---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to: procedures for de novo review in actions affecting the family."
description: "Relating to: procedures for de novo review in actions affecting the family."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wi"
legislature: "Wisconsin Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "AB 723"
citation: "Wisconsin AB 723 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["J. Rodriguez", "Snyder", "Tusler"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 27
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-11-24T06:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-03-23T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d8e225ac-9666-4b9c-9c31-991cb02667c4"
source_url: "https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2021/proposals/reg/asm/bill/ab723"
source_hash: "ab0aa187a323deec7be0c791e38d09d08f1a39fa7f524f3a7f0af53a09106ce2"
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 723 (2021) — Relating to: procedures for de novo review in actions affecting the family.

## 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/AB723)

## Votes

- Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 5, Noes 0 — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- Report passage recommended by Committee on Family Law, Ayes 9, Noes 0 — **9–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- J. Rodriguez — primary (person)
- Snyder — primary (person)
- Tusler — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-11-24T06:00:00+00:00** Introduced by Representatives Tusler, Snyder and J. Rodriguez; cosponsored by Senator Wimberger `introduction`
- **2021-11-24T06:00:00+00:00** Read first time and referred to Committee on Family Law `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-12-01T06:00:00+00:00** Public hearing held
- **2022-01-19T06:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken
- **2022-02-01T06:00:00+00:00** Report passage recommended by Committee on Family Law, Ayes 9, Noes 0 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-02-01T06:00:00+00:00** Referred to committee on Rules `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-17T06:00:00+00:00** Placed on calendar 2-22-2022 by Committee on Rules
- **2022-02-22T06:00:00+00:00** Read a second time `reading-2`
- **2022-02-22T06:00:00+00:00** Ordered to a third reading `reading-3`
- **2022-02-22T06:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended
- **2022-02-22T06:00:00+00:00** Read a third time and passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-02-22T06:00:00+00:00** Ordered immediately messaged
- **2022-02-22T06:00:00+00:00** Received from Assembly `receipt`
- **2022-02-22T06:00:00+00:00** Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-22T06:00:00+00:00** Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 5, Noes 0
- **2022-02-22T06:00:00+00:00** Placed on calendar 2-22-2022 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- **2022-02-22T06:00:00+00:00** Representative Steffen added as a coauthor
- **2022-02-22T06:00:00+00:00** Read a second time `reading-2`
- **2022-02-22T06:00:00+00:00** Ordered to a third reading `reading-3`
- **2022-02-22T06:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended
- **2022-02-22T06:00:00+00:00** Read a third time and concurred in `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-02-22T06:00:00+00:00** Ordered immediately messaged
- **2022-02-23T06:00:00+00:00** Received from Senate concurred in `receipt`
- **2022-02-28T06:00:00+00:00** Report correctly enrolled on 2-28-2022 `enrolled`
- **2022-03-15T05:00:00+00:00** Presented to the Governor on 3-15-2022 `executive-receipt`
- **2022-03-18T05:00:00+00:00** Report approved by the Governor on 3-18-2022. 2021 Wisconsin Act 205 `executive-signature`
- **2022-03-23T05:00:00+00:00** Published 3-19-2022 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d8e225ac-9666-4b9c-9c31-991cb02667c4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Wisconsin legislature records).