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SC S0623

CIVIL RIGHTSINTRODUCED

Vital Statistics - Changes to Birth Certificates

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 44-63-100, Relating To The Process Through Which A Person May Make Changes To His Birth Certificate, So As To Provide That Gender Changes To A Person's Birth Certificate May Only Be To Change From Male To Female Or From Female To Male And To Provide For Affidavits That Must Accompany A Petition To Make A Gender Change To A Person's Birth Certificate.

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"Gender" means the biological indication of male and female in the context of reproductive potential or capacity such as sex chromosomes, naturally occurring sex hormones, gonads, and nonambiguous internal and external genitalia present at birth.

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125th General Assembly

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2023-03-2909:00HearingGressette Room 209Senate Medical Affairs Subcommittee
2023-03-2309:00HearingGressette Room 105Senate Medical Affairs Subcommittee

History

DateAction
2023-03-14Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs
2023-03-14Introduced and read first time