republic-os/legislation/us/states/wi/2021/ab-27.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to: making various changes to statutes administered by the Public Service Commission and requiring investor-owned energy utilities to fund a consumer advocate. (FE)"
description: "Relating to: making various changes to statutes administered by the Public Service Commission and requiring investor-owned energy utilities to fund a consumer advocate. (FE)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/wi"
legislature: "Wisconsin Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "AB 27"
citation: "Wisconsin AB 27 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kuglitsch"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 35
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-01-29T06:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-04-01T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a9ff5c11-fd69-4029-b379-17902f22b7fc"
source_url: "https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2021/proposals/reg/asm/bill/ab27"
source_hash: "e30d1be8920c56fd0c39612785f4a7e5f442a39b04a2805826023b1064930cf2"
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 27 (2021) — Relating to: making various changes to statutes administered by the Public Service Commission and requiring investor-owned energy utilities to fund a consumer advocate. (FE)

## Version chain

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

1. **Assembly Amendment 2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/amends/2021/REG/AB27-AA2)
2. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2021/REG/AB27)

## 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 Assembly Amendment 2 adoption recommended by Committee on Energy and Utilities, Ayes 14, Noes 0 — **14–0** (pass) · lower
- Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Energy and Utilities, Ayes 14, Noes 0 — **14–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Kuglitsch — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-29T06:00:00+00:00** Introduced by Representative Kuglitsch; cosponsored by Senator Bradley, by request of Public Service Commission of Wisconsin `introduction`
- **2021-01-29T06:00:00+00:00** Read first time and referred to Committee on Energy and Utilities `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-02-04T06:00:00+00:00** Fiscal estimate received `receipt`
- **2021-02-15T06:00:00+00:00** Fiscal estimate received `receipt`
- **2021-02-24T06:00:00+00:00** Public hearing held
- **2021-03-02T06:00:00+00:00** Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Petersen
- **2021-03-02T06:00:00+00:00** LRB correction (Assembly Amendment 1)
- **2021-03-03T06:00:00+00:00** Assembly Amendment 2 offered by Representative Petersen
- **2021-03-03T06:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken
- **2021-03-11T06:00:00+00:00** Report Assembly Amendment 2 adoption recommended by Committee on Energy and Utilities, Ayes 14, Noes 0 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-11T06:00:00+00:00** Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Energy and Utilities, Ayes 14, Noes 0 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-11T06:00:00+00:00** Referred to committee on Rules `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-11T06:00:00+00:00** Placed on calendar 3-17-2021 by Committee on Rules
- **2021-03-17T05:00:00+00:00** Read a second time `reading-2`
- **2021-03-17T05:00:00+00:00** Assembly Amendment 2 adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2021-03-17T05:00:00+00:00** Ordered to a third reading `reading-3`
- **2021-03-17T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended
- **2021-03-17T05:00:00+00:00** Read a third time and passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-03-17T05:00:00+00:00** Ordered immediately messaged
- **2021-03-17T05:00:00+00:00** Received from Assembly `receipt`
- **2021-03-19T05:00:00+00:00** Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-19T05:00:00+00:00** Available for scheduling
- **2021-03-19T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 5, Noes 0
- **2021-03-19T05:00:00+00:00** Placed on calendar 3-23-2021 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- **2021-03-23T05:00:00+00:00** Senator Carpenter added as a cosponsor
- **2021-03-23T05:00:00+00:00** Read a second time `reading-2`
- **2021-03-23T05:00:00+00:00** Ordered to a third reading `reading-3`
- **2021-03-23T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended
- **2021-03-23T05:00:00+00:00** Read a third time and concurred in `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-03-23T05:00:00+00:00** Ordered immediately messaged
- **2021-03-23T05:00:00+00:00** Received from Senate concurred in `receipt`
- **2021-03-25T05:00:00+00:00** Report correctly enrolled on 3-25-2021 `enrolled`
- **2021-03-25T05:00:00+00:00** Presented to the Governor on 3-25-2021 by directive of the Speaker `executive-receipt`
- **2021-04-01T05:00:00+00:00** Report approved by the Governor on 4-1-2021. 2021 Wisconsin Act 24 `executive-signature`
- **2021-04-01T05:00:00+00:00** Published 4-2-2021 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a9ff5c11-fd69-4029-b379-17902f22b7fc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Wisconsin legislature records).