2024 Regular Session • West Virginia Legislature
SB517: Requiring biological sex on birth certificates to be male or female
Legislative Summary
The purpose of this bill is to require the biological sex to be limited to male or female and to require that nonbinary birth certificates not be issued. The bill also provides circumstances when an amended birth certificate may be issued to change gender. This may be issued based upon a chromosomal count that does not match the sex as different in the registered birth certificate. The bill states the evidence required to amend the birth certificate.
Bill History
1/23/2024
Filed for introduction
Senate
1/23/2024
To Health and Human Resources
Senate
1/23/2024
Introduced in Senate
Senate
1/23/2024
To Health and Human Resources
Senate
Status Information
Current Status
Introduced(1/23/2024)
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Health and Human Resources(Senate)
Sine Die
Sponsors
Republican: 7
Primary Sponsor

Tom Takubo
Republican