Prohibiting persons who have been convicted of a violent crime from changing their name and providing a penalty.
An Act to amend 69.11 (4) (b), 69.12 (1), 69.15 (4) (b), 767.395 and 786.36 (1) (intro.); to create 941.2915 of the statutes; Relating to: prohibiting persons who have been convicted of a violent crime from changing their name and providing a penalty.
2025-2026 Regular Session
Current law prohibits a person who is registered as a sex offender with the Department of Corrections from changing their name during the period they are required to register. With certain exceptions, a person who violates the prohibition is guilty of a Class H felony. This bill prohibits a person who has been convicted of a violent crime, which is defined in the bill and includes homicide, battery, kidnapping, stalking, human trafficking, and sexual assault, from changing their name. A person who violates the prohibition is guilty of a Class H felony.
Any person with a direct and tangible interest in a birth record registered in this state may petition a court to change the name and sex of the registrant on the record due to a surgical sex-change procedure. If the state registrar receives an order which provides for such a change the state registrar shall change the name and sex on the original record, except that if the court orders the state registrar to prepare a new record the state registrar shall prepare a new record under sub.
| date | time | type | location | description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-21 | 11:30 | Hearing | 400 Northeast | Assembly Judiciary Executive Session |
| 2025-05-07 | 11:30 | Hearing | 400 Northeast | Assembly Judiciary Public Hearing |
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 2025-05-21 | Executive action taken |
| 2025-05-20 | Representative O'Connor added as a coauthor |
| 2025-05-07 | Public hearing held |
| 2025-05-02 | Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Goeben |
| 2025-03-11 | Introduced |
| 2025-03-11 | Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary |