A bill to amend 1972 PA 222, entitled “An act to provide for an official personal identification card; to provide for its form, issuance and use; to regulate the use and disclosure of information obtained from the card; to prescribe the powers and duties of the secretary of state; to prescribe fees; to prescribe certain penalties for violations; and to provide an appropriation for certain purposes,” by amending sections 1 and 2 (MCL 28.291 and 28.292), section 1 as amended by 2021 PA 105 and section 2 as amended by 2021 PA 73.
House Bills 5300 to 5303 would do all of the following: • Eliminate a presumption in law that a person who is seeking to change their legal name must be doing so for a fraudulent reason if they have a criminal record. • Eliminate a requirement that a person 22 or older who is seeking a name change must submit fingerprints for state and federal criminal background checks. • Expand reasons for which a court can waive publication requirements regarding a name change, notably to include affirmation of the person’s gender identity. • Eliminate a requirement for a doctor’s affidavit of surgery before a new birth certificate that shows a sex designation other than the one assigned at birth can be issued. • Allow a person to indicate a sex designation of “M,” “F,” or “X” for a driver’s license, state personal ID card, or new birth certificate, with no additional documentation or certification required. • Allow driver’s licenses and state personal ID cards to be reissued without charge to update a sex designation.
Co-sponsored by Reps.
Referred to the Committee on Judiciary
Reported without amendment
