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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Relating to: creating a commercial nitrogen optimization pilot program, providing crop insurance rebates for cover crops, creating a hydrogeologist position, extending the time limit for emergency rule procedures, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. (FE)"
+description: "Relating to: creating a commercial nitrogen optimization pilot program, providing crop insurance rebates for cover crops, creating a hydrogeologist position, extending the time limit for emergency rule procedures, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. (FE)"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/wi"
+legislature: "Wisconsin Legislature"
+session: "2021"
+identifier: "AB 727"
+citation: "Wisconsin AB 727 (2021)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Conley", "Considine", "Hong", "Kitchens", "Krug", "Milroy", "Mursau", "Neubauer", "Novak", "Ohnstad", "Oldenburg", "Penterman", "Petryk", "Plumer", "Pope", "Shankland", "Spiros", "Spreitzer", "Subeck", "Tauchen", "Tranel", "Tusler", "Vining"]
+version_count: 2
+action_count: 38
+vote_count: 6
+first_action: "2021-12-02T06:00:00+00:00"
+last_action: "2022-04-08T05:00:00+00:00"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/03c4ec93-bd10-4de9-853e-687d885e2061"
+source_url: "https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2021/proposals/reg/asm/bill/ab727"
+source_hash: "307605f5f51fd3508143d291813d84294a447c97ad00eccaeacf10057e7da902"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-wi"]
+---
+
+# Wisconsin AB 727 (2021) — Relating to: creating a commercial nitrogen optimization pilot program, providing crop insurance rebates for cover crops, creating a hydrogeologist position, extending the time limit for emergency rule procedures, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. (FE)
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Assembly Substitute Amendment 1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/amends/2021/REG/AB727-ASA1)
+2. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2021/REG/AB727)
+
+## Votes
+
+- PASSAGE — **96–0** (pass) · lower
+- Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Agriculture, Ayes 13, Noes 0 — **13–0** (pass) · lower
+- Report passage as amended recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 16, Noes 0 — **16–0** (pass) · lower
+- Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 12, Noes 4 — **12–4** (pass) · lower
+- Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Agriculture, Ayes 13, Noes 0 — **13–0** (pass) · lower
+- Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2 — **3–2** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Conley — primary (person)
+- Considine — primary (person)
+- Hong — primary (person)
+- Kitchens — primary (person)
+- Krug — primary (person)
+- Milroy — primary (person)
+- Mursau — primary (person)
+- Neubauer — primary (person)
+- Novak — primary (person)
+- Ohnstad — primary (person)
+- Oldenburg — primary (person)
+- Penterman — primary (person)
+- Petryk — primary (person)
+- Plumer — primary (person)
+- Pope — primary (person)
+- Shankland — primary (person)
+- Spiros — primary (person)
+- Spreitzer — primary (person)
+- Subeck — primary (person)
+- Tauchen — primary (person)
+- Tranel — primary (person)
+- Tusler — primary (person)
+- Vining — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2021-12-02T06:00:00+00:00** Introduced by Representatives Kitchens, Novak, Tranel, Shankland, Krug, Hong, Milroy, Mursau, Neubauer, Oldenburg, Penterman, Plumer, Tauchen, Petryk, Subeck, Spiros, Considine, Pope, Vining, Spreitzer, Ohnstad, Conley and Tusler; cosponsored by Senators Cowles, Testin, Ballweg, Bernier, Petrowski, Pfaff, Ringhand, Roys, Smith and Wimberger `introduction`
+- **2021-12-02T06:00:00+00:00** Read first time and referred to Committee on Agriculture `reading-1, referral-committee`
+- **2021-12-22T06:00:00+00:00** Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Kitchens
+- **2022-01-04T06:00:00+00:00** Representative Vruwink added as a coauthor
+- **2022-01-05T06:00:00+00:00** Public hearing held
+- **2022-02-08T06:00:00+00:00** Fiscal estimate received `receipt`
+- **2022-02-08T06:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken
+- **2022-02-18T06:00:00+00:00** Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Agriculture, Ayes 13, Noes 0 `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2022-02-18T06:00:00+00:00** Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Agriculture, Ayes 13, Noes 0 `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2022-02-18T06:00:00+00:00** Referred to joint committee on Finance `referral-committee`
+- **2022-02-18T06:00:00+00:00** Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Kitchens
+- **2022-02-22T06:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken
+- **2022-02-22T06:00:00+00:00** Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 12, Noes 4 `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2022-02-22T06:00:00+00:00** Report passage as amended recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 16, Noes 0 `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2022-02-22T06:00:00+00:00** Referred to committee on Rules `referral-committee`
+- **2022-02-22T06:00:00+00:00** Made a special order of business at 8:45 AM on 2-23-2022 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 29
+- **2022-02-23T06:00:00+00:00** Read a second time `reading-2`
+- **2022-02-23T06:00:00+00:00** Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted `amendment-passage`
+- **2022-02-23T06:00:00+00:00** Ordered to a third reading `reading-3`
+- **2022-02-23T06:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended
+- **2022-02-23T06:00:00+00:00** Read a third time and passed, Ayes 96, Noes 0 `passage, reading-3`
+- **2022-02-23T06:00:00+00:00** Ordered immediately messaged
+- **2022-02-23T06:00:00+00:00** Received from Assembly `receipt`
+- **2022-02-24T06:00:00+00:00** Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization `referral-committee`
+- **2022-02-24T06:00:00+00:00** Available for scheduling
+- **2022-03-04T06:00:00+00:00** Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2
+- **2022-03-04T06:00:00+00:00** Placed on calendar 3-8-2022 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
+- **2022-03-07T06:00:00+00:00** Representative Brostoff added as a coauthor
+- **2022-03-08T06:00:00+00:00** Read a second time `reading-2`
+- **2022-03-08T06:00:00+00:00** Ordered to a third reading `reading-3`
+- **2022-03-08T06:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended
+- **2022-03-08T06:00:00+00:00** Read a third time and concurred in `passage, reading-3`
+- **2022-03-08T06:00:00+00:00** Ordered immediately messaged
+- **2022-03-09T06:00:00+00:00** Received from Senate concurred in `receipt`
+- **2022-03-15T05:00:00+00:00** Report correctly enrolled on 3-15-2022 `enrolled`
+- **2022-04-04T05:00:00+00:00** Presented to the Governor on 4-4-2022 by directive of the Speaker `executive-receipt`
+- **2022-04-08T05:00:00+00:00** Report approved by the Governor on 4-8-2022. 2021 Wisconsin Act 223 `executive-signature`
+- **2022-04-08T05:00:00+00:00** Published 4-9-2022 `became-law`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/03c4ec93-bd10-4de9-853e-687d885e2061`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Wisconsin legislature records).
+