Bill > HB4171

This bill, titled "Gender identification on forms of ID," aims to clarify how sex is recorded on official documents in West Virginia. It amends existing laws to specify that a birth certificate must list a child's sex at birth as either male or female, explicitly prohibiting the term "non-binary." Furthermore, it states that the sex at birth recorded on a birth certificate cannot be changed due to gender reassignment surgery. The bill also introduces new requirements for obtaining driver's licenses, identification cards, or instruction permits, which are official documents used for identification. To have a sex designation on these documents that differs from the applicant's sex at birth, individuals must now provide medical documentation confirming they have undergone gender reassignment surgery and a court order officially declaring their gender designation.

Health and Social Services

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