---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to: the managed forest land program. (FE)"
description: "Relating to: the managed forest land program. (FE)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/wi"
legislature: "Wisconsin Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "AB 909"
citation: "Wisconsin AB 909 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Knodl", "Mursau", "Penterman", "Skowronski", "Snodgrass", "Wichgers"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 34
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2022-01-25T06:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-04-08T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/77df19af-ef65-448a-bced-5b52c7edb3e1"
source_url: "https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2021/proposals/reg/asm/bill/ab909"
source_hash: "443f3df7e6df7959a0ffdb68da63b6b1050face3785545ef75dc58321d384204"
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 909 (2021) — Relating to: the managed forest land program. (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/AB909-AA1)
2. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2021/REG/AB909)

## Votes

- Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2 — **3–2** (pass) · upper
- Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Forestry, Parks and Outdoor Recreation, Ayes 14, Noes 0 — **14–0** (pass) · lower
- Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Forestry, Parks and Outdoor Recreation, Ayes 12, Noes 2 — **12–2** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Knodl — primary (person)
- Mursau — primary (person)
- Penterman — primary (person)
- Skowronski — primary (person)
- Snodgrass — primary (person)
- Wichgers — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-01-25T06:00:00+00:00** Introduced by Representatives Mursau, Penterman, Knodl, Skowronski, Snodgrass and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senators Felzkowski, Ballweg and Marklein `introduction`
- **2022-01-25T06:00:00+00:00** Read first time and referred to Committee on Forestry, Parks and Outdoor Recreation `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2022-02-02T06:00:00+00:00** Public hearing held
- **2022-02-08T06:00:00+00:00** Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Mursau
- **2022-02-09T06:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken
- **2022-02-14T06:00:00+00:00** Fiscal estimate received `receipt`
- **2022-02-22T06:00:00+00:00** Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Forestry, Parks and Outdoor Recreation, Ayes 14, Noes 0 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-02-22T06:00:00+00:00** Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Forestry, Parks and Outdoor Recreation, Ayes 12, Noes 2 `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 9:06 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 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 `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 Insurance, Licensing and Forestry `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-01T06:00:00+00:00** Fiscal estimate received `receipt`
- **2022-03-01T06:00:00+00:00** Withdrawn from committee on Insurance, Licensing and Forestry and rereferred to committee on Senate Organization pursuant to Senate Rule 46(2)(c) `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-01T06:00:00+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)
- **2022-03-08T06:00:00+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** LRB correction
- **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 230 `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/77df19af-ef65-448a-bced-5b52c7edb3e1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Wisconsin legislature records).