WisconsinAB2152025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session)House

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.

Sponsored By: Clinton Anderson (Democratic), Margaret Arney (Democratic), Mike Bare (Democratic), Ryan Clancy (Democratic), Angelina Cruz (Democratic), Ben DeSmidt (Democratic), Jodi Emerson (Democratic), Joan Fitzgerald (Democratic), Kalan Haywood (Democratic), Francesca Hong (Democratic), Alex Joers (Democratic), Tara Johnson (Democratic), Karen Kirsch (Democratic), Darrin Madison (Democratic), Renuka Mayadev (Democratic), Vincent Miresse (Democratic), Supreme Moore Omokunde (Democratic), Greta Neubauer (Democratic), Sylvia Ortiz-Velez (Democratic), Lori Palmeri (Democratic), Christian Phelps (Democratic), Amaad Rivera-Wagner (Democratic), Ann Roe (Democratic), Joe Sheehan (Democratic), Christine Sinicki (Democratic), Lee Snodgrass (Democratic), Angela Stroud (Democratic), Lisa Subeck (Democratic), Angelito Tenorio (Democratic), Randy Udell (Democratic), Robyn Vining (Democratic)

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Bill Overview

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Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsors

  • Clinton Anderson

    Democratic • House

  • Margaret Arney

    Democratic • House

  • Mike Bare

    Democratic • House

  • Ryan Clancy

    Democratic • House

  • Angelina Cruz

    Democratic • House

  • Ben DeSmidt

    Democratic • House

  • Jodi Emerson

    Democratic • House

  • Joan Fitzgerald

    Democratic • House

  • Kalan Haywood

    Democratic • House

  • Francesca Hong

    Democratic • House

  • Alex Joers

    Democratic • House

  • Tara Johnson

    Democratic • House

  • Karen Kirsch

    Democratic • House

  • Darrin Madison

    Democratic • House

  • Renuka Mayadev

    Democratic • House

  • Vincent Miresse

    Democratic • House

  • Supreme Moore Omokunde

    Democratic • House

  • Greta Neubauer

    Democratic • House

  • Sylvia Ortiz-Velez

    Democratic • House

  • Lori Palmeri

    Democratic • House

  • Christian Phelps

    Democratic • House

  • Amaad Rivera-Wagner

    Democratic • House

  • Ann Roe

    Democratic • House

  • Joe Sheehan

    Democratic • House

  • Christine Sinicki

    Democratic • House

  • Lee Snodgrass

    Democratic • House

  • Angela Stroud

    Democratic • House

  • Lisa Subeck

    Democratic • House

  • Angelito Tenorio

    Democratic • House

  • Randy Udell

    Democratic • House

  • Robyn Vining

    Democratic • House

Cosponsors

  • Tim Carpenter

    Democratic • Senate

  • Kristin Dassler-Alfheim

    Democratic • Senate

  • Dora Drake

    Democratic • Senate

  • Dianne Hesselbein

    Democratic • Senate

  • Chris Larson

    Democratic • Senate

  • Melissa Ratcliff

    Democratic • Senate

  • Kelda Roys

    Democratic • Senate

  • Jeff Smith

    Democratic • Senate

  • Mark Spreitzer

    Democratic • Senate

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

Actions Timeline

  1. Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

    3/23/2026House
  2. Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary

    4/23/2025House
  3. Introduced by Representatives Clancy, Snodgrass, Arney, Cruz, Neubauer, Phelps, Rivera-Wagner, Udell, Stroud, DeSmidt, Tenorio, Hong, Fitzgerald, Joers, Madison, Kirsch, Moore Omokunde, Ortiz-Velez, Anderson, Vining, Subeck, Emerson, Bare, Palmeri, Sinicki, Johnson, Roe, Miresse, Sheehan, Mayadev and Haywood; cosponsored by Senators Ratcliff, Spreitzer, Dassler-Alfheim, Carpenter, Roys, Larson, Hesselbein, Drake and Smith

    4/23/2025House

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