Relating to: allowing a parent to change a minor child's name when the other parent is convicted of certain homicide or sex offenses.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Oct 2021
Committee Review
Feb 2022
Senate Passage
Jan 2022
Assembly Passage
Feb 2022
Signed into Law
Mar 2022
Introduced Oct 20, 2021
Signed Mar 18, 2022
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
32
Key actions
5
Committee
3
Mar 18, 2022
Signed into law
Report approved by the Governor on 3-17-2022. 2021 Wisconsin Act 182
upper
Feb 22, 2022
Lower · Passed
Read a third time and concurred in
lower
Feb 17, 2022
Lower · Passed
Placed on calendar 2-22-2022 by Committee on Rules
lower
Feb 17, 2022
Committee
Read first time and referred to committee on Rules
lower
Jan 25, 2022
Upper · Passed
Read a third time and passed
upper
Jan 14, 2022
Upper · Passed
Report passage recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 7, Noes 0
upper
Oct 20, 2021
Introduced
Introduced by Senators Ballweg, Roys and Smith;
cosponsored by Representatives James, Born, Callahan, Dittrich, Kitchens, Kuglitsch, Subeck and Tittl
upper
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jeff Smith
DDemocratic
P
Joan Ballweg
RRepublican
P
Kelda Roys
DDemocratic
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