Senate Bill 392
Setback requirements for wind energy systems
Topics: Energy conservation, Municipality, Public Service Commission
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
Jan 20, 2012
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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Senate vote, not reached
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Assembly vote, not reached
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Governor, not reached
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Mar 23, 2012: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It never got a hearing in the Senate Committee on Judiciary, Utilities, Commerce, and Government Operations. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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Senate Joint Resolution 1
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Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
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What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Under current law, the Public Service Commission (PSC), with the advice of the Wind Siting Council, must promulgate rules specifying the restrictions that a city, village, town, or county may impose on the installation or use of a "wind energy system," which is defined as equipment and associated facilities that convert and then store or transfer wind energy into usable forms of energy. The restrictions must satisfy certain conditions, including preserving or protecting the public health or safety and not significantly increasing the cost of a wind energy system or significantly decreasing its efficiency. In addition, the subject matter of the rules must include setback requirements and decommissioning, and may include other matters. Current law prohibits a city, village, town, or county from placing a restriction on the installation or use of a wind energy system that is more restrictive than the PSC's rules.
This bill creates an exception from this prohibition for setback requirements, as the bill allows a city, village, town, or county to impose a setback requirement that is more restrictive than the PSC's rules. The bill also prohibits the PSC, which has jurisdiction over a wind energy system with a capacity of 100 megawatts or more, from issuing a certificate of public convenience and necessity for such a wind energy system unless the system is consistent with any applicable setback requirement that is more restrictive than the PSC's rules.
Who's behind it
Frank G. Lasee, a Republican, is its .
7 more lawmakers .
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Author (1)
- Frank G. Lasee · Republican, Senate
Signed on in support (7)
- Garey Bies · Republican, Assembly
- André Jacque · Republican, Senate
- Steve Kestell · Republican, Assembly
- Daniel LeMahieu · Republican, Assembly
- John Murtha · Republican, Assembly
- Don Pridemore · Republican, Assembly
- Karl Van Roy · Republican, Assembly
What happened
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Mar 23, 2012
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Jan 20, 2012
Sent to the Senate Committee on Judiciary, Utilities, Commerce, and Government Operations.
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Jan 20, 2012
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Jan 20, 2012 · Senate
Introduced by Senator Lasee;Cosponsored by Representatives Murtha, Jacque, Pridemore, LeMahieu, Bies, Van Roy and Kestell
- Jan 20, 2012 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Judiciary, Utilities, Commerce, and Government Operations
- Mar 23, 2012 · Senate
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
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