Bill Title: Amends the Clerks of the Court Act. Provides that filing fees for a petition for change name may not exceed $25, and the court may waive this fee for good cause shown. Amends the Name Change Article of the Code of Civil Procedure. Deletes the requirement that a petitioner must reside in the State for 6 months before the petitioner may file a petition under the Article. Allows a petitioner to request that the court file be impounded if public disclosure may be a hardship and have a negative impact on the petitioner's health or safety. Allows the petitioner to attach to the statement any supporting documents including relevant court orders. Allows the petitioner to request that his or her address be omitted from court documents if it would put the petitioner or petitioner's family at risk. Repeals the requirements to publish a notice of a petition to change a name.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 37-0)

Status: (Enrolled - Dead) 2025-01-07 - Passed Both Houses [HB5164 Detail]

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Bill Drafts

Revision	Date	Format	Source	View
Enrolled	2025-01-09	HTML/Text	Link	View
Engrossed	2024-04-18	HTML/Text	Link	View
Introduced	2024-02-08	HTML/Text	Link	View

Amendments

Amendment	Date	Disposition	Format	Source	View
Senate Amendment 001	2025-01-04	Proposed	HTML/Text	Link	View
House Amendment 003	2024-04-09	Proposed	HTML/Text	Link	View
House Amendment 002	2024-04-01	Proposed	HTML/Text	Link	View
House Amendment 001	2024-03-20	Proposed	HTML/Text	Link	View

Supplemental Documents

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