HB 2655 Summary

• Replaces outdated sex change operation and chromosomal count provisions with documentation from a licensed health care practitioner who has treated or evaluated the person and determined sex designation should be changed due to gender transition treatment or intersex condition diagnosis.

• Adds requirement that sex designation changes can be made via an order issued by a court of competent jurisdiction indicating the person's sex has been changed.

• Removes the requirement for physician verification of sex change operations and replaces it with broader health care practitioner documentation standards.

• Includes legislative findings affirming that transgender people encounter legal difficulties obtaining updated documents and that the state should recognize the correct gender of transgender individuals.