Compare SC S 162 (2025) and SC S 364 (2023)

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SC S 162 (2025)SC S 364 (2023)
South Carolina General Assembly 126th Session, 2025-2026 Bill 162 Indicates Matter Stricken Indicates New Matter (Text matches printed bills. Document has been reformatted to meet World Wide Web specifications.) A bill TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 44-63-100, RELATING TO THE PROCESS THROUGH WHICH A PERSON MAY MAKE CHANGES TO HIS BIRTH CERTIFICATE, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT GENDER CHANGES TO A PERSON'S BIRTH CERTIFICATE MAY ONLY BE TO CHANGE FROM MALE TO FEMALE OR FROM FEMALE TO MALE, AND TO PROVIDE FORSouth Carolina General Assembly 125th Session, 2023-2024 Bill 364 Indicates Matter Stricken Indicates New Matter (Text matches printed bills. Document has been reformatted to meet World Wide Web specifications.) A bill TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 44-63-100, RELATING TO THE PROCESS THROUGH WHICH A PERSON MAY MAKE CHANGES TO HIS BIRTH CERTIFICATE, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT GENDER CHANGES TO A PERSON'S BIRTH CERTIFICATE MAY ONLY BE TO CHANGE FROM MALE TO FEMALE OR FROM FEMALE TO MALE AND TO PROVIDE FOR
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina: SECTION 1. Section 44-63-100 of the S.C. Code is amended to read: Section 44-63-100. (A) For the purposes of this section: (1) "Gender" means the biological indication of male and female in the context of reproductive potential or capacity such as sex chromosomes, naturally occurring sex hormones, gonads, and nonambiguous internal and external genitalia present at birthBe it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina: SECTION 1. Section 44-63-100 of the S.C. Code is amended to read: Section 44-63-100. (A) For the purposes of this section: (1) "Biological sex" means the biological indication of male and female in the context of reproductive potential or capacity such as sex chromosomes, naturally occurring sex hormones, gonads, and nonambiguous internal and external genitalia present at birth
B) A petition may be filed in the South Carolina family court of petitioner's residence, or if petitioner no longer resides in South Carolina, in a court of competent jurisdiction in the state of petitioner's residence, for an order establishing a record of the name at birth, subsequent name changes, gender at birth, gender changes, date of birth, county of birth, and the full name of the mother prior to any marriages, and the full name of the biological father of the person whose birth is sought to be registered by way of a Delayed Certificate of Birth Established by Court Order. (B)(C) The petition must allege that the person for whom a delayed certificate of birth is sought was born in t…B) A petition may be filed in the South Carolina family court of petitioner's residence, or if petitioner no longer resides in South Carolina, in a court of competent jurisdiction in the state of petitioner's residence, for an order establishing a record of the name at birth, subsequent name changes, gender at birth, gender changes, date of birth, county of birth, and the full name of the mother prior to any marriages, and the full name of the biological father of the person whose birth is sought to be registered by way of a Delayed Certificate of Birth Established by Court Order. (B)(C) The petition must allege that the person for whom a delayed certificate of birth is sought was born in t…
this act. SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor. ----XX---- This web page was last updated on January 14, 2025 at 12:33 PMthis act. SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor. ----XX---- This web page was last updated on January 10, 2023 at 12:55 PM