---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to: third-party logistics providers, extending the time limit for emergency rule procedures, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, and granting rule-making authority. (FE)"
description: "Relating to: third-party logistics providers, extending the time limit for emergency rule procedures, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, and granting rule-making authority. (FE)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/wi"
legislature: "Wisconsin Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "AB 120"
citation: "Wisconsin AB 120 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kerkman"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 38
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-03-01T06:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-04-15T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5840000b-fe7a-4e62-b620-1c425b0f1a4d"
source_url: "https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2021/proposals/reg/asm/bill/ab120"
source_hash: "38418150916a7bb563e9f755700e917e2c0d4ec9b99c83fe01948d992887f9dd"
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 120 (2021) — Relating to: third-party logistics providers, extending the time limit for emergency rule procedures, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, and granting rule-making authority. (FE)

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Assembly Amendment 1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/amends/2021/REG/AB120-AA1)
2. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2021/REG/AB120)

## Votes

- Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Regulatory Licensing Reform, Ayes 5, Noes 3 — **5–3** (pass) · lower
- Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Regulatory Licensing Reform, Ayes 8, Noes 0 — **8–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Kerkman — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2021-03-01T06:00:00+00:00** Introduced by Representative Kerkman; cosponsored by Senator Wanggaard `introduction`
- **2021-03-01T06:00:00+00:00** Read first time and referred to Committee on Regulatory Licensing Reform `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-03-03T06:00:00+00:00** Public hearing held
- **2021-03-03T06:00:00+00:00** Representatives Hintz and Subeck added as coauthors
- **2021-03-03T06:00:00+00:00** Fiscal estimate received `receipt`
- **2021-03-04T06:00:00+00:00** Representative Brostoff added as a coauthor
- **2021-03-05T06:00:00+00:00** Representative Vining added as a coauthor
- **2021-03-08T06:00:00+00:00** Representatives Goyke and Hebl added as coauthors
- **2021-03-09T06:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken
- **2021-03-10T06:00:00+00:00** Representative Considine added as a coauthor
- **2021-03-09T06:00:00+00:00** Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Committee on Regulatory Licensing Reform
- **2021-03-11T06:00:00+00:00** Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Regulatory Licensing Reform, Ayes 5, Noes 3 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-11T06:00:00+00:00** Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Regulatory Licensing Reform, Ayes 8, Noes 0 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-11T06:00:00+00:00** Referred to committee on Rules `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-11T06:00:00+00:00** Representative McGuire added as a coauthor
- **2021-03-11T06:00:00+00:00** Placed on calendar 3-16-2021 by Committee on Rules
- **2021-03-12T06:00:00+00:00** Representative Ohnstad added as a coauthor
- **2021-03-16T05:00:00+00:00** Read a second time `reading-2`
- **2021-03-16T05:00:00+00:00** Assembly Amendment 1 adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2021-03-16T05:00:00+00:00** Ordered to a third reading `reading-3`
- **2021-03-16T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended
- **2021-03-16T05:00:00+00:00** Read a third time and passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-03-16T05:00:00+00:00** Representatives Bowen and Stubbs added as coauthors
- **2021-03-16T05:00:00+00:00** Ordered immediately messaged
- **2021-03-16T05:00:00+00:00** Received from Assembly `receipt`
- **2021-03-16T05:00:00+00:00** Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-16T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended to withdraw from committee on Senate Organization and take up
- **2021-03-16T05:00:00+00:00** Read a second time `reading-2`
- **2021-03-16T05:00:00+00:00** Ordered to a third reading `reading-3`
- **2021-03-16T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended
- **2021-03-16T05:00:00+00:00** Read a third time and concurred in `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-03-16T05:00:00+00:00** Ordered immediately messaged
- **2021-03-16T05:00:00+00:00** Representative Shankland added as a coauthor
- **2021-03-17T05:00:00+00:00** Received from Senate concurred in `receipt`
- **2021-03-23T05:00:00+00:00** Report correctly enrolled on 3-23-2021 `enrolled`
- **2021-04-14T05:00:00+00:00** Presented to the Governor on 4-14-2021 `executive-receipt`
- **2021-04-15T05:00:00+00:00** Report approved by the Governor on 4-15-2021. 2021 Wisconsin Act 25 `executive-signature`
- **2021-04-15T05:00:00+00:00** Published 4-16-2021 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5840000b-fe7a-4e62-b620-1c425b0f1a4d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Wisconsin legislature records).