2025-2026 Regular Session • Wisconsin Legislature
SB146: 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
3/21/2025
Introduced
Senate
3/21/2025
Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety
Senate
4/30/2025
Public hearing held
Senate
5/2/2025
Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Wanggaard
Senate
5/8/2025
Executive action taken
Senate
5/8/2025
Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 7, Noes 1
Senate
5/8/2025
Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 5, Noes 3
Senate
5/8/2025
Available for scheduling
Senate
5/13/2025
Placed on calendar 5-15-2025 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
Senate
5/15/2025
Read a second time
Senate
5/15/2025
Senate Amendment 1 adopted
Senate
5/15/2025
Ordered to a third reading
Senate
5/15/2025
Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
Senate
5/15/2025
Read a third time and passed, Ayes 18, Noes 15
Senate
5/15/2025
Ordered immediately messaged
Senate
5/15/2025
Received from Senate
State Assembly
5/20/2025
Representative O'Connor added as a cosponsor
State Assembly
Amendments
Senate Amendment 1
Senate Amendment 1
5/2/2025Not Adopted
Roll Call Votes
Senate: Read a third time and passed
5/15/2025
18
Yea
15
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Engrossed(5/15/2025)
Chamber
State Assembly
Sponsors
Republican: 16
Primary Sponsor

Van Wanggaard
Republican
Co-Sponsors (15)
Andre Jacque
Republican
Dan Feyen
Republican
Steve Nass
Republican
Joy Goeben
Republican
Brent Jacobson
Republican
William Penterman
Republican
Rob Kreibich
Republican
Barbara Dittrich
Republican
Scott Allen
Republican
Dan Knodl
Republican
Chuck Wichgers
Republican
David Murphy
Republican
Lindee Brill
Republican
Jeffrey Mursau
Republican
Elijah Behnke
Republican