Senate Bill 312 proposes significant changes to the process of altering an individual's sex on a birth certificate in Wisconsin. Under the current law, changes can be made due to surgical sex-change procedures or to correct errors. However, this bill stipulates that an individual's sex on a birth record cannot be changed based on surgical procedures and prohibits any changes to a sex other than the individual's biological sex, which is defined as the biological state of being male or female based on sex chromosomes. Additionally, courts are barred from ordering such changes.

The bill also amends existing statutes related to name changes and the petition process for altering birth records. Specifically, it removes references to changing sex in the context of name changes and surgical procedures. The new legal language clarifies that only the biological sex can be recorded on birth certificates, and it establishes that any petitions or court orders regarding these changes will be subject to the new restrictions upon the bill's effective date.

Statutes affected:
Bill Text: 69.15(1)(a), 69.15, 69.15(4)(b)