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Read. Follow. Verify.Missouri bill allows birth certificate sex designation changes via personal attestation
Last action · February 5, 2026: Second Read and Referred S Emerging Issues and Professional Registration CommitteeSponsor: Patty Lewis
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What This Bill Would Do
SB 1570 - Under current law, a birth certificate may be amended by a court order to reflect a surgical sex change. This act repeals that provision of law. Under this act, the State Registrar shall amend the birth certificate of a person born in this state to indicate a male, female, or X sex designation upon receipt of a statement signed by the person attesting to a gender identity other than that which is recorded on the birth certificate. SARAH HASKINS
Changes the documentation requirements for residents seeking to update their birth certificate sex marker by shifting from judicial and surgical verification to a self-attestation process.
- Missouri vital statistics laws govern how birth certificates and other official records are maintained and amended. context
Who It Would Affect
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Individuals born in Missouri
Residents born in the state gain the ability to update their birth certificate sex designation using a signed statement rather than a court order and surgical documentation.
State Registrar
The State Registrar must update birth certificates based on individual self-attestation statements instead of verifying court orders and surgical procedures.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is required to change the sex designation on a Missouri birth certificate under this bill?
Does the bill still require a court order or surgical procedure for a sex designation change?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
2 actions- Feb 5, 2026SenateFloorSecond Read and Referred S Emerging Issues and Professional Registration Committee
- Jan 20, 2026SenateIntroducedS First Read
Version history
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Shift from Judicial to Self-Attestation Standard
The bill replaces a court-ordered, surgery-verified standard for birth certificate sex designation changes with an administrative self-attestation process.
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance65How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy85Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz50Current news / social attention level
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