Senate Bill 400
Obtaining a certified copy of a birth certificate
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
Nov 11, 2013
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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, Apr 8, 2014: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It never got a hearing in the Senate Committee on Judiciary and Labor. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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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
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Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary
Author
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Official term: Author, coauthor. More in the glossary
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Current law restricts the circumstances in which the state registrar or a local registrar may permit inspection of, or disclosure of information contained in, certain birth certificates for births that occurred after September 30, 1907, to requests for inspection by, or disclosure to, persons of interest specified under current law.
Current law also provides that the state registrar or a local registrar may not issue a certified copy of a birth certificate for any birth that occurred after September 30, 1907, unless the requester is one of those specified persons of interest. Under current law, a person of interest can be any of the following:
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1. The subject of the birth certificate (subject).
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 subject 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, for purposes of these provisions, persons of interest are limited to the following:
1. The subject of the birth certificate.
2. The parent of a subject, unless the parent is a birth parent whose parental rights to the registrant have been terminated.
3. The subject's legal custodians or guardians.
4. An attorney representing the subject, the parent of the subject, or the legal custodian or guardian of the subject.
As under current law, the bill also allows the state registrar or a local registrar to issue a certified copy of a birth certificate pursuant to a court order.
Who's behind it
Jon Erpenbach, a Democrat, is its .
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Author (1)
- Jon Erpenbach · Democrat, Senate
What happened
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Apr 8, 2014
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Nov 11, 2013
Sent to the Senate Committee on Judiciary and Labor.
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Nov 11, 2013
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Nov 11, 2013 · Senate
Introduced by Senator Erpenbach
- Nov 11, 2013 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary and Labor
- Apr 8, 2014 · 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
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