Bills › 91st General Assembly
Relating to dissolution of marriage, including name change requests
Sponsored by Rep. Ryan Weldon (R)
Topics:Courts & civil law
Same legislation: HF 2720
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 12, 2026
- Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 16, 2026
- Done: House committeeFebruary 19, 2026
- Skipped: Passes the HouseContinued as HF 2720
- Next: Senate committee
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Became HF 2720 → Its progress continues under the new number. Go to HF 2720 What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary When people get a divorce or an annulment, they can ask to change their name back to what it was before they were married or what is on their birth certificate. If they make this request, the court clerk must give them a separate paper that proves their new name. This document will only show the name change and will not include any other private details from the divorce papers.1
Read the official explanation
As part of a decree of dissolution or decree of annulment, a party to a marriage may request a change in the person’s name to either the name appearing on the person’s birth certificate or to the name the person had immediately prior to the marriage. This bill provides that if a party does so, the clerk of court is required to issue a separate document evidencing the party’s name change. The bill requires that the document issued does not contain any other information relating to the decree of dissolution or decree of annulment.
House subcommittee
Named February 16, 2026. On February 17, 2026 it recommended passage.
Three legislators hear a bill first and recommend what the committee should do; it’s the best time to weigh in. How to take part
3 written public comments to its subcommittee: March 17, 2026 (1), February 17, 2026 (2) · on the Legislature’s site
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