---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to: marriage solemnization requirements and marriage document requirements, issuance, and validity. (FE)"
description: "Relating to: marriage solemnization requirements and marriage document requirements, issuance, and validity. (FE)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/wi"
legislature: "Wisconsin Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "AB 270"
citation: "Wisconsin AB 270 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bowen", "Duchow", "Edming", "Knodl", "Kuglitsch", "Subeck", "Wittke"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 34
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2021-04-16T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-11-09T06:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/87afcaa5-c47b-4c1a-8712-6429f2c5f337"
source_url: "https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2021/proposals/reg/asm/bill/ab270"
source_hash: "002a2c78455891510b092d3113b94770b185fbc728196dd01a4a5c0c99356f2d"
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 270 (2021) — Relating to: marriage solemnization requirements and marriage document requirements, issuance, and validity. (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/AB270-AA1)
2. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2021/REG/AB270)

## Votes

- Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Insurance, Licensing and Forestry, Ayes 5, Noes 0 — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Family Law, Ayes 8, Noes 1 — **8–1** (pass) · lower
- Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 5, Noes 0 — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Family Law, Ayes 9, Noes 0 — **9–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bowen — primary (person)
- Duchow — primary (person)
- Edming — primary (person)
- Knodl — primary (person)
- Kuglitsch — primary (person)
- Subeck — primary (person)
- Wittke — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-04-16T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced by Representatives Wittke, Duchow, Kuglitsch, Bowen, Edming, Knodl and Subeck; cosponsored by Senators Kooyenga, Carpenter, Marklein and Roys `introduction`
- **2021-04-16T05:00:00+00:00** Read first time and referred to Committee on Family Law `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-04-27T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing held
- **2021-05-04T05:00:00+00:00** Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Wittke
- **2021-05-05T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken
- **2021-05-25T05:00:00+00:00** LRB correction
- **2021-06-15T05:00:00+00:00** Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Family Law, Ayes 9, Noes 0 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-06-15T05:00:00+00:00** Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Family Law, Ayes 8, Noes 1 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-06-15T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to committee on Rules `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-16T05:00:00+00:00** Placed on calendar 6-22-2021 by Committee on Rules
- **2021-06-22T05:00:00+00:00** Read a second time `reading-2`
- **2021-06-22T05:00:00+00:00** Assembly Amendment 1 adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2021-06-22T05:00:00+00:00** Ordered to a third reading `reading-3`
- **2021-06-22T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended
- **2021-06-22T05:00:00+00:00** Read a third time and passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-06-22T05:00:00+00:00** Ordered immediately messaged
- **2021-06-22T05:00:00+00:00** Received from Assembly `receipt`
- **2021-06-24T05:00:00+00:00** Read first time and referred to committee on Insurance, Licensing and Forestry `referral-committee`
- **2021-07-21T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken
- **2021-07-30T05:00:00+00:00** Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Insurance, Licensing and Forestry, Ayes 5, Noes 0 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-07-30T05:00:00+00:00** Available for scheduling
- **2021-10-19T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 5, Noes 0
- **2021-10-19T05:00:00+00:00** Placed on calendar 10-20-2021 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- **2021-10-20T05:00:00+00:00** Read a second time `reading-2`
- **2021-10-20T05:00:00+00:00** Ordered to a third reading `reading-3`
- **2021-10-20T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended
- **2021-10-20T05:00:00+00:00** Read a third time and concurred in `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-10-20T05:00:00+00:00** Ordered immediately messaged
- **2021-10-20T05:00:00+00:00** Received from Senate concurred in `receipt`
- **2021-10-27T05:00:00+00:00** Report correctly enrolled on 10-27-2021 `enrolled`
- **2021-11-02T05:00:00+00:00** Presented to the Governor on 11-2-2021 `executive-receipt`
- **2021-11-08T06:00:00+00:00** Report approved by the Governor on 11-5-2021. 2021 Wisconsin Act 84 `executive-signature`
- **2021-11-08T06:00:00+00:00** Published 11-6-2021 `became-law`
- **2021-11-09T06:00:00+00:00** Fiscal estimate received `receipt`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/87afcaa5-c47b-4c1a-8712-6429f2c5f337`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Wisconsin legislature records).