---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to: allowing a parent to change a minor child's name when the other parent is convicted of certain homicide or sex offenses."
description: "Relating to: allowing a parent to change a minor child's name when the other parent is convicted of certain homicide or sex offenses."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wi"
legislature: "Wisconsin Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "SB 627"
citation: "Wisconsin SB 627 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ballweg", "Roys", "Smith"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 32
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2021-10-20T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-03-18T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/60142c36-e823-444c-b885-33ed5e046925"
source_url: "https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2021/proposals/reg/sen/bill/sb627"
source_hash: "4f19340597d27da7c897ccb982219d6581d43bf1182f94bcbecc2b2bf1cd851a"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-wi"]
---

# Wisconsin SB 627 (2021) — Relating to: allowing a parent to change a minor child's name when the other parent is convicted of certain homicide or sex offenses.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2021/REG/SB627)

## Votes

- Report passage recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 7, Noes 0 — **7–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Ballweg — primary (person)
- Roys — primary (person)
- Smith — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2021-10-20T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced by Senators Ballweg, Roys and Smith; cosponsored by Representatives James, Born, Callahan, Dittrich, Kitchens, Kuglitsch, Subeck and Tittl `introduction`
- **2021-10-20T05:00:00+00:00** Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-10-26T05:00:00+00:00** Representative Wichgers added as a cosponsor
- **2021-11-03T05:00:00+00:00** Representative Sinicki added as a cosponsor
- **2021-11-11T06:00:00+00:00** Representative Armstrong added as a cosponsor
- **2021-11-12T06:00:00+00:00** Representative Murphy added as a cosponsor
- **2021-12-01T06:00:00+00:00** Representative Duchow added as a cosponsor
- **2021-12-15T06:00:00+00:00** Representative Steffen added as a cosponsor
- **2022-01-06T06:00:00+00:00** Public hearing held
- **2022-01-13T06:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken
- **2022-01-14T06:00:00+00:00** Report passage recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 7, Noes 0 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-01-14T06:00:00+00:00** Available for scheduling
- **2022-01-21T06:00:00+00:00** Placed on calendar 1-25-2022 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- **2022-01-25T06:00:00+00:00** Read a second time `reading-2`
- **2022-01-25T06:00:00+00:00** Ordered to a third reading `reading-3`
- **2022-01-25T06:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended
- **2022-01-25T06:00:00+00:00** Read a third time and passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-01-25T06:00:00+00:00** Ordered immediately messaged
- **2022-01-25T06:00:00+00:00** Received from Senate `receipt`
- **2022-02-17T06:00:00+00:00** Read first time and referred to committee on Rules `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-17T06:00:00+00:00** Placed on calendar 2-22-2022 by Committee on Rules
- **2022-02-22T06:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up `withdrawal`
- **2022-02-22T06:00:00+00:00** Read a second time `reading-2`
- **2022-02-22T06:00:00+00:00** Ordered to a third reading `reading-3`
- **2022-02-22T06:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended
- **2022-02-22T06:00:00+00:00** Read a third time and concurred in `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-02-22T06:00:00+00:00** Ordered immediately messaged
- **2022-02-22T06:00:00+00:00** Received from Assembly concurred in `receipt`
- **2022-02-25T06:00:00+00:00** Report correctly enrolled `enrolled`
- **2022-03-15T05:00:00+00:00** Presented to the Governor on 3-15-2022 `executive-receipt`
- **2022-03-18T05:00:00+00:00** Report approved by the Governor on 3-17-2022. 2021 Wisconsin Act 182 `executive-signature`
- **2022-03-18T05:00:00+00:00** Published 3-18-2022 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/60142c36-e823-444c-b885-33ed5e046925`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Wisconsin legislature records).