Text of AR HB 1894 (2017)
To Require That Birth Certificates List The Biological Sex Of An Individual As Determined At Birth; And To Prohibit Amendment Of A Birth Certificate To Change The Biological Sex Listed On A Birth Certificate.
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State of Arkansas
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91st General Assembly
A Bill
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Regular Session, 2017
HOUSE BILL 1894
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By: Representatives Gates, Lundstrum, K. Hendren, Ballinger, McNair, D. Meeks, Payton
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For An Act To Be Entitled
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AN ACT TO REQUIRE THAT BIRTH CERTIFICATES LIST THE
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BIOLOGICAL SEX OF AN INDIVIDUAL AS DETERMINED AT
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BIRTH; TO PROHIBIT AMENDMENT OF A BIRTH CERTIFICATE
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TO CHANGE THE BIOLOGICAL SEX LISTED ON A BIRTH
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CERTIFICATE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
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Subtitle
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TO REQUIRE THAT BIRTH CERTIFICATES LIST
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THE BIOLOGICAL SEX OF AN INDIVIDUAL AS
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DETERMINED AT BIRTH; AND TO PROHIBIT
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AMENDMENT OF A BIRTH CERTIFICATE TO
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CHANGE THE BIOLOGICAL SEX LISTED ON A
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BIRTH CERTIFICATE.
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS:
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SECTION 1. Arkansas Code § 20-18-301, concerning the content of
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certificates and reports of vital statistics, is amended to add an additional
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subsection to read as follows:
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(e)(1) On a birth certificate, the biological sex of an individual
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shall be listed as either male or female.
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(2)(A) Except as provided in subdivision (e)(2)(B) of this
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section, the biological sex of an individual shall be determined at the time
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of birth based on the genetic code of an individual at birth.
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(B) For an individual with a genetic disorder or medical
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condition at the time of birth that makes biological sex difficult to
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determine, listing of the biological sex of the individual may be delayed up
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to the fifth birthday of the individual.
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(3) The biological sex listed on a birth certificate shall not
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be amended.
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SECTION 2. Arkansas Code § 20-18-307(d), concerning the amendment of
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vital records and reports, is repealed.
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(d) Upon receipt of a certified copy of an order of a court of
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competent jurisdiction indicating that the sex of an individual born in this
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state has been changed by surgical procedure and that the individual’s name
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has been changed, the certificate of birth of the individual shall be amended
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accordingly.
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