Changing an individual’s sex on a birth certificate.
An Act to amend 69.15 (1) (a) and 69.15 (4) (b); to create 69.01 (1m), 69.115 and 69.12 (2m) of the statutes; Relating to: changing an individual’s sex on a birth certificate.
2025-2026 Regular Session
No person may change the sex of a registrant on a birth record to a sex other than the registrant's biological sex
The order provides for an adoption, or name change or name change with sex change or establishes paternity;
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. (6). This subsection does not apply to a name change prohibited under s. 301.47.
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 2025-06-04 | Introduced |
| 2025-06-04 | Read first time and referred to Committee on Licensing, Regulatory Reform, State and Federal Affairs |