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Introduced
04/28/2025
04/28/2025
In Committee
04/28/2025
04/28/2025
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 Pennsylvania's Vital Statistics Law 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 adds a new section to the existing law that prevents birth certificates filed after the bill's effective date from including information about the child's sex. The prohibition appears to be part of a broader effort to modify how biological sex is recorded on official documents. The bill will go into effect 60 days after its passage, which would give state agencies and vital records offices time to adjust their birth registration processes. The language suggests a significant change in how birth information is documented, potentially reflecting evolving perspectives on gender identification and documentation. The exception for federal reporting requirements ensures that the state remains compliant with any federal data collection or reporting standards related to birth records.
Committee Categories
Health and Social Services
Sponsors (13)
Ben Sanchez (D)*,
Andre Carroll (D),
Missy Cerrato (D),
Mary Jo Daley (D),
Joe Hohenstein (D),
Tarik Khan (D),
Rick Krajewski (D),
La'Tasha Mayes (D),
Danielle Otten (D),
Chris Rabb (D),
Nikki Rivera (D),
Ben Waxman (D),
Joe Webster (D),
Last Action
Referred to Health (on 04/28/2025)
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