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MD SB626
Bill
Status
2/5/2026
Primary Sponsor
Clarence Lam
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AI Summary
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Removes the requirement for a licensed health care practitioner's statement to change sex designation on a Maryland birth certificate; individuals can now request the change through a written request under penalty of perjury without medical documentation
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Allows three sex designation options on new birth certificates: Female, Male, or "Unspecified or another" (displayed as "X" on the certificate)
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Permits the Secretary of Health to issue a new birth certificate when a court order indicates a parent's name listed on the certificate has been changed, with the new certificate not marked as "amended"
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Updates language in the Motor Vehicle Administration code to change "other" to "another" for the third sex designation option on driver's licenses, identification cards, and moped operator's permits
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Effective date: October 1, 2026
Legislative Description
Certificates of Birth, Licenses, and Identification Cards - Sex Designation (Birth Certificate Modernization Act)
Motor Vehicle Administration
Last Action
Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. (Finance)
2/11/2026