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AB1000,323 9Section 323. 905.05 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1000,138,10 10905.05 (title) Husband-wife Spousal and domestic partner privilege.
AB1000,324 11Section 324. 938.02 (5s) of the statutes is created to read:
AB1000,138,1212 938.02 (5s) “Expectant parent” means a person who is pregnant.
AB1000,325 13Section 325. 938.02 (13) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1000,139,814 938.02 (13) “Parent" means a biological natural parent, a husband who has
15consented to the artificial insemination of his wife under s. 891.40,
or a parent by
16adoption. If the juvenile is a nonmarital child who is not adopted or whose parents
17do not subsequently intermarry under s. 767.803, “parent" includes a person
18conclusively determined from genetic test results to be the father parent under s.
19767.804 or a person acknowledged under s. 767.805 or a substantially similar law of
20another state or adjudicated to be the biological father natural parent. “Parent" does
21not include any person whose parental rights have been terminated. For purposes
22of the application of s. 938.028 and the federal Indian Child Welfare Act, 25 USC
231901
to 1963, “parent" means a biological natural parent of an Indian child, an Indian
24husband spouse who has consented to the artificial insemination of his wife or her
25spouse
under s. 891.40, or an Indian person who has lawfully adopted an Indian

1juvenile, including an adoption under tribal law or custom, and includes, in the case
2of a nonmarital Indian child who is not adopted or whose parents do not subsequently
3intermarry under s. 767.803, a person conclusively determined from genetic test
4results to be the father parent under s. 767.804, a person acknowledged under s.
5767.805, a substantially similar law of another state, or tribal law or custom to be the
6biological father natural parent, or a person adjudicated to be the biological father
7natural parent, but does not include any person whose parental rights have been
8terminated.
AB1000,326 9Section 326. 938.27 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1000,139,1410 938.27 (3) (b) 1. Except as provided in subd. 2., if the petition that was filed
11relates to facts concerning a situation under s. 938.13 and if the juvenile is a
12nonmarital child who is not adopted or whose parents do not subsequently
13intermarry as provided under s. 767.803 and if paternity parentage has not been
14established, the court shall notify, under s. 938.273, all of the following persons:
AB1000,139,1615 a. A person who has filed a declaration of paternal parental interest under s.
1648.025.
AB1000,139,1917 b. A person alleged to the court to be the father parent of the juvenile or who
18may, based on the statements of the mother person who gave birth to the child or
19other information presented to the court, be the father parent of the juvenile.
AB1000,139,2420 2. A court is not required to provide notice, under subd. 1., to any person who
21may be the father parent of a juvenile conceived as a result of a sexual assault if a
22physician attests to his or her belief that there was a sexual assault of the juvenile's
23mother
person who gave birth to the juvenile that may have resulted in the juvenile's
24conception.
AB1000,327 25Section 327. 938.27 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1000,140,7
1938.27 (5) Notice to biological fathers parents. Subject to sub. (3) (b), the
2court shall make reasonable efforts to identify and notify any person who has filed
3a declaration of paternal parental interest under s. 48.025, any person conclusively
4determined from genetic test results to be the father parent under s. 767.804 (1), any
5person who has acknowledged paternity parentage of the child under s. 767.805 (1),
6and any person who has been adjudged to be the father parent of the juvenile in a
7judicial proceeding unless the person's parental rights have been terminated.
AB1000,328 8Section 328. 938.299 (6) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1000,140,139 938.299 (6) Establishment of paternity when man alleges paternity
10parentage. (intro.) If a man person who has been given notice under s. 938.27 (3)
11(b) 1. appears at any hearing for which he the person received the notice, alleges that
12he is the father
to be the parent of the juvenile, and states that he wishes requests
13to establish the paternity parentage of the juvenile, all of the following apply:
AB1000,329 14Section 329. 938.299 (6) (e) 1., 2., 3. and 4. of the statutes are amended to read:
AB1000,140,1915 938.299 (6) (e) 1. In this paragraph, “genetic test" means a test that examines
16genetic markers present on blood cells, skin cells, tissue cells, bodily fluid cells or
17cells of another body material for the purpose of determining the statistical
18probability that a man person who is alleged to be a juvenile's father parent is the
19juvenile's biological father parent.
AB1000,140,2220 2. The court shall, at the hearing, orally inform any man person specified in
21sub. (6) (intro.) that he the person may be required to pay for any testing ordered by
22the court under this paragraph or under s. 885.23.
AB1000,141,1023 3. In addition to ordering testing as provided under s. 885.23, if the court
24determines that it would be in the best interests of the juvenile, the court may order
25any man person specified in sub. (6) (intro.) to submit to one or more genetic tests

1which shall be performed by an expert qualified as an examiner of genetic markers
2present on the cells and of the specific body material to be used for the tests, as
3appointed by the court. A report completed and certified by the court-appointed
4expert stating genetic test results and the statistical probability that the man alleged
5to be the juvenile's father parent is the juvenile's biological father parent based upon
6the genetic tests is admissible as evidence without expert testimony and may be
7entered into the record at any hearing. The court, upon request by a party, may order
8that independent tests be performed by other experts qualified as examiners of
9genetic markers present on the cells of the specific body materials to be used for the
10tests.
AB1000,141,1511 4. If the genetic tests show that an alleged father parent is not excluded and
12that the statistical probability that the alleged father parent is the juvenile's
13biological father parent is 99.0 percent or higher, the court may determine that for
14purposes of a proceeding under this chapter or ch. 48, other than a proceeding under
15subch. VIII of ch. 48, the man alleged parent is the juvenile's biological parent.
AB1000,330 16Section 330. 938.299 (7) and (8) of the statutes are amended to read:
AB1000,141,2517 938.299 (7) Establishment of paternity parentage when no man person
18alleges
paternity parentage. If a man person who has been given notice under s.
19938.27 (3) (b) 1. appears at any hearing for which he the person received the notice
20but does not allege that he is the father to be the parent of the juvenile and state that
21he
wishes to establish the paternity parentage of the juvenile or if no man person to
22whom such notice was given appears at a hearing, the court may refer the matter to
23the state or to the attorney responsible for support enforcement under s. 59.53 (6) (a)
24for a determination, under s. 767.80, of whether an action should be brought for the
25purpose of determining the paternity parentage of the juvenile.
AB1000,142,6
1(8) Testimony of juvenile's mother person who gave birth to a juvenile
2relating to
paternity parentage. As part of the proceedings under this chapter, the
3court may order that a record be made of any testimony of the juvenile's mother
4person who gave birth to the juvenile relating to the juvenile's paternity parentage.
5A record made under this subsection is admissible in a proceeding to determine the
6juvenile's paternity parentage under subch. IX of ch. 767.
AB1000,331 7Section 331. 938.355 (4g) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1000,142,148 938.355 (4g) (a) 1. The juvenile's parents are parties to a pending action for
9divorce, annulment, or legal separation, a man person determined under s. 938.299
10(6) (e) 4. to be the biological father parent of the juvenile for purposes of a proceeding
11under this chapter is a party to a pending action to determine paternity parentage
12of the juvenile under ch. 767, or the juvenile is the subject of a pending independent
13action under s. 767.41 or 767.43 to determine legal custody of the juvenile or
14visitation rights with respect to the juvenile.
AB1000,332 15Section 332. 939.24 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1000,142,2216 939.24 (1) In this section, “criminal recklessness" means that the actor creates
17an unreasonable and substantial risk of death or great bodily harm to another
18human being and the actor is aware of that risk, except that for purposes of ss. 940.02
19(1m), 940.06 (2) and 940.23 (1) (b) and (2) (b), “criminal recklessness" means that the
20actor creates an unreasonable and substantial risk of death or great bodily harm to
21an unborn child, to the woman person who is pregnant with that unborn child, or to
22another and the actor is aware of that risk.
AB1000,333 23Section 333. 939.25 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1000,143,624 939.25 (1) In this section, “criminal negligence" means ordinary negligence to
25a high degree, consisting of conduct that the actor should realize creates a

1substantial and unreasonable risk of death or great bodily harm to another, except
2that for purposes of ss. 940.08 (2), 940.10 (2) and 940.24 (2), “criminal negligence"
3means ordinary negligence to a high degree, consisting of conduct that the actor
4should realize creates a substantial and unreasonable risk of death or great bodily
5harm to an unborn child, to the woman person who is pregnant with that unborn
6child, or to another.
AB1000,334 7Section 334. 940.01 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1000,143,108 940.01 (1) (b) Except as provided in sub. (2), whoever causes the death of an
9unborn child with intent to kill that unborn child, kill the woman person who is
10pregnant with that unborn child, or kill another is guilty of a Class A felony.
AB1000,335 11Section 335. 940.02 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1000,143,1512 940.02 (1m) Whoever recklessly causes the death of an unborn child under
13circumstances that show utter disregard for the life of that unborn child, the woman
14person who is pregnant with that unborn child , or another is guilty of a Class B
15felony.
AB1000,336 16Section 336. 940.05 (2g) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1000,143,1917 940.05 (2g) (intro.) Whoever causes the death of an unborn child with intent
18to kill that unborn child, kill the woman person who is pregnant with that unborn
19child or kill another is guilty of a Class B felony if:
AB1000,337 20Section 337. 940.05 (2h) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1000,143,2321 940.05 (2h) In prosecutions under sub. (2g), it is sufficient to allege and prove
22that the defendant caused the death of an unborn child with intent to kill that unborn
23child, kill the woman person who is pregnant with that unborn child, or kill another.
AB1000,338 24Section 338. 940.195 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1000,144,3
1940.195 (1) Whoever causes bodily harm to an unborn child by an act done with
2intent to cause bodily harm to that unborn child, to the woman person who is
3pregnant with that unborn child, or another is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
AB1000,339 4Section 339. 940.195 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1000,144,75 940.195 (2) Whoever causes substantial bodily harm to an unborn child by an
6act done with intent to cause bodily harm to that unborn child, to the woman person
7who is pregnant with that unborn child, or another is guilty of a Class I felony.
AB1000,340 8Section 340. 940.195 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1000,144,119 940.195 (4) Whoever causes great bodily harm to an unborn child by an act
10done with intent to cause bodily harm to that unborn child, to the woman person who
11is pregnant with that unborn child, or another is guilty of a Class H felony.
AB1000,341 12Section 341. 940.195 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1000,144,1613 940.195 (5) Whoever causes great bodily harm to an unborn child by an act
14done with intent to cause great bodily harm to that unborn child, to the woman
15person who is pregnant with that unborn child , or another is guilty of a Class E
16felony.
AB1000,342 17Section 342. 940.23 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1000,144,2118 940.23 (1) (b) Whoever recklessly causes great bodily harm to an unborn child
19under circumstances that show utter disregard for the life of that unborn child, the
20woman person who is pregnant with that unborn child, or another is guilty of a Class
21D felony.
AB1000,343 22Section 343. 943.20 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1000,144,2523 943.20 (2) (c) “Property of another" includes property in which the actor is a
24co-owner and property of a partnership of which the actor is a member, unless the
25actor and the victim are husband and wife married to each other.
AB1000,344
1Section 344. 943.201 (1) (b) 8. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1000,145,32 943.201 (1) (b) 8. The maiden name surname of an individual's mother parent
3before marriage if the surname was changed as a result of marriage
.
AB1000,345 4Section 345. 943.205 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1000,145,75 943.205 (2) (b) “Owner" includes a co-owner of the person charged and a
6partnership of which the person charged is a member, unless the person charged and
7the victim are husband and wife married to each other.
AB1000,346 8Section 346. 944.17 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1000,145,109 944.17 (3) Subsection (2) does not apply to a mother's breast-feeding person's
10breastfeeding
of her that person's child.
AB1000,347 11Section 347. 944.20 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1000,145,1312 944.20 (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a mother's breast-feeding person's
13breastfeeding
of her that person's child.
AB1000,348 14Section 348. 948.10 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1000,145,1615 948.10 (2) (b) A mother's breast-feeding person's breastfeeding of her that
16person's
child.
AB1000,349 17Section 349. 948.31 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1000,145,2518 948.31 (2) Whoever causes a child to leave, takes a child away or withholds a
19child for more than 12 hours from the child's parents or, in the case of a nonmarital
20child whose parents do not subsequently intermarry under s. 767.803, from the
21child's mother or, if he has been granted legal custody, the child's father a parent with
22legal custody of the child
, without the consent of the parents , the mother or the father
23or the parent with legal custody, is guilty of a Class I felony. This subsection is not
24applicable if legal custody has been granted by court order to the person taking or
25withholding the child.
AB1000,350
1Section 350. 990.01 (19j) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1000,146,82 990.01 (19j) (b) “Live birth" means the complete expulsion or extraction from
3his or her mother an individual, of a human being, at any stage of development, who,
4after the expulsion or extraction, breathes or has a beating heart, pulsation of the
5umbilical cord, or definite movement of voluntary muscles, regardless of whether the
6umbilical cord has been cut, and regardless of whether the expulsion or extraction
7occurs as a result of natural or induced labor, a cesarean section, or an abortion, as
8defined in s. 253.10 (2) (a).
AB1000,351 9Section 351. 990.01 (22h) of the statutes is created to read:
AB1000,146,1210 990.01 (22h) Natural parent. “Natural parent" means a parent of a child who
11is not an adoptive parent, whether the parent is biologically related to the child or
12not.
AB1000,352 13Section 352. 990.01 (39) of the statutes is created to read:
AB1000,146,1514 990.01 (39) Spouses. “Spouses" means 2 individuals of the same sex or different
15sexes who are legally married to each other.
AB1000,353 16Section 353. 990.01 (40m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB1000,146,1817 990.01 (40m) Stepparent. “Stepparent" means a person who is the spouse of
18a child's parent and who is not also a parent of the child.
AB1000,354 19Section 354. Nonstatutory provisions.
AB1000,146,2020 (1) Terminology changes.
AB1000,148,421 (a) In the statutes indicated, replace “paternity” with “parentage”: ss. 13.63 (1)
22(b), 13.64 (2), 29.024 (2g) (d) 1., 29.229 (5m) (c), 45.01 (4), 46.03 (7) (bm), 48.235 (4)
23(a) 7m. and (4m) (a) 7m., 48.299 (6) (a), (d), and (e) 5., 48.355 (4g) (a) (intro.) and (d)
241., 48.396 (2) (dm), 48.40 (1r), 48.42 (2) (b) (intro.) and (bm) (intro.) and (4) (b) 2.,
2548.422 (6) (c), 48.423 (title), 48.46 (1m), 48.48 (11), 48.715 (6), 48.837 (4) (e), 48.91 (2),

149.141 (1) (i) 2., 49.145 (2) (f) 1. a., 49.19 (4) (h) 1. a., 49.22 (title), (1), (7), and (7g) (a),
249.463 (3) (title) and (b) 1. b. and 2. (intro.) and b. and (6), 49.48 (3), 49.79 (6q) (title)
3and (b) 1. b. and 2. (intro.) and b. and (6u) (title) and (a) 1., 49.83, 49.855 (6), 49.857
4(1) (f), 49.90 (2r) and (11), 59.40 (2) (p), 59.53 (5) (title) and (a), 69.15 (3) (d) and (3m)
5(a) (intro.), 93.135 (3), 102.17 (1) (cm), 103.275 (2) (bm), 103.34 (10) (b), 103.91 (4) (b),
6103.92 (6), 104.07 (5), 105.13 (2), 115.315, 118.19 (1r) (b), 138.09 (3) (am) 3. and (4)
7(b), 138.12 (4) (b) 6. and (5) (am) 1. c. and 2., 138.14 (5) (b) 3. and (9) (b), 165.85 (3)
8(cm) and (3m) (a), 169.34 (3) (a), 170.12 (8) (b) 1. c. and 2., 202.021 (4) (a) 7., 202.06
9(2) (e), 217.06 (6), 217.09 (1m), 218.0116 (1g) (a) and (1m) (a) 3. and (b), 218.02 (3) (e),
10(6) (b), and (9) (a) 2., 218.04 (4) (am) 3. and (5) (am), 218.05 (4) (c) 3., (11) (c), and (12)
11(am), 218.11 (6m) (a), 218.12 (3m) (a), 218.22 (3m) (a), 218.32 (3m) (a), 218.41 (3m)
12(a), 218.51 (4m) (a), 224.72 (7m) (c), 224.725 (6) (c), 224.77 (2m) (c), 224.95 (1) (c),
13250.041 (3), 256.17 (3), 299.08 (2), 341.51 (4m) (a), 343.345, 343.66 (2), 440.13 (2) (a)
14and (b), 551.412 (4g) (a) 3. and (b), 562.05 (5) (a) 9. and (8) (d), 563.28 (1), 628.097
15(1m), 628.10 (2) (c), 632.69 (2) (d) 1. and (4) (c), 633.14 (2m) (a), 633.15 (2) (c), 751.15
16(3), 757.675 (2) (g), 757.69 (1) (p) 3., 767.001 (1) (L), 767.01 (2), 767.041 (1) (b), 767.205
17(2) (a) (intro.) and 1. and (b) 2., 767.215 (5) (am), 767.35 (6) and (7), 767.401 (1) (b)
18and (2) (a) and (b), 767.407 (1) (c) and (d) and (4), 767.41 (1) (b) and (1m) (intro.),
19767.511 (1) (intro.), 767.513 (2), 767.521 (intro.), 767.77 (1), 767.80 (title) and (1)
20(intro.), 767.805 (title), (1), (1m), (2) (a), (3) (title) and (a), (4) (intro.), (5) (a), and (6)
21(a) (intro.), (b), and (c), 767.814, 767.815 (intro.), 767.82 (title), (1) (a), (2), (5), (6), and
22(8), 767.83 (2) and (3), 767.84 (title), 767.853 (intro.), (1) (intro.), (2), and (3) (a),
23767.863 (1) and (3), 767.865 (2), 767.87 (title), (1) (intro.) and (f), (2m), (4) (a), and (8),
24767.88 (title), (1), and (2) (intro.), 767.89 (title), (1), (3) (intro.) and (a), (3m) (a) and
25(b), and (4) (a) 1. c., 769.316 (10), 769.401 (2) (b) and (f), 803.01 (3) (b) 1., 814.61 (1)

1(c) 1. and (7) (c), 818.02 (6), 818.05, 822.02 (4), 852.05 (4), 885.06 (1) and (2), 885.10,
2891.39 (1) (b), 893.88, 895.01 (1) (am) 1., 895.4803, 905.04 (4) (g), 938.235 (4) (a) 7m.,
3938.299 (6) (a), (d), and (e) 5., 938.355 (4g) (a) (intro.) and (d) 1., 938.396 (2g) (g),
4948.22 (7) (b) 2. and (bm), 948.31 (1) (a) 1., 977.05 (4) (i) 7., and 977.08 (2) (h).
AB1000,148,105 (b) In the statutes indicated, replace “father,” “fathers," or “father's" with
6“parent,” “parents," or “parent's": ss. 48.025 (5) (a) (intro.), 48.42 (2) (b) 3. and (bm)
72., (2m) (a), and (4) (b) 3., 48.422 (6) (b), 48.432 (1) (am) 2. a., 48.837 (4) (e), 48.91 (2),
848.913 (1) (h), (4), and (7), 49.90 (11), 767.83 (2m), 767.84 (1) (b) 3. and (1m), 767.893
9(2) (a) and (b) (intro.), (2m) (c), and (3) (intro.), 769.201 (1m) (gm), and 769.401 (2) (c),
10(d), and (e).
AB1000,149,1311 (c) In the statutes indicated, replace “mother,” “mothers,” or “mother's” with
12“parent,” “parents,” or “parent's”: ss. 48.01 (1) (a), (am), (ap), (bm), (br), and (h), 48.02
13(1) (am) and (17m), 48.06 (1) (a) 3., 48.067 (1), (2), (3), (4), and (8), 48.069 (1) (a) and
14(c), 48.07 (4), 48.08 (1) and (3), 48.133, 48.135 (title), (1), and (2), 48.14 (5), 48.15,
1548.185 (1) (a) and (b), subch. IV (title) of ch. 48, 48.19 (1) (d) 8., 48.193 (title), (1)
16(intro.) and (d) 1., 2., and 3., and (2), 48.20 (4m), 48.203 (title), (1), (2), (3), (6) (b) and
17(c), and (7), 48.205 (title) and (2), 48.207 (title), (1m) (intro.), (a), (c), (d), and (e), and
18(2) (b), 48.21 (3) (title), (ag), and (b) and (7), 48.213 (title), (1) (a), (2), (3), (4), (4m),
19and (5), 48.217 (title), (1) (a), (b) 1. b., and (c) 3., (2) (a), and (2m) (a) and (b) 2., 48.23
20(2m) (title), (a), and (c) and (4) (b), 48.235 (3) (b) 1. and (4m) (a) 3m., 48.24 (1m), (2)
21(a), (2m) (a) 6., and (5), 48.243 (1) (intro.), (3), and (4), 48.245 (1) (c) and (2) (a) 1., 2.,
223., and 4. and (c), 48.25 (1), 48.255 (1m) (intro.), (b), (bm), (c), and (e), 48.263 (1), 48.27
23(1), (3) (a) 1., (4) (b) 1., and (8), 48.275 (1) and (2) (a), (b), (c), and (cg) (intro.), 48.29
24(1), 48.293 (2), 48.295 (1c), (1g), (2), and (3), 48.297 (4) and (5), 48.299 (1) (b) and (4)
25(b), 48.30 (1), (3), (6) (a), (7), and (8) (a) and (c), 48.305, 48.31 (2), (4), and (7) (a), 48.315

1(1) (a) and (f), 48.32 (1) (am), (2) (a) and (c), (3), (5) (intro.), and (6), 48.33 (1) (a), (b),
2(c), (d), and (f), 48.345 (3) (cm), 48.347 (1), (2), (3) (intro.) and (a), (4) (a), and (5) (a)
3and (b), 48.35 (1) (b) (intro.) and 1., 48.355 (2) (a), (b) 1., 1m., and 7., and (d), (2m),
4(5), and (7), 48.356 (2), 48.357 (title), (1) (a) and (am) 1. b. and 2. c., (2) (a) 1. and (b)
51. and 2., and (2m) (a) 1. and (b) 2., 48.36 (2), 48.361 (2) (b) 1m. and (c), 48.362 (4) (a)
6and (c), 48.363 (1) (a) and (b), 48.365 (1m), (2), (2g) (a), (2m) (b), and (5) (a), 48.375
7(2) (c), 48.396 (1), (1b), (1d), (2) (aj) and (ap), and (5) (b), (c), and (e), 48.415 (2) (a) 2.
8a. and b., 48.45 (1) (am) and (b) and (1r), 48.46 (1), 48.48 (1) and (17) (a) 1., 2., and
93., 48.52 (title), (1m) (intro) and (c), and (2) (a), 48.547 (1) and (3) (intro.), 48.57 (1)
10(a), (b), (c), and (g), 48.59 (1) and (2), 48.625 (1m), 48.63 (5) (b), 48.647 (1) (ag) (intro.),
1148.78 (2) (aj) and (ap), 48.981 (3) (b) 2m., (bm) (intro.) and 2., (c) 2m. a. and b., 3., 5.,
126m., and 7., and (d) 1., (4) (a) 4., and (7) (a) 3m., 4., and 5., 301.01 (2) (cm), and 938.34
13(3) (cm).
AB1000,150,614 (2) Legislative intent. The legislature intends this act to harmonize the
15language of the Wisconsin statutes relating to marriage and the determination of
16parentage with the provision of s. 990.001 (2), which specifies that words importing
17one gender extend and may be applied to any gender. The legislature intends that
18by amending the statutes relating to marriage and the determination of parentage
19with respect to married couples to use gender-neutral language where appropriate
20so as to clarify that the same statutory rights and responsibilities apply between
21married persons of the same sex as between married persons of different sexes and
22to extend some of the presumptions of parentage to either parent, the Wisconsin
23statutes will be better aligned with the holding of the U.S. Supreme Court in
24Obergefell v. Hodges, 135 S. Ct. 2584, 192 L. Ed. 2d 609 (2015), which recognizes that
25same-sex couples have a fundamental constitutional right to marriage. To the

1extent language remains in Wisconsin law referring to one gender after the effective
2date of this subsection, the rule of construction regarding gender under s. 990.001
3(2) remains applicable, and it is not the intent of the legislature, except to the extent
4necessary to conform to the requirements of federal law, to narrow to one gender the
5construction of any provision for which an application to any gender would be
6appropriate.
AB1000,150,77 (End)
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