HB19-1039
Identity Documents For Transgender Persons
| Type | Bill |
|---|---|
| Session | 2019 Regular Session |
| Subjects |
Concerning identity documents for transgender persons, and, in connection therewith, making an appropriation.
Bill Summary:
Registrar of vital statistics - department of revenue - issuance of new a birth certificate, driver's license, or identity document - requirements - appropriation. Under current law, a person born in Colorado who seeks a new birth certificate from the registrar of vital statistics (state registrar) to reflect a change in gender designation must obtain a court order indicating that the sex of the person has been changed by surgical procedure and ordering that the gender designation on the birth certificate be amended, and the person must obtain a court order with a legal name change. The act:
- Repeals that provision and creates new requirements for the issuance of birth certificates to a person who has a gender different from the sex denoted on that person's birth certificate;
- Requires that the state registrar issue a new birth certificate rather than an amended birth certificate. The act allows a person who has previously obtained an amended birth certificate under previous versions of the law to apply to receive a new birth certificate. A person is not required to obtain a court order for a legal name change in order to obtain a new birth certificate with a change in gender designation;
- Gives the courts in this state jurisdiction to issue a decree to amend a birth certificate to reflect a change in sex designation for persons born in another state or foreign jurisdiction if the law of such other state or foreign jurisdiction requires a court decree in order to amend a birth certificate to reflect a change in sex designation;
- Creates new requirements for the issuance of a new driver's license or identity document to a person who has a gender different from the sex denoted on that person's driver's license or identity document after certain documents are submitted to the department of revenue;
- Exempts transgender persons from having to submit a public notice of name change.
(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Related Documents & Information
| Date | Version | Documents |
|---|---|---|
| 09/01/2025 | SA1 |
| Activity | Vote | Documents |
|---|---|---|
| Adopt amendment J.001 | The motion passed without objection. | Vote summary |
| Refer House Bill 19-1039, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. | The motion passed on a vote of 6-4. | Vote summary |
| Activity | Vote | Documents |
|---|---|---|
| Adopt amendment L.014 | The motion passed without objection. | Vote summary |
| Refer House Bill 19-1039, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. | The motion passed on a vote of 3-2. | Vote summary |
| Activity | Vote | Documents |
|---|---|---|
| Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment A). | The motion passed without objection. | Vote summary |
| Refer House Bill 19-1039, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. | The motion passed on a vote of 7-4. | Vote summary |
| Date | Calendar | Motion | Vote | Vote Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/22/2019 | Senate Amendments | REPASS |
42
AYE
22
NO
1
OTHER
|
Vote record |
| 04/22/2019 | Senate Amendments | CONCUR |
42
AYE
22
NO
1
OTHER
|
Vote record |
| 02/15/2019 | Third Reading | BILL |
41
AYE
22
NO
1
OTHER
|
Vote record |
| 02/15/2019 | Third Reading | AMD (L.009) |
46
AYE
17
NO
1
OTHER
|
Vote record |
| 02/15/2019 | Third Reading | PERM |
50
AYE
13
NO
1
OTHER
|
Vote record |
| 02/14/2019 | Committee of the Whole | AMD (L.013) |
20
AYE
42
NO
2
OTHER
|
Vote record |
| Date | Calendar | Motion | Vote | Vote Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/17/2019 | Third Reading | BILL |
23
AYE
12
NO
0
OTHER
|
Vote record |
| Date | Amendment Number | Committee/ Floor Hearing | Status | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/16/2019 | L.015 | Second Reading | Passed [**] | |
| 04/12/2019 | J.001 | SEN Appropriations | Passed [*] | |
| 03/13/2019 | L.014 | SEN Judiciary | Passed [*] | |
| 02/15/2019 | L.009 | Third Reading | Passed | |
| 02/14/2019 | L.013 | Second Reading | Lost [**] | |
| 02/14/2019 | L.012 | Second Reading | Lost [**] | |
| 02/06/2019 | L.001 | HOU Health & Insurance | Passed [*] |
| Date | Location | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 05/31/2019 | Governor | Governor Signed |
| 05/09/2019 | Governor | Sent to the Governor |
| 05/09/2019 | Senate | Signed by the President of the Senate |
| 05/09/2019 | House | Signed by the Speaker of the House |
| 04/22/2019 | Senate | House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass |
| 04/18/2019 | Senate | House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily |
| 04/17/2019 | Senate | Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments |
| 04/16/2019 | Senate | Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor |
| 04/12/2019 | Senate | Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole |
| 03/13/2019 | Senate | Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to Appropriations |
| 02/19/2019 | Senate | Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary |
| 02/15/2019 | House | House Third Reading Passed with Amendments - Floor |
| 02/15/2019 | House | House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments |
| 02/14/2019 | House | House Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee |
| 02/11/2019 | House | House Second Reading Laid Over to 02/14/2019 - No Amendments |
| 02/06/2019 | House | House Committee on Health & Insurance Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole |
| 01/04/2019 | House | Introduced In House - Assigned to Health & Insurance |
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| Effective Date | Chapter # | Title | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01/01/2020 | 377 | Identity Documents For Transgender Persons |