Wisconsin 2025-2026 Regular Session

Wisconsin Assembly Bill AB90 Compare Versions

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4	4	2025 ASSEMBLY BILL 90
5	5	February 28, 2025 - Introduced by Representatives KITCHENS, O'CONNOR, SHEEHAN
6	6	and WICHGERS, cosponsored by Senator JACQUE. Referred to Committee on
7	7	State Affairs.
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9	9	*AUTHORS SUBJECT TO CHANGE*
10	10	AN ACT to amend 69.20 (2) (b), 69.21 (1) (a) 2. a., 69.21 (2) (a), 69.21 (2) (b),
11	11	69.21 (2) (d) 1. and 69.30 (3) of the statutes; relating to: copies of and
12	12	inspection or disclosure of information contained in certain vital records.
13	13	Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
14	14	Current state vital records law contains provisions addressing the issuance
15	15	and copying of and inspection or disclosure of information contained in vital records
16	16	and in certain circumstances, distinguishes between records for events before and
17	17	after October 1, 1907. This bill changes the distinguishing date in those
18	18	circumstances from the fixed date in 1907 to instead allow expanded authority to
19	19	inspect or disclose information contained in or copy a vital record if the event that is
20	20	the subject of the record took place at least 100 years ago. More specifically, the
21	21	authority to issue, copy, or allow inspection or disclosure of information contained
22	22	in a vital record specified under current law based on whether the event that is the
23	23	subject of the record occurred before or after October 1, 1907, would, under the bill,
24	24	instead be triggered by whether the event took place before or on or after January 1
25	25	of the year that is 100 years prior to the date of the request or, in the case of certain
26	26	photocopies, the date of the issuance of the uncertified copy of the vital record—a
27	27	date that will automatically advance as time progresses.
28	28	For further information see the state and local fiscal estimate, which will be
29	29	printed as an appendix to this bill.
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36	36	SECTION 1
37	37	The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
38	38	enact as follows:
39	39	SECTION 1. 69.20 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
40	40	69.20 (2) (b) Except as provided under sub. (3), the state registrar and local
41	41	registrars may not permit inspection of or disclose information contained in any
42	42	record of a birth which occurred on or after September 30, 1907 January 1 of the
43	43	year that is 100 years prior to the date of the request for inspection or disclosure for
44	44	information if the mother of the subject of the record was not married at any time
45	45	from the conception to the birth of the subject of the record, unless the inspection is
46	46	by or the information is disclosed to a person who has a direct and tangible interest
47	47	in such record.
48	48	SECTION 2. 69.21 (1) (a) 2. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
49	49	69.21 (1) (a) 2. a. A vital record, if the event which is the subject of the vital
50	50	record occurred on or after September 30, 1907 January 1 of the year that is 100
51	51	years prior to the date of the request for issuance of a certified copy of the vital
52	52	record, unless the requester is a person with a direct and tangible interest in the
53	53	record or unless the registrar has received a court order directing issuance of the
54	54	vital record.
55	55	SECTION 3. 69.21 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
56	56	69.21 (2) (a) The state registrar or local registrar shall issue an uncertified
57	57	copy of the vital record of one or more registrants if the subject of the vital record is
58	58	an event occurring on or after September 30, 1907 January 1 of the year that is 100
59	59	years prior to the date of the request for issuance of an uncertified copy of the vital
60	60	record. The requirements of ss. 69.15 (6) (b) and 69.20 (3) (b) for disclosing
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86	86	SECTION 3
87	87	information under s. 69.20 (1) and (2) shall apply to issuance under this paragraph
88	88	of any copy of a vital record containing such information. Any uncertified copy
89	89	issued under this paragraph shall have on its face a notice that it is uncertified.
90	90	SECTION 4. 69.21 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
91	91	69.21 (2) (b) The state registrar and any local registrar shall issue an
92	92	uncertified copy of the vital record of one or more registrants, whether specified or
93	93	not, to any person if the subject of the vital record is an event occurring before
94	94	October 1, 1907 January 1 of the year that is 100 years prior to the date of the
95	95	request for issuance of the uncertified copy of the vital record, and if the person
96	96	submits a request for the copy in writing to the registrar responsible for filing or
97	97	registering the vital record and if the request is accompanied by the fee required
98	98	under s. 69.22 (1) (b).
99	99	SECTION 5. 69.21 (2) (d) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
100	100	69.21 (2) (d) 1. An uncertified photocopy of a vital record for an event
101	101	occurring before October 1, 1907 January 1 of the year that is 100 years prior to the
102	102	date of issuance of the uncertified photocopy of the vital record, other than a vital
103	103	record held by the state registrar and any local registrar, shall be stamped XNOT
104	104	FOR IDENTITY PURPOSES Y across its face and is subject to this paragraph but is
105	105	not otherwise subject to the limitations of this section or the requirements of s.
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107	107	SECTION 6. 69.30 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
108	108	69.30 (3) Any person may copy or may make available electronically an
109	109	uncertified copy of a vital record that is issued under s. 69.21 (2) (b) or (d) for an
110	110	event occurring before October 1, 1907, that is issued under s. 69.21 (2) (b) or (d)
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139	139	January 1 of the year that is 100 years prior to the date of issuance of the
140	140	uncertified copy of the vital record.
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