Assembly Bill 88
Allowing electric utilities and retail electric cooperatives to include energy derived from garbage and certain waste in satisfying renewable portfolio standards
Topics: Cooperative associations, Electric utility, Energy conservation, Solid waste management
Stopped in committee
It never got a , so it never came up for a vote. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Feb 24, 2009
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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Assembly vote, not reached
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Senate vote, not reached
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Governor, not reached
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Apr 28, 2010: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It never got a hearing in the Assembly Committee on Energy and Utilities. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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Committee
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Public hearing
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Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
Legislative Reference Bureau
The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.
Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary
Author
A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.
Official term: Author, coauthor. More in the glossary
Signed on in support
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Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
Cost estimate
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Official term: Fiscal estimate. More in the glossary
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Under current law, an electric utility or retail electric cooperative is subject to certain requirements for ensuring that, in a given year, a specified percentage of the electricity that the utility or cooperative sells to retail customers is derived from renewable resources. Such requirements are commonly referred to as renewable portfolio standards. Current law defines "renewable resource" as an electrical energy source that derives energy from specified sources, including biomass.
Current law defines "biomass" as a source that derives energy from any of the following: 1) wood or plant material or residue; 2) biological waste; 3) crops grown for use as an electrical energy source; or 4) landfill gases. However, except for certain refuse-derived fuel used in a facility that was in service before January 1, 1998, current law excludes garbage and nonvegetation-based industrial, commercial, and household waste from the definition of "biomass." As a result, a utility or cooperative may not include electricity derived from garbage and such waste in determining whether the utility or cooperative has satisfied renewable portfolio standards.
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This bill changes the definition of "biomass" so that it includes, rather than excludes, garbage and such waste. As a result, a utility or cooperative may include electricity derived from garbage and such waste in determining whether the utility or cooperative has satisfied renewable portfolio standards.
Who's behind it
13 lawmakers are its . 7 are Republicans, 4 are Democrats and 2 are independents.
3 more lawmakers .
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Authors (13)
- Alvin Ott · Republican, Assembly
- Joan Ballweg · Republican, Senate
- Terese Berceau · Democrat, Assembly
- Scott Gunderson · Republican, Assembly
- Mary Hubler · Democrat, Assembly
- Andy Jorgensen · Democrat, Assembly
- Phil Montgomery · Republican, Assembly
- Jeff Mursau · Republican, Assembly
- Jerry Petrowski · Republican, Senate
- James Soletski · Democrat, Assembly
- John Townsend · Republican, Assembly
- Jeffrey Wood · Independent, Assembly
- Bob Ziegelbauer · Independent, Assembly
Signed on in support (3)
- Robert Jauch · Democrat, Senate
- Jeffrey Plale · Democrat, Senate
- Dale Schultz · Republican, Senate
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
What happened
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Apr 28, 2010
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Mar 10, 2009
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Feb 24, 2009
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Energy and Utilities.
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Feb 24, 2009
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Feb 24, 2009 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Hubler, Soletski, Ziegelbauer, Berceau, Jorgensen, Wood, Montgomery, Petrowski, A. Ott, Gunderson, Townsend, Mursau and Ballweg;Cosponsored by Senators Jauch, Plale and Schultz
- Feb 24, 2009 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Energy and Utilities
- Mar 10, 2009 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Apr 28, 2010 · Assembly
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Terms on this page
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
Legislative Reference Bureau
The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.
Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary
Author
A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.
Official term: Author, coauthor. More in the glossary
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate. More in the glossary
From the Wisconsin Legislature's official record, checked Sep 15, 2026. See the source
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1
Legislative Reference Bureau
The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.
Official term: LRB analysis
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate