Bill
HB 5302
HB 5302 lets Michigan state IDs display self-selected sex markers (M/F/X), makes reissues to update gender designation free, while keeping core identity verification.
Status & procedural history
- Bill: HB 5302 — amends sections 1 and 2 of 1972 PA 222 (MCL 28.291 & 28.292).
- Introduced: Nov 3, 2023 (Rep. Felicia Brabec).
- Passed House (with substitute) Dec 13, 2024 (given immediate effect by the House); received in Senate May 19, 2025 and referred to the Senate Committee on Government Operations.
- Related bills: HB 5300, HB 5301, HB 5303 (package addressing name changes, driver licenses, and vital records).
Purpose / intent
- To update application rules and administrative practices for Michigan official state personal identification cards, including explicit recognition of self‑selected sex designations and related administrative procedures intended to simplify updates to identity documents.
Key provisions and changes
- Sex designation choice: An applicant may indicate a sex designation on the state personal identification card application without providing additional documentation or medical certification. (House substitute H‑1 explicitly lists designations "M", "F", or "X"; H‑2 and the version passed by the House use broader language allowing a self‑selected designation.)
- Reissuance to update sex designation: The bills in this package (including HB 5302 as described in committee and summary materials) allow reissuance of driver licenses and state personal ID cards without charge to update a sex designation.
- Base application requirements retained: Applicants must still present identity documents (photographic ID, birth certificate or other identity documents) showing legal name, date of birth, residence and citizenship or lawful presence; noncitizens must document and verify legal presence. The secretary of state may set additional verification rules and adopt administrative rules as necessary.
- Administrative/security provisions:
- Secretary of State must ensure physical and production security of ID materials and may accept certain corrections/dept. of corrections ID for parolees/released prisoners.
- Social Security numbers collected are restricted in use (limited disclosure exceptions) and must not be displayed on the card.
- The secretary may enter agreements to verify noncitizen legal presence and may refuse issuance of a state ID to someone who currently holds a valid operator/chauffeur license (unless suspended/revoked).
Who is affected
- Primary: Michigan residents applying for or updating an official state personal identification card — particularly transgender, nonbinary, and gender‑diverse individuals seeking to have a sex designation reflect their gender identity.
- Administrative: Michigan Secretary of State office (policy, verification, security and issuance processes).
- Secondary: Entities using state ID information (limited disclosure rules for SSNs).
Impact and implementation notes
- The bill reduces documentation barriers for changing the sex marker on state IDs and seeks to make updating sex designation cost‑free for reissued cards (consistent with companion driver license legislation).
- Other statutory and administrative requirements (identity verification, legal presence for noncitizens, security of production) remain and may be further specified by Secretary of State rulemaking.
- Next steps: As of May 19, 2025 the measure is in the Senate Committee on Government Operations; final enactment requires Senate passage and the Governor’s signature (or other constitutional action).
Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.
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