2023-2024 Regular Session • Wisconsin Legislature
AB1212: Eliminating the publication requirement for a name change petition seeking to conform an individual's name with the individual's gender identity.
Legislative Summary
An Act to renumber and amend 786.37 (4); and 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.
Bill History
4/11/2024
Introduced
State Assembly
4/11/2024
Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary
State Assembly
4/15/2024
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
State Assembly
4/15/2024
Representative Shelton added as a coauthor
State Assembly
Status Information
Current Status
Failed(4/15/2024)
Chamber
State Assembly
Sponsors
Democrat: 18
Primary Sponsor

Melissa Ratcliff
Democrat
Co-Sponsors (17)
Ryan Clancy
Democrat
Greta Neubauer
Democrat
Lee Snodgrass
Democrat
Alex Joers
Democrat
Supreme Omokunde
Democrat
Christine Sinicki
Democrat
Clinton Anderson
Democrat
Mike Bare
Democrat
Deb Andraca
Democrat
Jimmy Anderson
Democrat
Robyn Vining
Democrat
Darrin Madison
Democrat
Samba Baldeh
Democrat
Mark Spreitzer
Democrat
Timothy Carpenter
Democrat
Christopher Larson
Democrat
Melissa Agard
Democrat