# Indiana SB 441: Definition of sex and gender; birth certificates.

Indiana SB 441, Definition of sex and gender; birth certificates., is a First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) Senate bill sponsored by Gary Byrne (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-02-04 (Senator Doriot added as coauthor) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Indiana SB 441
- State: Indiana
- Session: First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025)
- Title: Definition of sex and gender; birth certificates.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-13
- Last action: 2025-02-04, Senator Doriot added as coauthor
- Sponsor: Gary Byrne (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Subjects: health and provider services
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Defines "sex" and "gender" for the purposes of the Indiana Code. States that the definition of "sex" and "gender" are meant to be synonymous in the Indiana Code unless specifically defined otherwise and is clarifying language. Requires the bureau of motor vehicles and the Indiana department of health (state department) to update the definition of sex used by the agencies. Requires the state department to: (1) identify birth certificates issued with a change in sex classification by court order; (2) change the sex on the birth certificate back to the originating sex and reissue the birth certificate; and (3) void the superseded document.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Gary Byrne (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Blake Doriot (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Scott Alexander (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Tyler Johnson (Republican), Senate

## Actions (5)

- 2025-02-04: Senator Doriot added as coauthor (Senate)
- 2025-01-28: Senator Alexander added as coauthor (Senate)
- 2025-01-28: Senator Johnson T added as second author (Senate)
- 2025-01-13: First reading: referred to Committee on Health and Provider Services (Senate)
- 2025-01-13: Authored by Senator Byrne (Senate)

## Bill text

- Introduced Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0441/versions/SB0441.01.INTR?format=pdf)

## Related bills

- SB 324: Criminal procedures. (signed)
- SB 231: Various corrections matters. (signed)
- SB 80: Code publication. (signed)
- SB 453: Various tax matters. (signed)
- SB 464: Financial institutions and consumer credit. (signed)
- SB 371: Workforce matters. (signed)

## Sources
- [Introduced Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0441/versions/SB0441.01.INTR?format=pdf)

## Related
- [SB 324: Criminal procedures.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB324-2025)
- [SB 231: Various corrections matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB231-2025)
- [SB 80: Code publication.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB80-2025)
- [SB 453: Various tax matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB453-2025)
- [SB 464: Financial institutions and consumer credit.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB464-2025)
- [SB 371: Workforce matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB371-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB441-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).