WisconsinAB72025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session)House

An Act to amend 66.0401 (1m) (intro.); to create 66.0401 (1r), 66.0401 (4) (h), 196.49 (4m) and 196.491 (3) (d) 9. of the statutes; Relating to: requiring local approval for certain wind and solar projects before Public Service Commission approval.

Sponsored By: Elijah Behnke (Republican), Lindee Brill (Republican), Barbara Dittrich (Republican), Joy Goeben (Republican), Karen Hurd (Republican), Daniel Knodl (Republican), Rob Kreibich (Republican), Scott Krug (Republican), Dave Maxey (Republican), David Murphy (Republican), Jeffrey Mursau (Republican), William Penterman (Republican), Shae Sortwell (Republican), John Spiros (Republican), Travis Tranel (Republican), Ron Tusler (Republican), Chuck Wichgers (Republican)

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Energy conservationMunicipalityPublic Service Commission

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Bill Overview

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Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsors

  • Elijah Behnke

    Republican • House

  • Lindee Brill

    Republican • House

  • Barbara Dittrich

    Republican • House

  • Joy Goeben

    Republican • House

  • Karen Hurd

    Republican • House

  • Daniel Knodl

    Republican • House

  • Rob Kreibich

    Republican • House

  • Scott Krug

    Republican • House

  • Dave Maxey

    Republican • House

  • David Murphy

    Republican • House

  • Jeffrey Mursau

    Republican • House

  • William Penterman

    Republican • House

  • Shae Sortwell

    Republican • House

  • John Spiros

    Republican • House

  • Travis Tranel

    Republican • House

  • Ron Tusler

    Republican • House

  • Chuck Wichgers

    Republican • House

Cosponsors

  • Alex Dallman

    Republican • House

  • André Jacque

    Republican • Senate

  • Howard Marklein

    Republican • Senate

  • Steve Nass

    Republican • Senate

  • Romaine Quinn

    Republican • Senate

  • Cory Tomczyk

    Republican • Senate

  • Eric Wimberger

    Republican • Senate

Roll Call Votes

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Actions Timeline

  1. Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

    3/23/2026House
  2. LRB correction

    2/13/2026House
  3. Senator Wimberger added as a cosponsor

    10/3/2025House
  4. Representative Dallman added as a coauthor

    2/11/2025House
  5. Read first time and referred to Committee on Energy and Utilities

    2/6/2025House
  6. Introduced by Representatives Tranel, Hurd, Krug, Kreibich, Behnke, Brill, Dittrich, Goeben, Knodl, Maxey, Murphy, Penterman, Sortwell, Spiros, Tusler, Wichgers and Mursau; cosponsored by Senators Marklein, Tomczyk, Jacque, Nass and Quinn

    2/6/2025House

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