Falsifying Birth Certificate Legislation Still Pending

With just a few days left before the Illinois General Assembly is scheduled to adjourn for the summer, we want to again alert you to a disturbing piece of legislation pending in Springfield. HB 1785 is a highly controversial proposal that would make it significantly easier for gender-dysphoric persons to obtain fraudulent birth certificates.

This legislation seemed to stall since passing out of committee two months ago, but the sponsor, State Representative Greg Harris (D-Chicago) continues to work to gain the support he needs to pass this duplicitous bill.  It now has twenty co-sponsors: