HB1589Introduced in the House of Delegates
Certificates of Birth, Licenses, and Identification Cards - Sex Designation (Birth Certificate Modernization Act)
Introduced by Ashanti Martinez, District 22
What does this bill do?
Plain-English breakdown
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Official description
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.
Where it stands
First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
February 15, 2026
How did lawmakers vote?
No recorded vote is available for this bill yet.
Bill history
First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
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