---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to: creating a commercial nitrogen optimization pilot program, providing crop insurance rebates for cover crops, creating a hydrogeologist position, extending the time limit for emergency rule procedures, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. (FE)"
description: "Relating to: creating a commercial nitrogen optimization pilot program, providing crop insurance rebates for cover crops, creating a hydrogeologist position, extending the time limit for emergency rule procedures, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. (FE)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/wi"
legislature: "Wisconsin Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "AB 727"
citation: "Wisconsin AB 727 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Conley", "Considine", "Hong", "Kitchens", "Krug", "Milroy", "Mursau", "Neubauer", "Novak", "Ohnstad", "Oldenburg", "Penterman", "Petryk", "Plumer", "Pope", "Shankland", "Spiros", "Spreitzer", "Subeck", "Tauchen", "Tranel", "Tusler", "Vining"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 38
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2021-12-02T06:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-04-08T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/03c4ec93-bd10-4de9-853e-687d885e2061"
source_url: "https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2021/proposals/reg/asm/bill/ab727"
source_hash: "307605f5f51fd3508143d291813d84294a447c97ad00eccaeacf10057e7da902"
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 727 (2021) — Relating to: creating a commercial nitrogen optimization pilot program, providing crop insurance rebates for cover crops, creating a hydrogeologist position, extending the time limit for emergency rule procedures, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. (FE)

## 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/AB727-ASA1)
2. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2021/REG/AB727)

## Votes

- PASSAGE — **96–0** (pass) · lower
- Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Agriculture, Ayes 13, Noes 0 — **13–0** (pass) · lower
- Report passage as amended recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 16, Noes 0 — **16–0** (pass) · lower
- Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 12, Noes 4 — **12–4** (pass) · lower
- Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Agriculture, Ayes 13, Noes 0 — **13–0** (pass) · lower
- Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2 — **3–2** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Conley — primary (person)
- Considine — primary (person)
- Hong — primary (person)
- Kitchens — primary (person)
- Krug — primary (person)
- Milroy — primary (person)
- Mursau — primary (person)
- Neubauer — primary (person)
- Novak — primary (person)
- Ohnstad — primary (person)
- Oldenburg — primary (person)
- Penterman — primary (person)
- Petryk — primary (person)
- Plumer — primary (person)
- Pope — primary (person)
- Shankland — primary (person)
- Spiros — primary (person)
- Spreitzer — primary (person)
- Subeck — primary (person)
- Tauchen — primary (person)
- Tranel — primary (person)
- Tusler — primary (person)
- Vining — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-12-02T06:00:00+00:00** Introduced by Representatives Kitchens, Novak, Tranel, Shankland, Krug, Hong, Milroy, Mursau, Neubauer, Oldenburg, Penterman, Plumer, Tauchen, Petryk, Subeck, Spiros, Considine, Pope, Vining, Spreitzer, Ohnstad, Conley and Tusler; cosponsored by Senators Cowles, Testin, Ballweg, Bernier, Petrowski, Pfaff, Ringhand, Roys, Smith and Wimberger `introduction`
- **2021-12-02T06:00:00+00:00** Read first time and referred to Committee on Agriculture `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-12-22T06:00:00+00:00** Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Kitchens
- **2022-01-04T06:00:00+00:00** Representative Vruwink added as a coauthor
- **2022-01-05T06:00:00+00:00** Public hearing held
- **2022-02-08T06:00:00+00:00** Fiscal estimate received `receipt`
- **2022-02-08T06:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken
- **2022-02-18T06:00:00+00:00** Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Agriculture, Ayes 13, Noes 0 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-02-18T06:00:00+00:00** Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Agriculture, Ayes 13, Noes 0 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-02-18T06:00:00+00:00** Referred to joint committee on Finance `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-18T06:00:00+00:00** Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Kitchens
- **2022-02-22T06:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken
- **2022-02-22T06:00:00+00:00** Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 12, Noes 4 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-02-22T06:00:00+00:00** Report passage as amended recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 16, Noes 0 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-02-22T06:00:00+00:00** Referred to committee on Rules `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-22T06:00:00+00:00** Made a special order of business at 8:45 AM on 2-23-2022 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 29
- **2022-02-23T06:00:00+00:00** Read a second time `reading-2`
- **2022-02-23T06:00:00+00:00** Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2022-02-23T06:00:00+00:00** Ordered to a third reading `reading-3`
- **2022-02-23T06:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended
- **2022-02-23T06:00:00+00:00** Read a third time and passed, Ayes 96, Noes 0 `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-02-23T06:00:00+00:00** Ordered immediately messaged
- **2022-02-23T06:00:00+00:00** Received from Assembly `receipt`
- **2022-02-24T06:00:00+00:00** Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-24T06:00:00+00:00** Available for scheduling
- **2022-03-04T06:00:00+00:00** Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2
- **2022-03-04T06:00:00+00:00** Placed on calendar 3-8-2022 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- **2022-03-07T06:00:00+00:00** Representative Brostoff added as a coauthor
- **2022-03-08T06:00:00+00:00** Read a second time `reading-2`
- **2022-03-08T06:00:00+00:00** Ordered to a third reading `reading-3`
- **2022-03-08T06:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended
- **2022-03-08T06:00:00+00:00** Read a third time and concurred in `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-03-08T06:00:00+00:00** Ordered immediately messaged
- **2022-03-09T06:00:00+00:00** Received from Senate concurred in `receipt`
- **2022-03-15T05:00:00+00:00** Report correctly enrolled on 3-15-2022 `enrolled`
- **2022-04-04T05:00:00+00:00** Presented to the Governor on 4-4-2022 by directive of the Speaker `executive-receipt`
- **2022-04-08T05:00:00+00:00** Report approved by the Governor on 4-8-2022. 2021 Wisconsin Act 223 `executive-signature`
- **2022-04-08T05:00:00+00:00** Published 4-9-2022 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/03c4ec93-bd10-4de9-853e-687d885e2061`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Wisconsin legislature records).