# Maryland SB 0626: Sex Designation on Certificates of Birth, Licenses, and Identification Cards and Birth Information Histories (Birth Certificate Modernization Act)

Maryland SB 0626, Sex Designation on Certificates of Birth, Licenses, and Identification Cards and Birth Information Histories (Birth Certificate Modernization Act), is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Clarence K. Lam (Democratic); status failed, last action 2026-04-13 (Senate Conference Committee Appointed (Senators Lam, A. Washington and Ready)) (as of 2026-10-16).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maryland SB 0626
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Sex Designation on Certificates of Birth, Licenses, and Identification Cards and Birth Information Histories (Birth Certificate Modernization Act)
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-02-05
- Last action: 2026-04-13, Senate Conference Committee Appointed (Senators Lam, A. Washington and Ready)
- Sponsor: Clarence K. Lam (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Public Health, Vehicle Laws - Licensing and Regulation, Certifications, Classifications and Designations, Court Orders, Data -see also- Census; Demographics, Drivers' Licenses, Ethics, Expungement and Shielded Records, Gender -see also- Women, Gender Identity and Expression -see also- Gender; LGB; etc., Health -see also- COVID19; EnvHlth; MedCon; etc., Health, Department of, Historical Matters -see also- Archives; Monumts; Museum; etc, Identification -see also- Biometrics; Fingerprinting; DrLics, Jurisdiction, Minors -see also- Age of Majority; Youth, Motorcycles, Mopeds, and Motor Scooters, Motor Vehicle Administration, Names, Parents and Guardians, Perjury, Permits -see also- Building Permits, Personal Identifying Information, Records -see also- Land Records; Vital Records, Standards and Best Practices, Vital Records -see also- Death; Divorce; Marriage, Vulnerable Adults -see also- DevDisab; EldPers; PhysDisab
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 6 (234 yes, 269 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Clarence K. Lam (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-08 | House | Floor Amendment {383620/1 (Delegate Miller) Rejected | fail | 36 | 90 | 9 |
| 2026-04-08 | House | Floor Amendment {163321/1 (Delegate Arikan) Rejected | fail | 36 | 92 | 7 |
| 2026-04-08 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 91 | 36 | 8 |
| 2026-03-23 | Senate | Floor Amendment {453320/1 (Senator Lam) Adopted | pass | 27 | 14 | 2 |
| 2026-03-23 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 24 | 16 | 4 |
| 2026-03-20 | Senate | Motion to Postpone Indefinitely (Senator Hershey) Rejected | fail | 20 | 21 | 2 |

## Actions (33)

- 2026-04-13: Senate Conference Committee Appointed (Senators Lam, A. Washington and Ready) (Senate)
- 2026-04-13: Senate Refuses Concur House Amendments (Senate)
- 2026-04-13: House Conference Committee Appointed (Delegates Cullison, Martinez and Hutchinson) (Senate)
- 2026-04-13: House Refuses Recede (Senate)
- 2026-04-11: House Conference Committee Appointed (Delegates Cullison, Martinez and Hutchinson) (House)
- 2026-04-11: House Refuses Recede (House)
- 2026-04-11: Senate Requests House Recede (House)
- 2026-04-11: Senate Refuses Concur House Amendments (House)
- 2026-04-09: Senate Requests House Recede (Senate)
- 2026-04-09: Senate Refuses Concur House Amendments (Senate)
- 2026-04-08: Third Reading Passed (91-36) (House)
- 2026-04-08: Floor Amendment {383620/1 (Delegate Miller) Rejected (36-90) (House)
- 2026-04-08: Floor Amendment {163321/1 (Delegate Arikan) Rejected (36-92) (House)
- 2026-04-08: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (House)
- 2026-04-08: Favorable with Amendments {183229/1 Adopted (House)
- 2026-04-08: Favorable with Amendments Report by Health (House)
- 2026-03-24: Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m. (House)
- 2026-03-24: Hearing canceled (House)
- 2026-03-24: Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m. (House)
- 2026-03-24: Referred Health (House)
- 2026-03-23: Third Reading Passed (24-16) (Senate)
- 2026-03-23: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (Senate)
- 2026-03-23: Floor Amendment {323820/1 (Senator McKay) Adopted (Senate)
- 2026-03-23: Floor Amendment {453320/1 (Senator Lam) Adopted (27-14) (Senate)
- 2026-03-23: Favorable Adopted (Senate)
- 2026-03-20: Motion Special Order until Next Session (Senator Lam) Adopted (Senate)
- 2026-03-20: Motion to Postpone Indefinitely (Senator Hershey) Rejected (20-21) (Senate)
- 2026-03-20: Favorable (Senate)
- 2026-03-20: Motion Special Order until Next Session (Senator Salling) Adopted (Senate)
- 2026-03-20: Favorable (Senate)
- 2026-03-20: Favorable Report by Finance (Senate)
- 2026-02-11: Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. (Finance) (Senate)
- 2026-02-05: First Reading Finance and Judicial Proceedings (Senate)

## Bill text

- Third Reading, 2026-03-23: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0626t.pdf)
- First Reading, 2026-02-05: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0626f.pdf)

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- SB 0366: Motor Vehicles - Intelligent Speed Assistance System Pilot Program - Establishment (became law)
- SB 0244: Code Revision - Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program (became law)
- SB 0148: Income Tax - Credit for 9-1-1 Specialist Retirement Income (Supporting Our 9-1-1 Specialists Act) (became law)
- SB 0016: Child Support - Earnings Withholdings Limits (became law)
- HB 0529: Code Revision - Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program (became law)

## Sources
- [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0626t.pdf)
- [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0626f.pdf)

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- [SB 0244: Code Revision - Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0244-2026RS)
- [SB 0148: Income Tax - Credit for 9-1-1 Specialist Retirement Income (Supporting Our 9-1-…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0148-2026RS)
- [SB 0016: Child Support - Earnings Withholdings Limits](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0016-2026RS)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0626-2026RS (as of 2026-10-16).