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WI AB 215

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Relating to: eliminating the publication requirement for a name change petition seeking to conform an individual’s name with the individual’s gender identity.

Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did WI AB 215 pass?

No. WI AB 215 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process. Latest recorded action (2026-03-23): Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

What is WI AB 215 about?

WI AB 215 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session titled “Relating to: eliminating the publication requirement for a name change petition seeking to conform an individual’s name with the individual’s gender identity.”.

Who sponsors WI AB 215?

Haywood, Mayadev, Sheehan and 28 others are the primary sponsors of WI AB 215, joined by 9 cosponsors.

Introduced
2025-04-23
Latest action
2026-03-23 — Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Haywoodprimary
  • Mayadevprimary
  • Sheehanprimary
  • Miresseprimary
  • Roeprimary
  • Johnsonprimary
  • Sinickiprimary
  • Palmeriprimary
  • Bareprimary
  • Emersonprimary
  • Subeckprimary
  • Viningprimary
  • Andersonprimary
  • Ortiz-Velezprimary
  • Moore Omokundeprimary
  • Kirschprimary
  • Madisonprimary
  • Joersprimary
  • Fitzgeraldprimary
  • Hongprimary
  • Tenorioprimary
  • DeSmidtprimary
  • Stroudprimary
  • Udellprimary
  • Rivera-Wagnerprimary
  • Phelpsprimary
  • Neubauerprimary
  • Cruzprimary
  • Arneyprimary
  • Snodgrassprimary
  • Clancyprimary
  • Ratcliffcosponsor
  • Spreitzercosponsor
  • Dassler-Alfheimcosponsor
  • Carpentercosponsor
  • Royscosponsor
  • Larsoncosponsor
  • Hesselbeincosponsor
  • Drakecosponsor
  • Smithcosponsor

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Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-03-23

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

    failure

  2. 2025-04-23

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary

    reading-1,referral-committee

  3. 2025-04-23

    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

    introduction

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