SB 626 — Maryland
Sex Designation on Certificates of Birth, Licenses, and Identification Cards and Birth Information Histories (Birth Certificate Modernization Act)
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.
Latest action: Senate Conference Committee Appointed (Senators Lam, A. Washington and Ready) · Apr 13, 2026
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Committees: Finance (Senate); Judicial Proceedings (Senate); Health (House of Delegates)
Updated Apr 13, 2026
Timeline
First Reading Finance and Judicial Proceedings
Feb 5, 2026 · Senate
Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. (Finance)
Feb 11, 2026 · Senate
Favorable Report by Finance
Mar 20, 2026 · Senate
Favorable
Mar 20, 2026 · Senate
Motion Special Order until Next Session (Senator Salling) Adopted
Mar 20, 2026 · Senate
Favorable
Mar 20, 2026 · Senate
Motion to Postpone Indefinitely (Senator Hershey) Rejected
Mar 20, 2026 · Senate
Motion Special Order until Next Session (Senator Lam) Adopted
Mar 20, 2026 · Senate
Favorable Adopted
Mar 23, 2026 · Senate
Floor Amendment {
Mar 23, 2026 · Senate
Floor Amendment {
Mar 23, 2026 · Senate
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
Mar 23, 2026 · Senate
Third Reading Passed
Mar 23, 2026 · Senate
Referred Health
Mar 24, 2026 · House of Delegates
Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m.
Mar 24, 2026 · House of Delegates
Hearing canceled
Mar 24, 2026 · House of Delegates
Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m.
Mar 24, 2026 · House of Delegates
Favorable with Amendments Report by Health
Apr 8, 2026 · House of Delegates
Favorable with Amendments {
Apr 8, 2026 · House of Delegates
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
Apr 8, 2026 · House of Delegates
Floor Amendment {
Apr 8, 2026 · House of Delegates
Floor Amendment {
Apr 8, 2026 · House of Delegates
Third Reading Passed
Apr 8, 2026 · House of Delegates
Senate Refuses Concur House Amendments
Apr 9, 2026 · Senate
Senate Requests House Recede
Apr 9, 2026 · Senate
Senate Refuses Concur House Amendments
Apr 11, 2026 · House of Delegates
Senate Requests House Recede
Apr 11, 2026 · House of Delegates
House Refuses Recede
Apr 11, 2026 · House of Delegates
House Conference Committee Appointed (Delegates Cullison, Martinez and Hutchinson)
Apr 11, 2026 · House of Delegates
House Refuses Recede
Apr 13, 2026 · Senate
House Conference Committee Appointed (Delegates Cullison, Martinez and Hutchinson)
Apr 13, 2026 · Senate
Senate Refuses Concur House Amendments
Apr 13, 2026 · Senate
Senate Conference Committee Appointed (Senators Lam, A. Washington and Ready)
Apr 13, 2026 · Senate
Sponsored by Clarence Lam
Senate vote — 20–21
Motion to postpone · Mar 5, 2026 · result: fail
20 yea · 21 nay · 6 absent, excused, abstain or not voting
Senate vote — 27–14
Floor Amendment Lam /453320/1 · Mar 6, 2026 · result: pass
27 yea · 14 nay · 6 absent, excused, abstain or not voting
Senate vote — 24–16
On Third Reading · Mar 7, 2026 · result: pass
24 yea · 16 nay · 7 absent, excused, abstain or not voting
House of Delegates vote — 36–90
FLA Del. Miller /383620/1 · Mar 22, 2026 · result: fail
36 yea · 90 nay · 15 absent, excused, abstain or not voting
House of Delegates vote — 36–92
FLA Del. Arikan /163321/1 · Mar 22, 2026 · result: fail
36 yea · 92 nay · 13 absent, excused, abstain or not voting
House of Delegates vote — 91–36
On Third Reading (Amend) · Mar 22, 2026 · result: pass
91 yea · 36 nay · 14 absent, excused, abstain or not voting
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