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HB 1589

Maryland House of Delegates bill in Session 2026.

Status: in_committee. Latest action: June 20, 2026.

Certificates of Birth, Licenses, and Identification Cards - Sex Designation (Birth Certificate Modernization Act).

Bill ID MD-2026-HB-1589
Session 2026
Status in_committee
Committee Rules and Executive Nominations
House of Delegates in_committee 2026-06-20
Transportation
Summary

Altering the circumstances under which the Secretary of Health is required to make a new certificate of birth due to the change of a sex designation of an individual; establishing requirements and a prohibition related to the making of new certificates of birth; and altering the options for indicating an individual's sex designation on a license, identification card, or moped operator's permit issued by the Motor Vehicle Administration.

Sponsor
Delegate Martinez
Official Source Back to Bills
Actions Timeline
Date Event Detail
0000-00-00 Status in_committee
2026-02-15 Introduced Bill introduced
2026-06-20 Latest Action In the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
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