Revise change-of-name laws
SB 65 revises change-of-name laws, specifically for individuals who are incarcerated or under the supervision of the Department of Corrections (DOC). The bill requires these petitioners to serve their name change request on the DOC, which is then authorized to contact victims to gather relevant information for its response. If a name change is granted, the court must ensure the DOC and Department of Justice can maintain and share records to fulfill duties related to offender registration, victim notification, and other legal obligations.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2024
Committee Review
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Dec 16, 2024
Signed May 8, 2025
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This bill makes minor formatting and spacing adjustments to Senate Bill 65 without changing any substantive policy. The changes include removing extra blank lines at the end of the document and adjusting whitespace around the bill title and sponsor information. These are purely technical edits that improve document formatting but do not affect the bill's legal content or requirements.
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Removed extra blank lines at the end of the document before the 'END' marker
Adjusted whitespace spacing around the bill title, sponsor name, and department request lines
Floor votes · Senate Feb 3, 2025 · House Apr 11, 2025
How they voted
49–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 50
Feb 3, 2025
D
Democratic18
94% Yea
R
Republican32
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
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Actions timeline
Total actions
41
Key actions
9
Committee
6
May 5, 2025
Signed into law
(S) Signed by Governor
upper
Apr 25, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Signed by Speaker
lower
Apr 21, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Signed by President
upper
Apr 11, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (98-1-1)
house
Apr 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Report - (H) Judiciary
lower
Apr 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Executive Action - (H) Judiciary
lower
Feb 4, 2025
Committee
(H) Referred to Committee - (H) Judiciary
lower
Feb 3, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (49-0-1)
senate
Jan 29, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Report - (S) Judiciary
upper
Jan 29, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Executive Action - (S) Judiciary
upper
Jan 14, 2025
Committee
(S) Referred to Committee - (S) Judiciary
upper
Dec 16, 2024
Introduced
(S) Introduced
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Shelley Vance
RRepublican
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