---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to: establishing the Wisconsin commission for the United States semiquincentennial commission to coordinate the commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States. (FE)"
description: "Relating to: establishing the Wisconsin commission for the United States semiquincentennial commission to coordinate the commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States. (FE)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/wi"
legislature: "Wisconsin Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "AB 388"
citation: "Wisconsin AB 388 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Armstrong", "Born", "Cabral-Guevara", "Callahan", "Dallman", "Dittrich", "Duchow", "Edming", "Gundrum", "Horlacher", "James", "Katsma", "Krug", "Kuglitsch", "Kurtz", "Moses", "Murphy", "Mursau", "Novak", "Plumer", "Pronschinske", "Ramthun", "Rozar", "Schraa", "Spiros", "Steffen", "Subeck", "Swearingen", "Tauchen", "Thiesfeldt", "Tusler", "Vorpagel", "Vos", "Vruwink", "Zimmerman"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 35
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-06-08T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-12-03T06:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/85973de1-80aa-4115-9d19-bd8c05830144"
source_url: "https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2021/proposals/reg/asm/bill/ab388"
source_hash: "a81f854927badd5f7727ae4ff154b5c251c72b97cbd1707ecaf08c1e8bc8f16a"
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 388 (2021) — Relating to: establishing the Wisconsin commission for the United States semiquincentennial commission to coordinate the commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States. (FE)

## Version chain

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

1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2021/REG/AB388)

## Votes

- Report passage recommended by Committee on Tourism, Ayes 16, Noes 0 — **16–0** (pass) · lower
- Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Agriculture and Tourism, Ayes 9, Noes 0 — **9–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Armstrong — primary (person)
- Born — primary (person)
- Cabral-Guevara — primary (person)
- Callahan — primary (person)
- Dallman — primary (person)
- Dittrich — primary (person)
- Duchow — primary (person)
- Edming — primary (person)
- Gundrum — primary (person)
- Horlacher — primary (person)
- James — primary (person)
- Katsma — primary (person)
- Krug — primary (person)
- Kuglitsch — primary (person)
- Kurtz — primary (person)
- Moses — primary (person)
- Murphy — primary (person)
- Mursau — primary (person)
- Novak — primary (person)
- Plumer — primary (person)
- Pronschinske — primary (person)
- Ramthun — primary (person)
- Rozar — primary (person)
- Schraa — primary (person)
- Spiros — primary (person)
- Steffen — primary (person)
- Subeck — primary (person)
- Swearingen — primary (person)
- Tauchen — primary (person)
- Thiesfeldt — primary (person)
- Tusler — primary (person)
- Vorpagel — primary (person)
- Vos — primary (person)
- Vruwink — primary (person)
- Zimmerman — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-06-08T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced by Representatives Vos, Armstrong, Born, Cabral-Guevara, Callahan, Dallman, Dittrich, Duchow, Edming, Gundrum, Horlacher, James, Katsma, Krug, Kuglitsch, Kurtz, Moses, Murphy, Mursau, Novak, Plumer, Pronschinske, Ramthun, Rozar, Schraa, Spiros, Steffen, Subeck, Swearingen, Tauchen, Thiesfeldt, Tusler, Vorpagel, Vruwink and Zimmerman; cosponsored by Senators Kapenga, Ballweg, Darling, Felzkowski, Stroebel and Wanggaard `introduction`
- **2021-06-08T05:00:00+00:00** Read first time and referred to Committee on Tourism `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-06-10T05:00:00+00:00** Representative Kitchens added as a coauthor
- **2021-06-10T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing held
- **2021-06-15T05:00:00+00:00** Representative Tittl added as a coauthor
- **2021-06-16T05:00:00+00:00** Fiscal estimate received `receipt`
- **2021-06-16T05:00:00+00:00** Fiscal estimate received `receipt`
- **2021-06-16T05:00:00+00:00** Fiscal estimate received `receipt`
- **2021-06-16T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken
- **2021-06-16T05:00:00+00:00** Report passage recommended by Committee on Tourism, Ayes 16, 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** 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** Representative Shelton added as a coauthor
- **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 Agriculture and Tourism `referral-committee`
- **2021-10-06T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing held
- **2021-10-13T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken
- **2021-10-13T05:00:00+00:00** Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Agriculture and Tourism, Ayes 9, Noes 0 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-10-13T05:00:00+00:00** Available for scheduling
- **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`
- **2021-12-02T06:00:00+00:00** Presented to the Governor on 12-2-2021 `executive-receipt`
- **2021-12-03T06:00:00+00:00** Report approved by the Governor on 12-3-2021. 2021 Wisconsin Act 95 `executive-signature`
- **2021-12-03T06:00:00+00:00** Published 12-4-2021 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/85973de1-80aa-4115-9d19-bd8c05830144`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Wisconsin legislature records).