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SF0077 • 2022

Name change-duration of residency requirement.

AN ACT relating to petitions for name changes; amending residency requirement to petition for a name change; and providing for an effective date.

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Senator Ellis
Last action
2022-03-15
Official status
enrolled
Effective date
3/15/2022

Plain English Breakdown

The official summary does not provide details on other requirements or potential issues with proving residency.

Reducing Residency Requirement for Name Changes

This law reduces the residency requirement from two years to six months for people who want to change their names in Wyoming.

What This Bill Does

  • Changes the time needed to be a resident of Wyoming from two years to six months before filing a petition for a name change.

Who It Names or Affects

  • People who want to change their names and are residents of Wyoming.

Terms To Know

Residency
The period someone lives in a place, like a state or county.
Petition
A formal request to the government for something, such as changing your name.

Limits and Unknowns

  • Does not specify what happens if someone moves between counties within Wyoming.
  • The law does not change other requirements for getting a name change besides residency.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

SF0077SS001

Standing Committee • Senate Judiciary Committee

Adopted

Plain English: The amendment changes the residency requirement for filing a name change petition in Wyoming from sixty days to six months.

  • Changes the residency period required before someone can file a name change petition from sixty days to six months.
  • The exact process and requirements beyond the residency period are not detailed in this amendment text.

Bill History

  1. 2022-03-15 LSO

    Assigned Chapter Number 65

  2. 2022-03-15 Governor

    Governor Signed SEA No. 0031

  3. 2022-03-09 House

    H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0031

  4. 2022-03-09 Senate

    S President Signed SEA No. 0031

  5. 2022-03-09 LSO

    Assigned Number SEA No. 0031

  6. 2022-03-09 House

    H 3rd Reading:Passed 55-3-2-0-0

  7. 2022-03-08 House

    H 2nd Reading:Passed

  8. 2022-03-07 House

    H COW:Passed

  9. 2022-03-02 House

    H Placed on General File

  10. 2022-03-02 House

    H01 - Judiciary:Recommend Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0

  11. 2022-03-01 House

    H Introduced and Referred to H01 - Judiciary

  12. 2022-02-28 House

    H Received for Introduction

  13. 2022-02-28 Senate

    S 3rd Reading:Passed 30-0-0-0-0

  14. 2022-02-25 Senate

    S 2nd Reading:Passed

  15. 2022-02-24 Senate

    S COW:Passed

  16. 2022-02-23 Senate

    S Placed on General File

  17. 2022-02-23 Senate

    S01 - Judiciary:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0

  18. 2022-02-18 Senate

    S Introduced and Referred to S01 - Judiciary 29-0-1-0-0

  19. 2022-02-14 Senate

    S Received for Introduction

  20. 2022-02-11 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

Bill Summary - 22LSO-0279
Bill No.:

SF0077

Effective:

Immediately

LSO No.:

22LSO-0279

Enrolled Act No.:

SEA No. 0031

Chapter No.:

65

Prime Sponsor:

Ellis

Catch Title:

Name change-duration of residency requirement.

Subject:

Name change requirements.

Summary/Major Elements:

This act changes the residency requirement for petitioning for a name change.

Previously, a petitioner had to be a resident of a county for two (2) years prior to filing a petition. This act allows a petition to be filed after having been a resident of the state for six (6) months.
The above summary is not an official publication of the Wyoming Legislature and is not an official statement of legislative intent.

While the Legislative Service Office endeavored to provide accurate information in this summary, it should not be relied upon as a comprehensive abstract of the bill.

Current Bill Text

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22LSO-0279

ORIGINAL Senate

File No
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SF0077

ENROLLED ACT NO. 31,

SENATE

SIXTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2022 Budget Session

AN ACT relating to petitions for name changes; amending residency requirement to petition for a name change; and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

Section 1
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W.S. 1
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102 is amended to read:

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102.

Residence requirement.

A person petitioning for a change of name shall have been a bona fide resident of
the county in which the petition is filed
Wyoming
for at least
two (2) years
six (6) months
immediately preceding filing the petition.

Section 2
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This act is effective immediately upon completion of all acts necessary for a bill to become law as provided by Article 4, Section 8 of the Wyoming Constitution.

(END)

Speaker of the House

President of the Senate

Governor

TIME APPROVED: _________

DATE APPROVED: _________

I hereby certify that this act originated in the Senate.

Chief Clerk

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