Certificates of Birth – Issuance of New Certificates – Sex Designation
Sponsor: Delegate BelcastroCommittee: Health and Government OperationsSubject: Public HealthStatus: Hearing 2/23 at 1:30 p.m. (as of Nov 15, 2022)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Altering the circumstances under which the Secretary of Health is required to make a new certificate of birth due to the change of a sex designation of an individual; and establishing requirements and a prohibition related to the making of the new certificates of birth.
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Testimony (12)
MGA witness listFAV 11FavorableUNF 1Unfavorable
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Elalamy, Sara | Maryland Judiciary | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Plante, Cecilia | Maryland Legislative Coalition | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Schlehofer, Michele | PFLAG Salisbury Inc. | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Emerson, Jessica | The Human Trafficking Prevention Project | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Blinder , Lee | Trans Maryland | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Towne, Ezra | self | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Conneally, Kathleen | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | DeBrosse, Ren | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Delegate Belcastro, Delegate Belcastrolegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Hoffman, C.P. | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Shycoff, Isabella | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | McGuire, James | Individual | Position only |