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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 Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted
  6. Did not advance

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

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.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 40

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Ryan ClancyPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse19
Lee SnodgrassPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse52
Margaret ArneyPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse18
Angelina CruzPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse62
Greta NeubauerPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse66
Christian PhelpsPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse93
Amaad Rivera-WagnerPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse90
Randy UdellPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse47
Angela StroudPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse73
Ben DeSmidtPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse65
Angelito TenorioPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse14
Francesca HongPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse76
Joan FitzgeraldPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse46
Alex JoersPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse81
Darrin MadisonPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse10
Karen KirschPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse7
Supreme Moore OmokundePrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse17
Sylvia Ortiz-VelezPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse8
Clint AndersonPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse45
Robyn ViningPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse13
Lisa SubeckPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse79
Jodi EmersonPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse91
Mike BarePrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse80
Lori PalmeriPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse54
Christine SinickiPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse20
Tara JohnsonPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse96
Ann RoePrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse44
Vinnie MiressePrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse71
Joe SheehanPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse26
Renuka MayadevPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse77
Kalan HaywoodPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse16
Tim CarpenterCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate3
Kristin Dassler-AlfheimCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate18
Dora DrakeCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate4
Dianne HesselbeinCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate27
Chris LarsonCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate7
Melissa RatcliffCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate16
Kelda RoysCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate26
Jeff SmithCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate31
Mark SpreitzerCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate15

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
  2. Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary
  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

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source