WI SB52

Replaces the fixed October 1, 1907 cutoff date for expanded public access to vital records with a rolling 100-year threshold that automatically advances each year.

Allows inspection, disclosure, and copying of vital records (birth, death, marriage) without proving direct interest once the recorded event is at least 100 years old.

Maintains existing privacy protections for birth records involving unmarried mothers, requiring direct and tangible interest for records less than 100 years old.

Uncertified photocopies of records older than 100 years must still be stamped "NOT FOR IDENTITY PURPOSES" but are otherwise exempt from standard vital records restrictions.