendment {383620/1 (Delegate Miller) Rejected (36-90) Proceedings 59 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/08/2026 Legislative Date 3/22/2026 Action Third Reading Passed (91-36) Proceedings 59 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/09/2026 Legislative Date 3/22/2026 Action Senate Refuses Concur House Amendments Proceedings 61AClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/09/2026 Legislative Date 3/22/2026 Action Senate Requests House Recede Proceedings 61AClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/11/2026 Legislative Date 3/28/2026 Action Senate Refuses Concur House Amendments Proceedings 65 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/11/2026 Legislative Date 3/28/2026 Action Senate Requests House Recede Proceedings 65 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/11/2026 Legislative Date 3/28/2026 Action House Refuses Recede Proceedings 65 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/11/2026 Legislative Date 3/28/2026 Action House Conference Committee Appointed (Delegates Cullison, Martinez and Hutchinson) Proceedings 65 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/13/2026 Legislative Date 3/26/2026 Action House Refuses Recede Proceedings 65 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/13/2026 Legislative Date 3/26/2026 Action House Conference Committee Appointed (Delegates Cullison, Martinez and Hutchinson) Proceedings 65 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/13/2026 Legislative Date 3/26/2026 Action Senate Refuses Concur House Amendments Proceedings 65 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/13/2026 Legislative Date 3/26/2026 Action Senate Conference Committee Appointed (Senators Lam, A. Washington and Ready) Proceedings 65 Click to view Recorded Media

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
Senate	2/05/2026	2/05/2026	First Reading Finance and Judicial Proceedings
			Text - First - Certificates of Birth, Licenses, and Identification Cards - Sex Designation (Birth Certificate Modernization Act)
Senate	2/11/2026	2/11/2026	Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. (Finance)
			Vote - Senate - Committee - Finance	Click to view Recorded Media
			Vote - Senate - Committee - Judicial Proceedings	Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/20/2026	3/20/2026	Favorable Report by Finance
Senate	3/20/2026	3/04/2026	Favorable	43 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/20/2026	3/04/2026	Motion Special Order until Next Session (Senator Salling) Adopted	43 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/20/2026	3/05/2026	Favorable	44 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/20/2026	3/05/2026	Motion to Postpone Indefinitely (Senator Hershey) Rejected (20-21)	44 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/20/2026	3/05/2026	Motion Special Order until Next Session (Senator Lam) Adopted	44 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/23/2026	3/06/2026	Favorable Adopted	45 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/23/2026	3/06/2026	Floor Amendment {453320/1 (Senator Lam) Adopted (27-14)	45 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/23/2026	3/06/2026	Floor Amendment {323820/1 (Senator McKay) Adopted	45 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/23/2026	3/06/2026	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	45 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Sex Designation on Certificates of Birth, Licenses, and Identification Cards and Birth Information Histories (Birth Certificate Modernization Act)
Senate	3/23/2026	3/07/2026	Third Reading Passed (24-16)	46 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/24/2026	3/11/2026	Referred Health	48AClick to view Recorded Media
House	3/24/2026	3/24/2026	Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m.
House	3/24/2026	3/24/2026	Hearing canceled
House	3/24/2026	3/24/2026	Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m.
House	4/08/2026	4/08/2026	Favorable with Amendments Report by Health
House	4/08/2026	3/21/2026	Favorable with Amendments {183229/1 Adopted	58 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/08/2026	3/21/2026	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	58 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/08/2026	3/22/2026	Floor Amendment {163321/1 (Delegate Arikan) Rejected (36-92)	59 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/08/2026	3/22/2026	Floor Amendment {383620/1 (Delegate Miller) Rejected (36-90)	59 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/08/2026	3/22/2026	Third Reading Passed (91-36)	59 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/09/2026	3/22/2026	Senate Refuses Concur House Amendments	61AClick to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/09/2026	3/22/2026	Senate Requests House Recede	61AClick to view Recorded Media
House	4/11/2026	3/28/2026	Senate Refuses Concur House Amendments	65 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/11/2026	3/28/2026	Senate Requests House Recede	65 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/11/2026	3/28/2026	House Refuses Recede	65 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/11/2026	3/28/2026	House Conference Committee Appointed (Delegates Cullison, Martinez and Hutchinson)	65 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/13/2026	3/26/2026	House Refuses Recede	65 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/13/2026	3/26/2026	House Conference Committee Appointed (Delegates Cullison, Martinez and Hutchinson)	65 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/13/2026	3/26/2026	Senate Refuses Concur House Amendments	65 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/13/2026	3/26/2026	Senate Conference Committee Appointed (Senators Lam, A. Washington and Ready)	65 Click to view Recorded Media

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