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WI AB124
Bill
Status
Introduced
3/11/2025
Primary Sponsor
Joy Goeben
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AI Summary
- Persons convicted of a violent crime (including homicide, battery, kidnapping, stalking, human trafficking, and sexual assault) are permanently prohibited from legally changing their name
- Violating the name change prohibition is a Class H felony
- Amends multiple statutes governing birth record amendments, vital records corrections, name changes due to surgical sex-change procedures, divorce proceedings, and court-ordered name changes to incorporate the new prohibition
- Individuals cannot be convicted under both this new provision and the existing sex offender name change prohibition (s. 301.47) for the same incident
- Introduced March 11, 2025 and referred to the Assembly Committee on Judiciary
Legislative Description
Prohibiting persons who have been convicted of a violent crime from changing their name and providing a penalty.
Last Action
Laid on the table
1/13/2026
Committee Referrals
Rules5/29/2025
Judiciary3/11/2025
Full Bill Text
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