HB 1589 — Certificates of Birth, Licenses, and Identification Cards - Sex Designation (Birth Certificate Modernization Act)
MD 2026RS session · introduced 2026-02-15
Altering the circumstances under which the Secretary of Health is required to make a new certificate of birth due to the change of a sex designation of an individual; establishing requirements and a prohibition related to the making of new certificates of birth; and altering the options for indicating an individual's sex designation on a license, identification card, or moped operator's permit issued by the Motor Vehicle Administration.
Latest action: — In the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsors (5)
- Ashanti Martinez (D, MD-22) — sponsor · 2026-02-15
- Kris Fair (D, MD-3) — cosponsor · 2026-02-15
- Gabriel Acevero (D, MD-39) — cosponsor · 2026-02-15
- Bonnie Cullison (D, MD-19) — cosponsor · 2026-02-15
- Teresa Woorman (D, MD-16) — cosponsor · 2026-02-15
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- · house — First Reading
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referred to committee (1)
| date | dir | entity | amount | role | source |
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| — | → | House rules and executive nominations | — | md-leg |
Who matters on this bill
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ashanti Martinez (D, state_lower MD-22) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Bonnie Cullison (D, state_lower MD-19) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Gabriel Acevero (D, state_lower MD-39) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Kris Fair (D, state_lower MD-3) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Teresa Woorman (D, state_lower MD-16) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
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0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
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- 2026-05-24 · was referred to House rules and executive nominations · md-leg