A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled “Public health code,” by amending sections 2831 and 2872 (MCL 333.2831 and 333.2872), section 2831 as amended by 1996 PA 307.
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 with substitute H-1
