AB 215

Wisconsin Assembly bill in Session 2025REG.

Status: in_committee. Latest action: April 23, 2025.

eliminating the publication requirement for a name change petition seeking to conform an individual’s name with the individual’s gender identity.

Bill ID WI-2025REG-AB-215
Session 2025REG
Status in_committee
Committee Judiciary
Assembly in_committee 2025-04-23
LGBTQ / Gender Policy
Summary

An Act to renumber and amend 786.37 (4); to create 786.37 (4) (a) (intro.) and 786.37 (4) (a) 2. of the statutes; Relating to: eliminating the publication requirement for a name change petition seeking to conform an individual’s name with the individual’s gender identity.

Sponsor
Clancy
Official Source Back to Bills
Actions Timeline
Date Event Detail
2025-04-23 Introduced Bill introduced
2025-04-23 Status in_committee
2025-04-23 Latest Action Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary
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