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Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 146: Relating to: prohibiting persons who have been convicted of a violent crime from changing their name and providing a penalty.

Vetoed Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted
  6. Vetoed

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 146 is a bill introduced in the Wisconsin Senate on March 21, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to: prohibiting persons who have been convicted of a violent crime from changing their name and providing a penalty. Primary sponsor: Van Wanggaard (Republican), André Jacque (Republican), Dan Feyen (Republican), Steve Nass (Republican). It lists 12 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 13, 2026): Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 16

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Van WanggaardPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate21
André JacquePrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate1
Dan FeyenPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate20
Steve NassPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate11
Scott AllenCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse82
Elijah BehnkeCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse6
Lindee BrillCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse27
Barbara DittrichCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse99
Joy GoebenCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse5
Brent JacobsonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse87
Dan KnodlCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse24
Rob KreibichCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse28
Dave MurphyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse56
Jeff MursauCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse36
Will PentermanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse38
Chuck WichgersCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse84

“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 notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82
  2. Placed on calendar 5-12-2026 pursuant to Joint Rule 82 (2)(a)
  3. Report vetoed by the Governor on 3-20-2026
  4. Presented to the Governor on 3-18-2026
  5. Report correctly enrolled
  6. Received from Assembly concurred in
  7. Ordered immediately messaged
  8. Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 54, Noes 45
  9. Rules suspended
  10. Ordered to a third reading
  11. Read a second time
  12. Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up

Showing 12 most recent of 31 actions. Full history

Sources

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