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| Bill | Certificate of birth; new certificate issued to show change of sex. | Board of Health; certificate of birth; change of sex. Changes current law that requires the State Registrar to amend a person's certificate of birth upon receiving such person's request and a certified copy of a court order indicating that the sex of the person has been changed by medical procedure to instead provide that such person submit a form developed and furnished by the State Registrar and completed by a health care provider from whom the person has received treatment stating that the person has undergone clinically appropriate treatment for gender transition. The bill states that requirements related to obtaining a new certificate of birth to show a change of sex shall not include any requirement for evidence or documentation of any medical procedure. The bill does not change the current requirement for submission of a certified copy of a court order for changing a person's name. The State Registrar is directed to develop the form by September 1, 2020. | us/states/va | Virginia General Assembly | 2020 | HB 1041 | Virginia HB 1041 (2020) |
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Virginia HB 1041 (2020) — Certificate of birth; new certificate issued to show change of sex.
Board of Health; certificate of birth; change of sex. Changes current law that requires the State Registrar to amend a person's certificate of birth upon receiving such person's request and a certified copy of a court order indicating that the sex of the person has been changed by medical procedure to instead provide that such person submit a form developed and furnished by the State Registrar and completed by a health care provider from whom the person has received treatment stating that the person has undergone clinically appropriate treatment for gender transition. The bill states that requirements related to obtaining a new certificate of birth to show a change of sex shall not include any requirement for evidence or documentation of any medical procedure. The bill does not change the current requirement for submission of a certified copy of a court order for changing a person's name. The State Registrar is directed to develop the form by September 1, 2020.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
- Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0465) (committee substitute) — source
- Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1041ER) (committee substitute) — source
- Impact statement from DPB (HB1041) (committee substitute) — source
- Impact statement from DPB (HB1041H1) (committee substitute) — source
- Impact statement from DPB (HB1041S1) (committee substitute) — source
Votes
- Reported from Education and Health with substitute (9-Y 5-N) — 9–5 (pass) · upper
- Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 3-N) — 5–3 (pass) · lower
- VOTE: Adoption (51-Y 45-N) — 50–45 (pass) · lower
- Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (13-Y 9-N) — 13–9 (pass) · lower
- Passed Senate with substitute (23-Y 17-N) — 23–17 (pass) · upper
- VOTE: Passage (52-Y 44-N) — 51–44 (pass) · lower
- Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N) — 37–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- Marcus B. Simon — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2020-01-07 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20105163D
introduction - 2020-01-07 Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
referral-committee - 2020-01-15 Impact statement from DPB (HB1041)
- 2020-01-17 Assigned HWI sub: Health
referral-committee - 2020-01-21 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 3-N)
- 2020-01-28 Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (13-Y 9-N)
committee-passage - 2020-01-28 Committee substitute printed 20105797D-H1
substitution - 2020-01-29 Impact statement from DPB (HB1041H1)
- 2020-01-30 Read first time
reading-1 - 2020-01-31 Read second time
reading-2 - 2020-01-31 Committee substitute agreed to 20105797D-H1
- 2020-01-31 Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1041H1
- 2020-02-03 Read third time and passed House (52-Y 44-N)
passage, reading-3 - 2020-02-03 VOTE: Passage (52-Y 44-N)
- 2020-02-04 Constitutional reading dispensed
- 2020-02-04 Referred to Committee on Education and Health
referral-committee - 2020-02-27 Reported from Education and Health with substitute (9-Y 5-N)
committee-passage - 2020-02-27 Committee substitute printed 20108313D-S1
substitution - 2020-02-27 Impact statement from DPB (HB1041S1)
- 2020-02-28 Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
- 2020-03-02 Read third time
reading-3 - 2020-03-02 Passed by for the day
- 2020-03-03 Read third time
reading-3 - 2020-03-03 Reading of substitute waived
- 2020-03-03 Committee substitute agreed to 20108313D-S1
- 2020-03-03 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB1041S1
- 2020-03-03 Passed Senate with substitute (23-Y 17-N)
passage - 2020-03-04 Placed on Calendar
- 2020-03-04 Senate substitute agreed to by House 20108313D-S1 (51-Y 45-N)
- 2020-03-04 VOTE: Adoption (51-Y 45-N)
- 2020-03-07 Enrolled
- 2020-03-07 Signed by President
- 2020-03-08 Signed by Speaker
- 2020-03-09 Impact statement from DPB (HB1041ER)
- 2020-03-12 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 12, 2020
- 2020-03-12 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
- 2020-03-25 Approved by Governor-Chapter 465 (effective 7/1/20)
executive-signature
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/959ab207-a7aa-4ad3-bc6f-c85bd9c5aa06. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).