2025-2026 Regular Session • Wisconsin Legislature
AB124: Prohibiting persons who have been convicted of a violent crime from changing their name and providing a penalty.
Legislative Summary
An Act to amend 69.11 (4) (b), 69.12 (1), 69.15 (4) (b), 767.395 and 786.36 (1) (intro.); to create 941.2915 of the statutes; Relating to: prohibiting persons who have been convicted of a violent crime from changing their name and providing a penalty.
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Bill History
3/11/2025
Introduced
State Assembly
3/11/2025
Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary
State Assembly
5/2/2025
Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Goeben
State Assembly
5/7/2025
Public hearing held
State Assembly
5/20/2025
Representative O'Connor added as a coauthor
State Assembly
5/21/2025
Executive action taken
State Assembly
Amendments
Assembly Amendment 1
Assembly Amendment 1
5/2/2025Not Adopted
Status Information
Current Status
Introduced(3/11/2025)
Chamber
State Assembly
Committee
Judiciary(State Assembly)
Sponsors
Republican: 16
Primary Sponsor

Joy Goeben
Republican
Co-Sponsors (15)
Jim Piwowarczyk
Republican
Dave Maxey
Republican
David Steffen
Republican
Paul Tittl
Republican
Lindee Brill
Republican
Chuck Wichgers
Republican
David Murphy
Republican
Dan Knodl
Republican
Jeffrey Mursau
Republican
William Penterman
Republican
Rob Kreibich
Republican
Elijah Behnke
Republican
Van Wanggaard
Republican
Andre Jacque
Republican
Steve Nass
Republican