---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to: deadlines for certain Public Service Commission actions after a water public utility application for certificate of authority or approval of lead service line financial assistance is filed."
description: "Relating to: deadlines for certain Public Service Commission actions after a water public utility application for certificate of authority or approval of lead service line financial assistance is filed."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wi"
legislature: "Wisconsin Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "AB 300"
citation: "Wisconsin AB 300 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Brooks", "Knodl", "Moses", "Sinicki", "Skowronski", "Thiesfeldt"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 32
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-05-03T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-11-08T06:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6ef87b64-ecc9-4532-b292-9c5dfc9eba84"
source_url: "https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2021/proposals/reg/asm/bill/ab300"
source_hash: "88f5906569ac1e4043140d6f32399a680b31c07d8ea735dc6dc4770da632d539"
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 300 (2021) — Relating to: deadlines for certain Public Service Commission actions after a water public utility application for certificate of authority or approval of lead service line financial assistance is filed.

## 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/AB300-ASA1)
2. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2021/REG/AB300)

## Votes

- Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Energy and Utilities, Ayes 15, Noes 0 — **15–0** (pass) · lower
- Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Energy and Utilities, Ayes 15, Noes 0 — **15–0** (pass) · lower
- Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Utilities, Technology and Telecommunications, Ayes 5, Noes 0 — **5–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Brooks — primary (person)
- Knodl — primary (person)
- Moses — primary (person)
- Sinicki — primary (person)
- Skowronski — primary (person)
- Thiesfeldt — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-05-03T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced by Representatives Thiesfeldt, Knodl, Brooks, Moses, Sinicki and Skowronski; cosponsored by Senators Cowles, L. Taylor, Ballweg and Marklein `introduction`
- **2021-05-03T05:00:00+00:00** Read first time and referred to Committee on Energy and Utilities `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-05-24T05:00:00+00:00** Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Thiesfeldt
- **2021-05-25T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing held
- **2021-06-03T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken
- **2021-06-16T05:00:00+00:00** Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Energy and Utilities, Ayes 15, Noes 0 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-06-16T05:00:00+00:00** Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Energy and Utilities, Ayes 15, Noes 0 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-06-16T05:00:00+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 Substitute 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 Utilities, Technology and Telecommunications `referral-committee`
- **2021-08-26T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing held
- **2021-09-16T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken
- **2021-09-22T05:00:00+00:00** Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Utilities, Technology and Telecommunications, Ayes 5, Noes 0 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-09-22T05:00:00+00:00** Available for scheduling
- **2021-09-24T05:00:00+00:00** Placed on calendar 9-28-2021 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- **2021-09-28T05:00:00+00:00** Read a second time `reading-2`
- **2021-09-28T05:00:00+00:00** Ordered to a third reading `reading-3`
- **2021-09-28T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended
- **2021-09-28T05:00:00+00:00** Read a third time and concurred in `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-09-28T05:00:00+00:00** Ordered immediately messaged
- **2021-09-28T05:00:00+00:00** Received from Senate concurred in `receipt`
- **2021-10-04T05:00:00+00:00** Report correctly enrolled on 10-4-2021 `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 85 `executive-signature`
- **2021-11-08T06:00:00+00:00** Published 11-6-2021 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6ef87b64-ecc9-4532-b292-9c5dfc9eba84`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Wisconsin legislature records).