Missouri legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Missouri HB157: Modifies provisions relating to gender designations on state-issued identity documents
Status: In committee, May 15, 2025
What the bill says
From the introduced text:
FIRST REGULAR SESSION HOUSE BILL NO. 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVE SPARKS. 0381H.01I DANARADEMANMILLER,ChiefClerk To repeal section 193.215, RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof two new sections relating to gender designations on state-issued identity documents. Section A. Section 193.215, RSMo, is repealed and two new sections enacted in lieu thereof, to be known as sections 1.3000 and 193.215, to read as follows: 1.3000. 1. As used in this section, the following terms mean: (1) "Biologicalsex",thebiologicalindicationofmaleorfemaleasdeterminedby sex chromosomes; (2) "Identity document", any document issued to a person that is commonly used to prove the person's identity; (3) "State agency", any authority, board, branch, commission, committee, department, division, or other instrumentality of the executive branch of state government. 2. Any identity document issued to a person by a state agency shall contain a gender designation for the person that corresponds to the person's biological sex. 3. A state agency shall not assign or amend a gender designation on any identity document issued toa personon the basis of theperson's self-designation, anysurgery or procedureperformedontheperson,anydrugsorhormonestakenbytheperson,or any factor other than evidence demonstrating the person's biological sex. 4. Any state agency that has previously issued a person an identity document with a gender designation that does not correspond to the person's biological sex shall EXPLANATION -- Matter enclosed in bold-faced brackets [thus] in the above …
Sponsors
- Sparks, Justin (R) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Referred: Emerging Issues(H)
- : Read Second Time (H)
- : Read First Time (H)
- : Prefiled (H)
Common questions
- What is HB157?
- HB157 is a bill in the Missouri Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Modifies provisions relating to gender designations on state-issued identity documents.
- What is the status of HB157?
- In committee as of May 15, 2025. Latest action: Referred: Emerging Issues(H) (May 15, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB157?
- Sparks, Justin (R).
- Where is the official record for HB157?
- On the Missouri Legislature website: https://house.mo.gov/BillContent.aspx?bill=HB157&year=2025&code=R
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