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Council supports state bill replacing medical certification with attestation for certain birth-certificate changes
Summary
Councilors reviewed HB 1589 / SB 626, which would let individuals attest under penalty of perjury to change a designation on birth certificates, licenses and IDs rather than require health-care practitioner verification; council expressed support at the work session without objection.
Staff briefed the council on HB 1589 / SB 626, a measure that would replace a health-care practitioner's verification process for some changes to designation on birth certificates, state IDs and licenses with an attestation by the person under penalty of perjury. The bill would define new designations as 'male', 'female' and 'another/unspecified' and expand permissions for reissuing birth certificates when a parent's name changes.
Council members described the bill as "common sense" and moved to support it. The work session record shows the council advanced the item without objection; staff will include the position as part of the delegation outreach and the draft federal/state packet as appropriate.
