HB 25-1109 CO Became Law
Gender Identity Certificate of Death
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Summary
The act requires an individual who completes a certificate of death to record the decedent's sex to reflect the decedent's gender. If an individual who completes a certificate of death is presented with a document memorializing the decedent's gender (gender document), the individual must record the decedent's sex to reflect the gender indicated in the gender document. If a gender document is not presented and an individual with the right to control the disposition of the decedent's remains objects to the sex recorded by the individual who completes the certificate of death, the individual with the right to control the disposition of the decedent's remains may state their objection to the individual who completes a certificate of death before the certificate of death is filed, and the individual who completes the certificate of death must record the sex as the gender reported by the individual with the right to control the disposition of the decedent's remains. If a gender document is presented to the office of state registrar of vital statistics in the department of public health and environment (state registrar) for a decedent that died in the state, the state registrar must issue an amended certificate of death for the decedent that changes the decedent's sex to reflect the gender indicated in the gender document. The state registrar must also amend the certificate of death to reflect a legal name change if the appropriate legal name change documentation is submitted to the state registrar. An individual with the right to control the disposition of a decedent's remains may file a claim seeking an order of the court to amend the information recorded on the decedent's certificate of death. The act requires the department of public health and environment to add a gender field to the certificate of death form and the electronic death registration system. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Sponsors (4)
- Karen McCormick Democratic · primary
- Kyle Brown Democratic · primary
- Mike Weissman Democratic · primary
- Katie Wallace Democratic · primary
29 coauthors / cosponsors
- J. Bacon Democratic · cosponsor
- A. Boesenecker Democratic · cosponsor
- S. Camacho Democratic · cosponsor
- C. Clifford Democratic · cosponsor
- M. Duran Democratic · cosponsor
- M. Froelich Democratic · cosponsor
- L. García Democratic · cosponsor
- L. Gilchrist Democratic · cosponsor
- J. Joseph Democratic · cosponsor
- M. Lindsay Democratic · cosponsor
- E. Sirota Democratic · cosponsor
- L. Smith Democratic · cosponsor
- R. Stewart Democratic · cosponsor
- T. Story Democratic · cosponsor
- B. Titone Democratic · cosponsor
- A. Valdez Democratic · cosponsor
- J. Amabile Democratic · cosponsor
- J. Bridges Democratic · cosponsor
- J. Coleman Democratic · cosponsor
- L. Cutter Democratic · cosponsor
- J. Gonzales Democratic · cosponsor
- N. Hinrichsen Democratic · cosponsor
- C. Kipp Democratic · cosponsor
- C. Kolker Democratic · cosponsor
- D. Michaelson Jenet · cosponsor
- R. Rodriguez Democratic · cosponsor
- M. Snyder Democratic · cosponsor
- T. Sullivan Democratic · cosponsor
- F. Winter · cosponsor
Action history (14)
- Apr 17, 2025 Governor Signed · executive
- Apr 8, 2025 Sent to the Governor · executive
- Apr 8, 2025 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
- Apr 7, 2025 Signed by the Speaker of the House · lower
- Mar 26, 2025 Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · upper
- Mar 25, 2025 Senate Second Reading Passed - No Amendments · upper
- Mar 20, 2025 Senate Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole · upper
- Mar 12, 2025 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to State, Veterans, & Military Affairs · upper
- Mar 7, 2025 House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · lower
- Mar 6, 2025 House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments · lower
- Mar 5, 2025 House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor · lower
- Feb 28, 2025 House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments · lower
- Feb 25, 2025 House Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole · lower
- Jan 27, 2025 Introduced In House - Assigned to Health & Human Services · lower
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