2019 - 2020 LEGISLATURE
LRB-3663/1
EAW:amn
2019 SENATE BILL 333
August 8, 2019 - Introduced by Senators KOOYENGA, L. TAYLOR, OLSEN and
WANGGAARD, cosponsored by Representatives TUSLER, HEBL, CABRERA, JAMES,
KULP, OHNSTAD, SKOWRONSKI, SUBECK and C. TAYLOR. Referred to Committee
on Insurance, Financial Services, Government Oversight and Courts.
1 AN ACT to amend 765.16 (1m) (d) of the statutes; relating to: justices or judges
2 authorized to officiate a marriage.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Under current law, any judge of a “court of record” or a reserve judge may
officiate a wedding. This bill allows any justice or judge to officiate a wedding,
regardless of whether the justice or judge is of a “court of record.”
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
3 SECTION 1. 765.16 (1m) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
4 765.16 (1m) (d) Any justice or judge of a court of record or a reserve judge
5 appointed under s. 753.075.
6 (END)


Statutes affected:
Bill Text: 765.16(1m)(d), 765.16
Bill Text - PDF: 765.16(1m)(d), 765.16