Assembly Bill 311 seeks to amend existing laws regarding the process of changing an individual's sex on a birth certificate in Wisconsin. The bill stipulates that an individual's sex on a birth record cannot be changed due to a surgical sex-change procedure 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, the bill restricts courts from ordering such changes, reinforcing the definition of biological sex without consideration of psychological or subjective experiences of gender.

The bill also includes specific amendments to current statutes. It removes provisions that allowed for changes to a birth record based on surgical sex-change procedures and clarifies that any person with a direct interest in a birth record may petition for a name change, but not for a change in sex. The amendments to sections 69.15 (1) (a) and 69.15 (4) (b) reflect these changes, ensuring that the state registrar will not alter the sex on a birth record in accordance with the new definitions and restrictions outlined in the bill.

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