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MS SB2813
Bill
Status
3/5/2024
Primary Sponsor
Angela Burks Hill
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AI Summary
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Creates three new statutory definitions: "female" as a member of the human species that produces eggs with a reproductive system oriented around egg production; "male" as a member that produces sperm with a reproductive system oriented around sperm production; and "sex" as biological indication based on sex chromosomes, hormones, gonads, and genitalia present at birth, excluding psychological or subjective gender experience.
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Requires birth certificates to include the child's name, parents' names if known, birthplace, and sex identified as male or female.
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Prohibits changing the sex designation on a birth certificate unless a mistake was made at the time the certificate was originally issued.
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Amends existing birth certificate correction procedures in sections 41-57-21 and 41-57-23 to conform with the sex designation prohibition.
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Takes effect July 1, 2024.
Legislative Description
Birth certificate; require designation of sex and prohibit change unless mistake at the time the certificate was issued.
Last Action
Died In Committee
3/5/2024