Kentucky 2024 Regular Session Status: In Committee 1 R cosponsors

HB 358 — AN ACT relating to birth certificates.

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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2024 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Amend KRS 213.046, 213.056, and 213.071 to require the biological sex designation on a birth certificate to be either male or female and prohibit a nonbinary or any symbol representing a nonbinary designation including the letter "X."

Bill Text

How this bill changes current law

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The bill amends the existing laws regarding the registration of birth certificates in Kentucky, specifically addressing procedures for filing, paternity acknowledgment, and the inclusion of biological sex designations.

  • KRS 213.046

    state registrar shall → local registrar shall

    Changes the obligation to notify about incomplete birth certificates from the state registrar to the local registrar.

  • KRS 213.046

    institution → health facility

    Updates terminology for consistency regarding places where births occur.

  • KRS 213.046

    hospital → health facility

    Updates terminology for consistency regarding places where births occur.

  • KRS 213.046

    The Cabinet for Health and Family Services shall: → The Cabinet for Health and Family Services shall:

    Clarifies the text regarding required provisions for health facilities.

  • KRS 213.046

    birthing hospitals → public and private birthing hospitals

    Specifies that both public and private hospitals are included for receiving information on paternity.

  • KRS 213.046

    the cabinet shall forward information regarding the need for an auditory screening for an infant → the Cabinet for Health and Family Services shall forward information regarding the need for an auditory screening for an infant

    Clarifies the entity responsible for forwarding auditory screening information.

  • KRS 213.046

    the biological sex designation on a birth certificate issued under this section shall be either male or female → the biological sex designation on a birth certificate issued under this section shall be either male or female and shall not be nonbinary or any symbol representing a nonbinary designation, including but not limited to the letter 'X.'

    Explicitly prohibits nonbinary designations on birth certificates.

  • KRS 213.046

    in an institution → outside an institution

    Amends the context of reporting on births by distinguishing those outside health facilities.

  • KRS 213.121

    upon acknowledgment of paternity by the father and with consent of the mother pursuant to KRS 213.121 → the state registrar shall enter the father's name on the certificate.

    Clarifies the process for entering the father's name on the birth certificate upon acknowledgment of paternity.

Action History

  1. to Committee on Committees (H)

  2. introduced in House

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 137 not signed on

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 358 do?
Amend KRS 213.046, 213.056, and 213.071 to require the biological sex designation on a birth certificate to be either male or female and prohibit a nonbinary or any symbol representing a nonbinary designation including the letter "X."
Who sponsors HB 358?
HB 358 is sponsored by Bill Wesley (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 358?
This bill died with 2024 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track HB 358?
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