Text of IN SB 351 (2023)
Designation of sex on birth certificate.
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SENATE BILL No. 351
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DIGEST OF INTRODUCED BILL
Citations Affected: IC 16-18-2-328.7; IC 16-37-2-1.5.
Synopsis: Designation of sex on birth certificate. Defines "sex" for
purposes of birth certificates.
Effective: July 1, 2023.
Byrne
January 12, 2023, read first time and referred to Committee on Health and Provider
Services.
2023
IN 351—LS 7305/DI 147
Introduced
First Regular Session of the 123rd General Assembly (2023)
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SENATE BILL No. 351
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 16-18-2-328.7 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA
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CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS
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[EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2023]: Sec. 328.7. "Sex", for purposes of
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IC 16-37-2, has the meaning set forth in IC 16-37-2-1.5.
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SECTION 2. IC 16-37-2-1.5 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, 2023]: Sec. 1.5. As used in this chapter, "sex" means the
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biological indication of male or female in the context of
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reproductive potential or capacity, including sex chromosomes,
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naturally occurring sex hormones, gonads, and nonambiguous
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internal and external genitalia present at birth, without regard to
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an individual's psychological, chosen, or subjective experience of
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gender.
2023
IN 351—LS 7305/DI 147