HB 2294
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ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Fifty-fifth Legislature
Second Regular Session
HB 2294: state documents; sex identification
Sponsor: Representative Fillmore, LD 16
Committee on Government & Elections
Overview
Stipulates that any document issued by an Arizona state agency, department, board or
commission must include an individual's sex as either male or female.
History
Title 1 of the Arizona Revised Statutes includes the General Provisions of state law. Chapter 5
outlines the eligibility requirements for federal, state and local public benefits. Specifically, an
applicant must submit at least one document to the entity that administers the public benefit
program to demonstrate lawful presence in the United States. Permissible documents include, in
part, the following: 1) an Arizona driver license issued after 1996 or an Arizona nonoperating
identification license; 2) a birth certificate issued by any state, territory or U.S. possession; 3) a
U.S. certificate of birth abroad; 4) a U.S. passport; a foreign passport with a U.S. visa; 5) a U.S.
certificate of naturalization; 6) a Tribal certificate of Indian blood; and 7) a Tribal or bureau of
Indian Affairs affidavit of birth (A.R.S. §§ 1-501 and 502).
Provisions
1. Requires any document, that is required by law to indicate an individual's sex, issued by an
Arizona state agency, department, board or commission to only include an individual's sex as
either male or female. (Sec. 1)
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