SB 217

Wisconsin Senate bill in Session 2025REG.

Status: in_committee. Latest action: April 18, 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-SB-217
Session 2025REG
Status in_committee
Committee Government Operations
Senate in_committee 2025-04-18
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
Ratcliff
Official Source Back to Bills
Actions Timeline
Date Event Detail
2025-04-16 Introduced Bill introduced
2025-04-18 Status in_committee
2025-04-18 Latest Action Representative Haywood added as a cosponsor
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