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MN HF3075

Bill

Status

Introduced

4/2/2025

Primary Sponsor

Athena Hollins

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Origin

House of Representatives

94th Legislature 2025-2026

AI Summary

  • Allows individuals 18 or older, emancipated minors, or parents/guardians of minors to request changes to the sex indicator on Minnesota birth records, including changing, removing, or adding one if none exists

  • Acceptable documentation for requests includes a medical provider's written statement, a certified court order, or a sworn statement attesting the request is made in good faith and not to defraud

  • Requests submitted with acceptable documentation are presumed to be in good faith, and the commissioner must grant the request unless this presumption is overcome

  • Provides an alternative court petition process through district court, which can issue orders for birth record changes regardless of where the original certificate was issued

  • Upon replacement of a birth record, all previous records including the original are sealed as confidential data and cannot be disclosed except by court order

Legislative Description

Subject of a birth record allowed to change, remove, or add sex indicator on birth records.

Last Action

Introduction and first reading, referred to Health Finance and Policy

4/2/2025

Committee Referrals

Health Finance & Policy4/2/2025

Full Bill Text

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