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Bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

SB 146

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Relating to: prohibiting persons who have been convicted of a violent crime from changing their name and providing a penalty.

Crime and criminals Crime and criminals — Felony Legislature — Criminal penalties joint review committee on Vital statistics

  1. Introduced, completed
  2. Passes Senate, completed
  3. Passes Assembly, stopped here
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

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.

Because this bill creates a new crime or revises a penalty for an existing crime, the Joint Review Committee on Criminal Penalties may be requested to prepare a report.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Feyen (R) , Jacque (R) , Nass (R) , Wanggaard (R)

13 cosponsors

Allen (R) , B. Jacobson (R) , Behnke (R) , Brill (R) , Dittrich (R) , Goeben (R) , Knodl (R) , Kreibich (R) , Murphy (R) , Mursau (R) , O'Connor (R) , Penterman (R) , Wichgers (R)

Registered lobbying interests · 6

Organizations that registered lobbying activity on this bill with the Wisconsin Ethics Commission. Registration means interest, not a position for or against. Official record

Votes

Senate: Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 7, Noes 1

Passed 7–1 May 8, 2025 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 5, Noes 3

Passed 5–3 May 8, 2025 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: PASSAGE

Passed 18–15 May 15, 2025 official source full page

Assembly: CONCURRENCE

Passed 54–45 Jan 13, 2026 official source full page

Aye · 54

Nay · 45

Full history

  1. Mar 21, 2025 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Wanggaard, Jacque, Feyen and Nass; cosponsored by Representatives Goeben, B. Jacobson, Penterman, Kreibich, Dittrich, Allen, Knodl, Wichgers, Murphy, Brill, Mursau and Behnke

  2. Mar 21, 2025 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety

  3. Apr 30, 2025 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  4. May 2, 2025 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Wanggaard

  5. May 8, 2025 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  6. May 8, 2025 · Senate

    Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 7, Noes 1

  7. May 8, 2025 · Senate

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 5, Noes 3

  8. May 8, 2025 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  9. May 13, 2025 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 5-15-2025 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  10. May 15, 2025 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 1 adopted

  11. May 15, 2025 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  12. May 15, 2025 · Senate

    Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  13. May 15, 2025 · Senate

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 18, Noes 15

  14. May 15, 2025 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  15. May 15, 2025 · Assembly

    Received from Senate

  16. May 15, 2025 · Senate

    Read a second time

  17. May 20, 2025 · Assembly

    Representative O'Connor added as a cosponsor

  18. May 27, 2025 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Rules

  19. Jan 8, 2026 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 1-13-2026 by Committee on Rules

  20. Jan 13, 2026 · Assembly

    Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up

  21. Jan 13, 2026 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  22. Jan 13, 2026 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  23. Jan 13, 2026 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  24. Jan 13, 2026 · Assembly

    Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 54, Noes 45

  25. Jan 13, 2026 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  26. Jan 14, 2026 · Senate

    Received from Assembly concurred in

  27. Jan 15, 2026 · Senate

    Report correctly enrolled

  28. Mar 18, 2026 · Senate

    Presented to the Governor on 3-18-2026

  29. Mar 20, 2026 · Senate

    Report vetoed by the Governor on 3-20-2026

  30. May 12, 2026 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 5-12-2026 pursuant to Joint Rule 82 (2)(a)

  31. May 13, 2026 · Senate

    Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82