# Wisconsin AB493: An Act to amend 66.0401 (1m) (intro.) and 76.28 (1) (e) (intro.); to create 66.0401 (1e) (bd), 66.0401 (1e) (bm), 66.0401 (1s), 196.01 (5) (b) 9. and 196.376 of the statutes; Relating to: authorizing community solar programs and granting rule-making authority. (FE)

Wisconsin AB493, An Act to amend 66.0401 (1m) (intro.) and 76.28 (1) (e) (intro.); to create 66.0401 (1e) (bd), 66.0401 (1e) (bm), 66.0401 (1s), 196.01 (5) (b) 9. and 196.376 of the statutes; Relating to: authorizing community solar programs and granting rule-making authority. (FE), is a 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session) House bill sponsored by Barbara Dittrich (Republican), Rick Gundrum (Republican), Nate Gustafson (Republican) and 8 others; status failed, last action 2026-03-23 (Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Wisconsin AB493
- State: Wisconsin
- Session: 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session)
- Title: An Act to amend 66.0401 (1m) (intro.) and 76.28 (1) (e) (intro.); to create 66.0401 (1e) (bd), 66.0401 (1e) (bm), 66.0401 (1s), 196.01 (5) (b) 9. and 196.376 of the statutes; Relating to: authorizing community solar programs and granting rule-making authority. (FE)
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-10-09
- Last action: 2026-03-23, Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
- Sponsors: Barbara Dittrich (Republican), Rick Gundrum (Republican), Nate Gustafson (Republican), Scott Krug (Republican), Dave Maxey (Republican), Paul Melotik (Republican), David Murphy (Republican), Jeffrey Mursau (Republican), John Spiros (Republican), Paul Tittl (Republican), Ron Tusler (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Subjects: Electric utility, Energy conservation, Ordinance, Public Service Commission
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Barbara Dittrich (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Rick Gundrum (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Nate Gustafson (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Scott Krug (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Dave Maxey (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Paul Melotik (Republican), House
- Sponsor: David Murphy (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Jeffrey Mursau (Republican), House
- Sponsor: John Spiros (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Paul Tittl (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Ron Tusler (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Daniel Knodl (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Romaine Quinn (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Patrick Testin (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Eric Wimberger (Republican), Senate

## Actions (13)

- 2026-03-23: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1 (House)
- 2026-03-12: Referred to committee on Rules (House)
- 2026-03-12: Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Agriculture, Ayes 9, Noes 6 (House)
- 2026-03-12: Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Agriculture, Ayes 9, Noes 6 (House)
- 2026-02-19: Executive action taken (House)
- 2026-02-18: Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representatives Krug, Tranel, Moses, Behnke, Kitchens, Murphy, Mursau, Pronschinske and VanderMeer (House)
- 2026-01-21: Public hearing held (House)
- 2026-01-12: Withdrawn from committee on Energy and Utilities and referred to committee on Agriculture pursuant to Assembly Rule 42 (3)(c) (House)
- 2025-11-14: Representative Knodl added as a coauthor (House)
- 2025-10-28: Fiscal estimate received (House)
- 2025-10-22: Fiscal estimate received (House)
- 2025-10-09: Read first time and referred to Committee on Energy and Utilities (House)
- 2025-10-09: Introduced by Representatives Krug, Gustafson, Dittrich, Gundrum, Maxey, Melotik, Murphy, Mursau, Spiros, Tittl and Tusler; cosponsored by Senators Testin, Quinn and Wimberger (House)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [HTML](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB493), [PDF](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB493.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Bill Text (HTML)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB493)
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB493.pdf)

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