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Committee hears bill to codify process for changing birth certificate gender markers
Summary
Senate File 3018 would codify Minnesota’s current practice for changing gender markers on birth records, clarify procedures for out-of-state births and add statutory protections supporters say would prevent administrative changes from being rescinded by future rulemaking.
The Judiciary and Public Safety Committee reviewed Senate File 3018, a bill that would codify Minnesota’s existing practice for changing gender markers on birth records and clarify procedures for individuals born outside Minnesota to have their Minnesota court orders reflected on out-of-state birth records.
Supporters said codifying the practice would protect people who have completed a legal gender change from losing protections when administrative rules are changed. Testifiers described the change as a privacy and safety measure for transgender and gender-diverse Minnesotans.
Representative Fisher, participating remotely, described a constituent’s difficulty obtaining…
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