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Introduced
03/19/2025
03/19/2025
In Committee
03/19/2025
03/19/2025
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
2025-2026 Regular Session
Bill Summary
Amending the act of June 29, 1953 (P.L.304, No.66), entitled "An act providing for the administration of a statewide system of vital statistics; prescribing the functions of the State Department of Health, the State Advisory Health Board and local registrars; imposing duties upon coroners, prothonotaries, clerks of orphans' court, physicians, midwives and other persons; requiring reports and certificates for the registration of vital statistics; regulating the disposition of dead bodies; limiting the disclosure of records; prescribing the sufficiency of vital statistics records as evidence; prescribing fees and penalties; and revising and consolidating the laws relating thereto," in birth registration, providing for certain information prohibited.
AI Summary
This bill amends the Vital Statistics Law of 1953 to prohibit birth certificates from identifying a child's sex, with an exception for forms or data submitted in compliance with federal laws or regulations. Specifically, the bill states that no birth certificate filed after the effective date may include information about the child's sex, while still allowing sex-related information on forms required by federal guidelines. The new provision will go into effect 60 days after its passage, which means birth certificates filed after that date must omit sex identification. This change appears to be part of a broader discussion about gender identity and documentation, potentially aimed at providing more flexibility for individuals regarding sex/gender representation on official documents. The bill does not provide a detailed explanation for the motivation behind removing sex identification from birth certificates, but it suggests a significant shift in how birth registration information is recorded and presented.
Committee Categories
Health and Social Services
Sponsors (7)
Tim Kearney (D)*,
Amanda Cappelletti (D),
Art Haywood (D),
John Kane (D),
Katie Muth (D),
Sharif Street (D),
Lindsey Williams (D),
Last Action
Referred to Health & Human Services (on 03/19/2025)
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