An Act to Ensure the Accuracy of Vital Records with Respect to Gender
Maine Legislature, Session 131, LD 1507
Committee Amendment CA_A_H559 (House)
Amends: 22 MRSA §2805

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT •A " 
to HP 962, L D 1507, "An Act to Ensure the 
Accuracy of Vital Records with Respect to Gender" 
Amend the bill by stnkmg out all of sect10n 2 and msertmg the followmg 
'Sec. 2. 22 MRSA §2805 1s enacted to read 
§2805. New marriage certificate following gender marker change 
1. 
New marriage certificate. 
Upon receipt of an apphcat10n that meets the 
reqmrements estabhshed by the department by rule, the State Registrar of Vital Statistics 
shall issue a new marriage certificate of a person ma111ed m this State to reflect a change 
of gender of the person and, if requested at the same time, to reflect the new fast and middle 
names of the person Notw1thstandmg section 2705, the new certificate may not be marked 
"amended" 
2. Original marriage certificate sealed. When a new marriage certificate 1s issued 
under subsection 1, the state registrar shall provide a copy of the new marriage certificate 
to each mumc1pal cle1k who is reqmred by law to have a copy of the mamage certificate 
on file All copies of the ongmal marnage certificate m the custody of any mumcipal cleik 
must be sealed from mspectlon or surrendered to the state registrar as the state registrar 
directs' 
Amend the bill m section 3 m subsection 1-A m the first 2 Imes (page 1, Imes 29 and 
m L D) by stnkmg out the following "The certificate of death must mclude a gende1 
field that mcludes options for male, female and X 
Amend the bill by relettermg or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter 01 sect10n 
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number to read consecutively 
SUMMARY 
This amendment, which 1s the majority report of the committee, provides that a person 
married in this State may apply to the State Registrar of Vital Statistics for a new marriage 
certificate reflectmg the person's change of gender and the person's new fit st and middle 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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C(!MMITIEE AMENDMENT 'A" to HP 962, L D 1507 
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names, if any If a new marriage certificate is issued, it may not be maiked "amended" and 
all copies of the ongmal marriage certificate must be sealed from mspection 
The amendment retams the provisions of the bill dtrectmg that a death certificate reflect 
the desired gender identity of the md1vidual who has died but removes the reqmrement that 
the gender field on a death certificate mcludes options for male, female and X Instead, the 
form or format of the death certificate may be determmed by the State Registrar of Vital 
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Statistics pursuant to the Mame Revised Statutes, Title 22, sect10n 2701 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved 05/25/23 feae. 
LD 1507 
LR 2286(02) 
An Act to Ensure the Accuracy of Vital Records with Respect to Gender 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment '4, { H✓) Sf' 
Committee: Judiciary 
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Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Mmor cost increase - General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Any add1t1onal costs to the Department of Health and Human Services from the prov1s10ns of this bill are expected to 
be mmor and can be absorbed w1thm ex1stmg budgeted resources 
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