SB0626 — Sex Designation on Certificates of Birth, Licenses, and Identification Cards and Birth Information Histories (Birth Certificate Modernization Act)
Last action — Committee Report (House of Origin) — Favorable
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1Introduced
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2In Committee
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3Passed Senate
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4Passed House of Delegates
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been introduced in the Senate. Introduced February 05, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
Next likely step: a committee referral and hearing.
Prognosis
Where this bill stands today.
Odds of enactment
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Introduced
Current position in the legislative process.
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1 sponsor
1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 D).
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Mixed recorded votes
3 passed, 1 failed in recorded votes so far.
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Summary
Requiring the Secretary of Health to keep and maintain a birth information history for each individual for whom a certificate of birth is issued under a certain provision of law; requiring the Secretary to maintain a database of birth information histories that may be accessed by governmental entities for a certain purpose under certain circumstances; altering the circumstances under which the Secretary is required to make a new certificate of birth due to the change of a sex designation of an individual; etc.
Bill Text
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Read SB0626 on the official Maryland source →Action History
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Committee Report (House of Origin) — Favorable
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First Reading (Opposite House)
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Third Reading (House of Origin) — Passed
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Second Reading (House of Origin) — Passed with Amendments
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Hearing (Primary, House of Origin)
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First Reading (House of Origin)
Sponsors
- Senator Clarence K. Lam · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 187 not signed on · 66 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Senator Clarence K. Lam Democrat Voted No
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (187)
187 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 187 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Democrat | 83 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Republican | 1 | 32 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 91 | 36 | 0 | 14 |
| % of votes cast | 65% | 26% | 0% | 10% |
How each member voted (141)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democrat | 20 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| Unaffiliated | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 24 | 16 | 0 | 7 |
| % of votes cast | 51% | 34% | 0% | 15% |
How each member voted (47)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Democrat | 23 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Unaffiliated | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 27 | 14 | 0 | 6 |
| % of votes cast | 57% | 30% | 0% | 13% |
How each member voted (47)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Democrat | 7 | 18 | 0 | 4 |
| Total | 20 | 21 | 0 | 6 |
| % of votes cast | 43% | 45% | 0% | 13% |
How each member voted (47)
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does SB0626 do?
- Requiring the Secretary of Health to keep and maintain a birth information history for each individual for whom a certificate of birth is issued under a certain provision of law; requiring the Secretary to maintain a database of birth information histories that may be accessed by governmental entities for a certain purpose under certain circumstances; altering the circumstances under which the Secretary is required to make a new certificate of birth due to the change of a sex designation of an individual; etc.
- Who sponsors SB0626?
- SB0626 is sponsored by Senator Clarence K. Lam (Democrat).
- What is the current status of SB0626?
- This bill has been introduced in the Senate. Introduced February 05, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
- Where can I track SB0626?
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