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SC H5207

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

2/18/2026

Primary Sponsor

Harriet Holman

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Origin

House of Representatives

126th General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Replaces the term "gender" with "sex" throughout South Carolina birth certificate statutes
  • Prohibits the Department of Public Health from changing the sex designation on birth certificates except to correct clerical errors or misclassification due to a medically verified disorder of sex development
  • Defines "male" and "female" based on reproductive systems that produce sperm or eggs respectively, and defines "sex" as biological sex only
  • Requires petitions to change sex due to disorder of sex development to include a sworn physician affidavit and all supporting medical evidence
  • Updates school sports eligibility statutes to recognize birth certificate sex changes made only for clerical errors or verified disorders of sex development

Legislative Description

Birth Certificates

Last Action

Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs

2/18/2026

Committee Referrals

Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs2/18/2026

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