Senate Bill 412
Obtaining a certified copy of a birth certificate
Topics: Vital statistics
Stopped in committee
It never got a , so it never came up for a vote. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Jan 31, 2012
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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Senate vote, not reached
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Assembly vote, not reached
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Governor, not reached
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Mar 23, 2012: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It never got a hearing in the Senate Committee on Judiciary, Utilities, Commerce, and Government Operations. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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Committee
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Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
Legislative Reference Bureau
The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.
Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary
Author
A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.
Official term: Author, coauthor. More in the glossary
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Under current law, the state registrar and any local registrar may issue a certified copy of a birth certificate to any of the following:
1. The subject of the birth certificate (subject).
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2. A member of the subject's immediate family.
3. The parent of a subject, unless the parent is a birth parent whose parental rights to the registrant have been terminated.
4. The subject's legal custodians or guardians.
5. A representative authorized by a permissible requester, including an attorney.
6. Any other person who demonstrates a direct and tangible interest when information is necessary for the determination or protection of a personal or property right.
Under this bill, the state registrar and any local registrar may only issue a certified copy of a birth certificate to the subject of the birth certificate, the parent of the subject, the subject's legal custodians or guardians, or an attorney representing the subject, the subject's parent, or the subject's legal custodian or guardian.
Who's behind it
2 senators are its . 1 is a Democrat and 1 is a Republican.
3 more lawmakers .
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Authors (2)
- Jon Erpenbach · Democrat, Senate
- Glenn Grothman · Republican, Senate
Signed on in support (3)
- Christine Sinicki · Democrat, Assembly
- Richard Spanbauer · Republican, Assembly
- Robert Turner · Democrat, Assembly
What happened
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Mar 23, 2012
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Jan 31, 2012
Sent to the Senate Committee on Judiciary, Utilities, Commerce, and Government Operations.
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Jan 31, 2012
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Jan 31, 2012 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Erpenbach and Grothman;Cosponsored by Representatives Spanbauer, Turner and Sinicki
- Jan 31, 2012 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Judiciary, Utilities, Commerce, and Government Operations
- Mar 23, 2012 · Senate
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Terms on this page
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
Legislative Reference Bureau
The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.
Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary
Author
A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.
Official term: Author, coauthor. More in the glossary
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
From the Wisconsin Legislature's official record, checked Sep 15, 2026. See the source
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1
Legislative Reference Bureau
The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.
Official term: LRB analysis
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor