# Wisconsin AB559: An Act to amend 79.04 (4) (a), 79.04 (4) (b), 79.04 (8) (intro.), 79.04 (8) (a) and 79.04 (8) (b); to create 79.005 (1j), 79.005 (1L) and 79.04 (7m) of the statutes; Relating to: providing utility aid payments for certain energy storage facilities. (FE) Wisconsin AB559, An Act to amend 79.04 (4) (a), 79.04 (4) (b), 79.04 (8) (intro.), 79.04 (8) (a) and 79.04 (8) (b); to create 79.005 (1j), 79.005 (1L) and 79.04 (7m) of the statutes; Relating to: providing utility aid payments for certain energy storage facilities. (FE), is a 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session) House bill sponsored by Robert Brooks (Republican), Barbara Dittrich (Republican), Joan Fitzgerald (Democratic) and 5 others; status failed, last action 2026-03-23 (Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1) (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WI-AB559-2025 - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Wisconsin AB559 - State: Wisconsin - Session: 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session) - Title: An Act to amend 79.04 (4) (a), 79.04 (4) (b), 79.04 (8) (intro.), 79.04 (8) (a) and 79.04 (8) (b); to create 79.005 (1j), 79.005 (1L) and 79.04 (7m) of the statutes; Relating to: providing utility aid payments for certain energy storage facilities. (FE) - Status: failed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-10-15 - Last action: 2026-03-23, Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1 - Sponsors: Robert Brooks (Republican), Barbara Dittrich (Republican), Joan Fitzgerald (Democratic), Dean Kaufert (Republican), Rob Kreibich (Republican), Jessie Rodriguez (Republican), Paul Tittl (Republican), Randy Udell (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 14 - Subjects: Electricity, Energy conservation, Public utility, Shared revenue - 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: Robert Brooks (Republican), House - Sponsor: Barbara Dittrich (Republican), House - Sponsor: Joan Fitzgerald (Democratic), House - Sponsor: Dean Kaufert (Republican), House - Sponsor: Rob Kreibich (Republican), House - Sponsor: Jessie Rodriguez (Republican), House - Sponsor: Paul Tittl (Republican), House - Sponsor: Randy Udell (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Clinton Anderson (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Steve Doyle (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Dan Feyen (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Jenna Jacobson (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jesse James (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Sarah Keyeski (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Howard Marklein (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Dave Maxey (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Maureen McCarville (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Melissa Ratcliff (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Joe Sheehan (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Mark Spreitzer (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Lisa Subeck (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Van Wanggaard (Republican), Senate ## Actions (26) - 2026-03-23: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1 (House) - 2026-02-12: Laid on the table (House) - 2026-02-11: Senator Keyeski added as a cosponsor (House) - 2026-02-10: Representative J. Jacobson added as a coauthor (House) - 2026-02-05: Placed on calendar 2-10-2026 by Committee on Rules (House) - 2026-02-04: Referred to committee on Rules (House) - 2026-02-04: Report passage as amended recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 15, Noes 0 (House) - 2026-02-04: Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 15, Noes 0 (House) - 2026-02-03: Executive action taken by joint committee on Finance (House) - 2026-01-30: Withdrawn from committee on Rules and referred to joint committee on Finance pursuant to Assembly Rule 24 (3)(a) (House) - 2026-01-29: LRB correction (House) - 2026-01-23: Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Rodriguez (House) - 2026-01-23: Representative Doyle added as a coauthor (House) - 2025-12-01: Representative McCarville added as a coauthor (House) - 2025-11-21: Representative Subeck added as a coauthor (House) - 2025-11-20: Referred to committee on Rules (House) - 2025-11-20: Report passage recommended by Committee on Local Government, Ayes 9, Noes 0 (House) - 2025-11-14: Senator Ratcliff added as a cosponsor (House) - 2025-11-12: Executive action taken (House) - 2025-10-29: Public hearing held (House) - 2025-10-28: Representative Sheehan added as a coauthor (House) - 2025-10-28: Fiscal estimate received (House) - 2025-10-28: Representative Maxey added as a coauthor (House) - 2025-10-20: Representative Anderson added as a coauthor (House) - 2025-10-15: Read first time and referred to Committee on Local Government (House) - 2025-10-15: Introduced by Representatives Rodriguez, Dittrich, Brooks, Fitzgerald, Kaufert, Kreibich, Tittl and Udell; cosponsored by Senators James, Feyen, Marklein, Spreitzer and Wanggaard (House) ## Bill text - Bill Text: [HTML](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB559), [PDF](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB559.pdf) ## Related bills - AB913: An Act to create 71.05 (6) (b) 57. of the statutes; Relating to: subtraction for certain income of members of the National Guard and Reserves. 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