SB 314

Certificates of Birth, Licenses, and Identification Cards - Sex Designation (Birth Certificate Modernization Act)

Sponsor: Clarence K. Lam (District 12)Committee: FinanceSubject: Public HealthStatus: Hearing 2/05 at 2:00 p.m. (Finance) (as of Dec 1, 2025)

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; establishing requirements and a prohibition related to the making of new certificates of birth; and altering the options for indicating an individual's sex designation on a license, identification card, or moped operator's permit issued by the Motor Vehicle Administration.

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Testimony (0)

MGA witness list

FAV 58FavorableUNF 12Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Dumais, Brige	1199SEIU UHE	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ginsberg, Zoe	American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Elliott, Robynlobbyist	American College of Nurse Midwives -Maryland Affiliate	Written (PDF)
FAV	Fountain, JoEllyn	Annapolis Pride	Oral
FAV	Pride, Annapolis	Annapolis Pride	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hammon, Lizz	CARY	Oral
FAV	Zwarich, Jennifer	CARY	Written (PDF)
FAV	Sweeney, Nichole	CRISP	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ellicott, Abbie	Coalition for LGBTQ+ Students	Written (PDF)
FAV	Taylor, Cecile	CoalitionLBGTQ+4students	Written (PDF)
FAV	Sarro, Lisa	Community Legal Services	Written (PDF)
FAV	Taylor, Ronnie	FreeState Justice	Written (PDF)
FAV	Romeo, Jess	Integra Mental Health	Written (PDF)
FAV	Caballero, Josie	LGBTQ+ Affairs Commission	Oral
FAV	Gold, Eric	Manatt Phelps & Phillips LLP	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Browning, Jeremy	Maryland Commission on LGBTQIA+ Affairs	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Lynch, Meghan	Maryland Department of Health	Written (PDF)
FAV	Morgan, Jessica	Maryland Legislative Agenda for Women (MLAW)	Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Themelis, Nina	Mayor's Office of Government Relations	Written (PDF)
FAV	Stewart, Kate	Montgomery County Council	Written (PDF)
FAV	Zisow-McClean, Sam	Moveable Feast	Written (PDF)
FAV	Speach, Cooper	NA	Oral
FAV	Williamson, Sam	Public Justice Center	Written (PDF)
FAV	SWASC, UM	Social Work Advocates for Social Change	Written (PDF)
FAV	Phelps Jr, Ken	The Episcopal Diocese of Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Emerson, Jessica	The Human Trafficking Prevention Project	Written (PDF)
FAV	Blinder , Lee	Trans Maryland	Oral
FAV	Hoffman, Charlotte	Trans Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Pease, M	Trans Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	OMalley, Catherine	Women's Law Center	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kaplowitz, Richard KAP	Year	Written (PDF)
FAV	Towne, Ezra	self	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Blugis, Sharon	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Caucus, LGBTQ+	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Enagonio, Liz	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ferguson, Melissa	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Harbin, Lisa	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hedian, Helene	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hill, Douglas	Individual	Oral
FAV	Hurley, Ayla	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Isler, Amy	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Jasen, Debi	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Jasen, John	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kastner, Chloe	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Kreger, Jennifer	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Murphy, Ellis	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Pollak, Lauren	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Prince, Felicity	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ricketts, Renae	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Senator Lam, Senator Lamlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Shaw, Emily	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Song, Penelope	Individual	Oral
FAV	Sweeney, Christopher	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Sweeney, Kellen	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Wray, Stanley	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	York, Katie	Individual	Position only
FAV	duPont, Lammot	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Tarsel, Emily	Health Choice Maryland.org	Written (PDF)
UNF	Trimbath, Jeffreylobbyist	Maryland Family Institute	Oral

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Organizations on record

1199SEIU UHEFAV 1

American Civil Liberties Union of MarylandFAV 1

American College of Nurse Midwives -Maryland AffiliateFAV 1

Annapolis PrideFAV 2

CARYFAV 2

Coalition for LGBTQ+ StudentsFAV 1

CoalitionLBGTQ+4studentsFAV 1

Community Legal ServicesFAV 1

CRISPFAV 1

FreeState JusticeFAV 1

Health Choice Maryland.orgUNF 1

Integra Mental HealthFAV 1

LGBTQ+ Affairs CommissionFAV 1

Manatt Phelps & Phillips LLPFAV 1

Maryland Commission on LGBTQIA+ AffairsFAV 1

Maryland Department of HealthFAV 1

Maryland Family InstituteUNF 1

Maryland Legislative Agenda for Women (MLAW)FAV 1

Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

Mayor's Office of Government RelationsFAV 1

Montgomery County CouncilFAV 1

Moveable FeastFAV 1

NAFAV 1

Public Justice CenterFAV 1

Secular MarylandUNF 1

selfFAV 1

Social Work Advocates for Social ChangeFAV 1

The Episcopal Diocese of MarylandFAV 1

The Human Trafficking Prevention ProjectFAV 1

Trans MarylandFAV 3

Women's Law CenterFAV 1

YearFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVElliott, RobynAmerican College of Nurse Midwives -Maryland AffiliateRegistered for: American Association for Marriage and Family Therapists; Amica Center for Immigrant Rights; CareForth; Chase Brexton Health System; Coordinating Center, The; Diabetes Patient Advocacy Coalition…

UNFTrimbath, JeffreyMaryland Family InstituteRegistered for: Maryland Family Institute