eliminating the publication requirement for a name change petition seeking to conform an individual’s name with the individual’s gender identity

Did Not Pass

The latest official action shows that this bill did not move forward in that session.

Sponsor: Senators Ratcliff, Spreitzer, Dassler-Alfheim, Carpenter, Roys, Larson, Hesselbein, Drake and Smith, cosponsored by Representatives Clancy, Snodgrass, Arney, Cruz, Neubauer, Phelps, Rivera-Wagner, Udell, Stroud, DeSmidt, Tenorio, Hong, Fitzgerald, Joers, Madison, Kirsch, Moore Omokunde, Ortiz-Velez, Anderson, Vining, Subeck, Emerson, Bare, Palmeri, Sinicki, Johnson, Roe, Miresse, Sheehan and Mayadev
Last action: 2026-03-23
Official status: S - Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Bill History

2026-03-23 Sen.
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
2025-04-18 Sen.
Representative Haywood added as a cosponsor
2025-04-16 Sen.
Introduced by Senators Ratcliff , Spreitzer , Dassler-Alfheim , Carpenter , Roys , Larson , Hesselbein , Drake and Smith ; cosponsored by Representatives Clancy , Snodgrass , Arney , Cruz , Neubauer , Phelps , Rivera-Wagner , Udell , Stroud , DeSmidt , Tenorio , Hong , Fitzgerald , Joers , Madison , Kirsch , Moore Omokunde , Ortiz-Velez , Anderson , Vining , Subeck , Emerson , Bare , Palmeri , Sinicki , Johnson , Roe , Miresse , Sheehan and Mayadev
2025-04-16 Sen.
Read first time and referred to Committee on Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development

Official Summary Text

eliminating the publication requirement for a name change petition seeking to conform an individual’s name with the individual’s gender identity
Status: S - Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development