Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

AB 215: Relating to: eliminating the publication requirement for a name change petition seeking to conform an individual’s name with the individual’s gender identity.

Did not advance Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

Plain-language summary

AB 215 is a bill introduced in the Wisconsin House on April 23, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to: eliminating the publication requirement for a name change petition seeking to conform an individual’s name with the individual’s gender identity. Primary sponsor: Ryan Clancy (Democratic), Lee Snodgrass (Democratic), Margaret Arney (Democratic), Angelina Cruz (Democratic), Greta Neubauer (Democratic), Christian Phelps (Democratic), Amaad Rivera-Wagner (Democratic), Randy Udell (Democratic), Angela Stroud (Democratic), Ben DeSmidt (Democratic), Angelito Tenorio (Democratic), Francesca Hong (Democratic), Joan Fitzgerald (Democratic), Alex Joers (Democratic), Darrin Madison (Democratic), Karen Kirsch (Democratic), Supreme Moore Omokunde (Democratic), Sylvia Ortiz-Velez (Democratic), Clint Anderson (Democratic), Robyn Vining (Democratic), Lisa Subeck (Democratic), Jodi Emerson (Democratic), Mike Bare (Democratic), Lori Palmeri (Democratic), Christine Sinicki (Democratic), Tara Johnson (Democratic), Ann Roe (Democratic), Vinnie Miresse (Democratic), Joe Sheehan (Democratic), Renuka Mayadev (Democratic), Kalan Haywood (Democratic). It lists 9 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 23, 2026): Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1.

Sponsors

Primary sponsors: Ryan Clancy (Democratic); Lee Snodgrass (Democratic); Margaret Arney (Democratic); Angelina Cruz (Democratic); and 27 more. 9 co-sponsors.