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Senate advances bill limiting changes to minors' birth certificates with narrow exceptions
Summary
Senate Bill 93 would bar changes to birth certificates for people under 18 except for adoption or when prior records show an error; sponsor said the measure preserves vital-record accuracy used for population and funding decisions. The Senate advanced the bill to third reading, 21-8.
Senator McKay said Senate Bill 93 is "very simple": it would prevent changes to birth certificates for people under 18 except in two narrow circumstances — adoption and when prior medical or other records demonstrate an error. He moved the bill to be read for a third time, saying the measure is meant to preserve the birth record as a fixed "moment in time."
Supporters framed the bill as protecting the integrity of government records used for…
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