SB626Introduced in the Senate
Sex Designation on Certificates of Birth, Licenses, and Identification Cards and Birth Information Histories (Birth Certificate Modernization Act)
Introduced by Clarence Lam, District 12
What does this bill do?
Plain-English breakdown
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Official description
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.
Where it stands
Senate Conference Committee Appointed (Senators Lam, A. Washington and Ready)
April 13, 2026
How did lawmakers vote?
House of Delegates votes
3 recorded votes · each counted separately
Senate votes
3 recorded votes · each counted separately
House of DelegatesStage: Third Reading Passed · April 8, 2026
91
Yes
36
No
14
Absent or Not Voting
141 delegates recorded in this House of Delegates vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.
See how each delegate voted
| Delegate | District | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Jason Buckel | 1 | No |
| Terry Baker | 1 | No |
| Jim Hinebaugh | 1 | No |
| William Wivell | 2 | No |
| William Valentine | 2 | No |
| Matthew Schindler | 2 | Yes |
| Ken Kerr | 3 | Yes |
| Kris Fair | 3 | Yes |
| Karen Simpson | 3 | Yes |
| Barrie Ciliberti | 4 | No |
Bill history
First Reading Finance and Judicial Proceedings
Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. (Finance)
Favorable Report by Finance
Favorable
Motion Special Order until Next Session (Senator Salling) Adopted
Favorable
Motion to Postpone Indefinitely (Senator Hershey) Rejected (20-21)
Motion Special Order until Next Session (Senator Lam) Adopted
Favorable Adopted
Floor Amendment {453320/1 (Senator Lam) Adopted (27-14)
Floor Amendment {323820/1 (Senator McKay) Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
Third Reading Passed (24-16)
Referred Health
Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m.
Hearing canceled
Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m.
Favorable with Amendments Report by Health
Favorable with Amendments {183229/1 Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
Floor Amendment {163321/1 (Delegate Arikan) Rejected (36-92)
Floor Amendment {383620/1 (Delegate Miller) Rejected (36-90)
Third Reading Passed (91-36)
Senate Refuses Concur House Amendments
Senate Requests House Recede
Senate Refuses Concur House Amendments
Senate Requests House Recede
House Refuses Recede
House Conference Committee Appointed (Delegates Cullison, Martinez and Hutchinson)
House Refuses Recede
House Conference Committee Appointed (Delegates Cullison, Martinez and Hutchinson)
Senate Refuses Concur House Amendments
Senate Conference Committee Appointed (Senators Lam, A. Washington and Ready)
Verify the information
- Official page on the Maryland Legislature website
- Floor Amendment 453320/1 (Senator Lam) Adopted (amendment)
- Floor Amendment 323820/1 (Senator McKay) Adopted (amendment)
- Favorable with Amendments 183229/1 Adopted (amendment)
- Floor Amendment 163321/1 (Delegate Arikan) Rejected (35-93) (amendment)
- Floor Amendment 383620/1 (Delegate Miller) Rejected (36-90) (amendment)
- Vote - Senate - Committee - Finance (supplement)
- Vote - Senate - Committee - Judicial Proceedings (supplement)
- Introduced (text)
- Engrossed (text)
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