Bill > HB2962

This bill clarifies and restricts how sex and gender are documented on official state records in West Virginia. Specifically, the legislation requires that birth certificates list a child's sex at birth as either male or female, prohibiting the use of "non-binary" and preventing changes to the original birth certificate even after sex reassignment surgery. For driver's licenses, identification cards, and instruction permits, the bill mandates that any change to the sex designation from the original sex at birth requires both medical documentation proving gender reassignment surgery and a court order formally declaring the gender change. The bill effectively limits the ability of individuals to modify their sex or gender marker on state-issued identification documents, requiring a medical and legal process that goes beyond simple self-identification. By adding these provisions, the legislation aims to establish stricter standards for how an individual's sex is recorded and potentially changed on official state documents.

Health and Social Services

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