Birth Certificates

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Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 44-63-100, Relating To Court Ordered Changes To Birth Certificates, So As To Change The Term "gender" To "sex"; By Adding Section 44-63-95 So As To Prohibit The Department Of Public Health From Changing An Individual's Sex In The Sex Field Of The Birth Certificate, With Exceptions; And By Amending Section 59-1-500, Relating To Birth Certificates Of Students On School Sports Teams, So As To Make Conforming Changes.

Source: OpenStates · fetched February 18, 2026

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