Certificates of Birth and Marriage Certificates - Issuance of New Certificates - Sex Designation
What this bill does
Requiring the Secretary of Health to make a new certificate of birth for an individual for purposes related to the sex designation of a parent listed on the certificate of birth under certain circumstances; requiring a clerk who issues a marriage license to issue a new marriage certificate that includes a different sex designation and, if appropriate, name for a party to the marriage under certain circumstances; prohibiting a new certificate from showing that changes have been made to the original certificate; etc.
Analysis reads the bill text, the fiscal note, and the witness list. It is generated by Claude and reviewed by nobody, so check the source documents before you rely on it.
Testimony (14)
MGA witness list| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Hoffman, C.P. | FreeState Justice | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Dove, Spencer | Maryland Commission on Civil Rights | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Philip, Diana | NARAL Pro-Choice Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Schlehofer, Michele | PFLAG Salisbury Inc. | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Chitalia, Suhani | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Conneally, Kathleen | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Delegate Belcastro, Delegate Belcastrolegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Smith, Rachel | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Yost, E.V. | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Smith, Kathy | Maryland Circuit Court Clerks Association | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Sheahan, Molly | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | mcavoy, vince | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Jung, Roy | Office of the Attorney General -- Legislative Affairs Unit | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Bennardi, Maryland Department of Health /Office of Governmen | Maryland Dept. of Health | Written (PDF) |