Text of IN HB 1199 (2026)
Birth certificate information.
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HOUSE BILL No. 1199
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DIGEST OF INTRODUCED BILL
Citations Affected: IC 16-37-2-20.
Synopsis: Birth certificate information. Provides that the gender listed
on an individual's birth certificate and permanent record made from the
birth certificate may not be changed. Specifies certain exceptions.
Effective: July 1, 2026.
Borders
January 5, 2026, read first time and referred to Committee on Public Health.
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Introduced
Second Regular Session of the 124th General Assembly (2026)
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HOUSE BILL No. 1199
A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning
health.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
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SECTION 1. IC 16-37-2-20 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
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AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
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1, 2026]: Sec. 20. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, and except as
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provided in subsection (b), the gender listed on an individual's:
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(1) birth certificate; and
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(2) permanent record made from the birth certificate under
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section 9 of this chapter;
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may not be changed.
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(b) The gender listed on an individual's birth certificate and the
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permanent record made from the birth certificate under section 9
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of this chapter may be changed only if any of the following
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conditions exist:
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(1) The:
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(A) person filing the birth certificate; or
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(B) state department recording the information;
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made a typographical or clerical error concerning the
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individual's gender.
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(2) The individual's gender was listed as male but a medical
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test demonstrates the absence of a Y chromosome in the
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individual's deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA).
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(3) The individual's gender was listed as female but a medical
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test demonstrates the presence of a Y chromosome in the
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individual's deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA).
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