Senate Bill 425
Loans and repayment assistance by a political subdivision for energy and water improvements to premises and collection of the debt by special charge
Topics: Energy conservation, Lien, Municipality: Finance, Real property, Water supply
Became law
The governor signed it on Mar 22, 2012. It's .
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Introduced, passed
Feb 3, 2012
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Senate vote, passed
Passed Feb 21, 2012
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Assembly vote, passed
Passed 91 to 2
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Governor, passed
Signed
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Law, here now
2011 Wisconsin Act 138
Latest entry in the official record, Mar 23, 2012: “Published 4-4-2012”
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Author
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Signed on in support
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Cost estimate
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Official term: Fiscal estimate. More in the glossary
Roll call
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What it does
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Under current law, a city, village, or town may impose a special charge against real property for services rendered by allocating the cost of the service to the properties that are served. Generally, a special charge is not payable in installments.
Also under current law, a city, village, town, or county (political subdivision) may make a loan to, or enter into a loan repayment agreement with, an owner or lessee of a premises for making or installing certain energy or water efficiency improvements (property assessed clean energy or PACE program). The political subdivision may collect a loan repayment under the PACE program as a special charge. A special charge imposed under the PACE program may be collected in installments.
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Under this bill, a political subdivision that imposes a special charge under the PACE program and allows the charge to be paid in installments may allow a third party that has provided financing for the PACE program project to collect the installments. Also under this bill, a delinquent PACE program special charge installment becomes a lien on the property that benefits from the PACE program project. Also under this bill, if the political subdivision funds a PACE program project that costs $250,000 or more, the political subdivision must require the owner of the premises to obtain a written guarantee from the contractor or project engineer that the PACE program project will achieve a savings-to-investment ratio greater than 1.0 or that the contractor or engineer will pay the owner any shortfall in savings. For a PACE program project that costs less than $250,000, a political subdivision may require a third party technical review of the projected savings before making a PACE program loan or agreement.
Who's behind it
3 senators are its . 2 are Republicans and 1 is a Democrat.
7 more lawmakers .
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Authors (3)
- Rob Cowles · Republican, Senate
- Jim Holperin · Democrat, Senate
- Van Wanggaard · Republican, Senate
Signed on in support (7)
- Cory Mason · Democrat, Assembly
- Louis Molepske Jr. · Democrat, Assembly
- Richard Spanbauer · Republican, Assembly
- Thomas Larson · Republican, Assembly
- Gary Tauchen · Republican, Assembly
- Chad Weininger · Republican, Assembly
- Josh Zepnick · Democrat, Assembly
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
How lawmakers voted
There were 2 votes on this bill.
Senate Committee on Energy vote to recommend it
Passed, 5 to 0 · Feb 15, 2012
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report passage recommended by committee on Energy, Biotechnology, and Consumer Protection, Ayes 5, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Assembly vote to pass it
Passed, 91 to 2 · Mar 13, 2012 · 4 didn't vote
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D: Democrat, I: Independent, R: Republican
Yes (91)
- Alvin Ott (R, 3)
- Amy Loudenbeck (R, 31)
- Amy Sue Vruwink (D, 70)
- André Jacque (R, 1)
- Andy Jorgensen (D, 43)
- Barbara Toles (D, 17)
- Bill Kramer (R, 97)
- Brett Hulsey (D, 78)
- Chad Weininger (R, 4)
- Chris Danou (D, 92)
- Chris Kapenga (R, 33)
- Chris Taylor (D, 76)
- Christine Sinicki (D, 20)
- Cory Mason (D, 66)
- Dale Kooyenga (R, 5)
- Dan Knodl (R, 24)
- Daniel LeMahieu (R, 59)
- David Craig (R, 28)
- David Cullen (D, 13)
- Dean Kaufert (R, 53)
- Dean Knudson (R, 30)
- Don Pridemore (R, 22)
- Donna Seidel (D, 85)
- Duey Stroebel (R, 20)
- Edward Brooks (R, 50)
- Elizabeth Coggs (D, 10)
- Erik Severson (R, 28)
- Evan Wynn (R, 43)
- Frederick Kessler (D, 12)
- Garey Bies (R, 1)
- Gary Hebl (D, 46)
- Gary Tauchen (R, 6)
- Gordon Hintz (D, 54)
- Howard Marklein (R, 17)
- Janet Bewley (D, 25)
- Janis Ringhand (D, 15)
- Jeff Fitzgerald (R, 39)
- Jeff Mursau (R, 36)
- Jeffrey Stone (R, 82)
- Jeremy Thiesfeldt (R, 52)
- Jerry Petrowski (R, 29)
- Jill Billings (D, 95)
- Jim Ott (R, 23)
- Jim Steineke (R, 5)
- JoCasta Zamarripa (D, 8)
- Joan Ballweg (R, 14)
- Joe Knilans (R, 44)
- Joel Kleefisch (R, 38)
- John Klenke (R, 88)
- John Nygren (R, 89)
- Jon Richards (D, 19)
- Josh Zepnick (D, 9)
- Karl Van Roy (R, 90)
- Kathleen Bernier (R, 23)
- Keith Ripp (R, 42)
- Kelda Roys (D, 26)
- Kevin Petersen (R, 57)
- Lee Nerison (R, 96)
- Leon Young (D, 16)
- Louis Molepske Jr. (D, 71)
- Margaret Krusick (D, 7)
- Mark Honadel (R, 21)
- Mark Pocan (D, 78)
- Mark Radcliffe (D, 92)
- Mary Williams (R, 87)
- Michelle Litjens (R, 56)
- Mike Endsley (R, 26)
- Mike Kuglitsch (R, 84)
- Nick Milroy (D, 73)
- Pat Strachota (R, 58)
- Paul F. Farrow (R, 33)
- Penny Bernard Schaber (D, 57)
- Peter Barca (D, 64)
- Richard Spanbauer (R, 53)
- Robert Turner (D, 61)
- Robin Vos (R, 33)
- Roger Rivard (R, 75)
- Samantha Kerkman (R, 61)
- Sandy Pasch (D, 10)
- Scott Krug (R, 72)
- Scott Suder (R, 69)
- Sondy Pope (D, 80)
- Steve Doyle (D, 94)
- Steve Kestell (R, 27)
- Terese Berceau (D, 77)
- Thomas Larson (R, 67)
- Thomas Tiffany (R, 12)
- Tony Staskunas (D, 15)
- Travis Tranel (R, 49)
- Tyler August (R, 31)
- Warren Petryk (R, 93)
No (2)
- Bob Ziegelbauer (I, 25)
- Steve Nass (R, 11)
Didn't vote (4)
- Dan Meyer (R, 34)
- Jason Fields (D, 11)
- John Murtha (R, 29)
- Tamara Grigsby (D, 18)
Official motion: “Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 91, Noes 2, Paired 2”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Mar 23, 2012
The new law was published.
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Mar 22, 2012
The governor signed it. It became 2011 Wisconsin Act 138.
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Mar 20, 2012
Sent to the governor.
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Mar 13, 2012 to Mar 15, 2012
2 more representatives signed on in support.
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Mar 13, 2012
The Assembly passed it too, 91 to 2.
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Feb 29, 2012
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Feb 22, 2012
The Assembly received it.
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Feb 21, 2012
The Senate passed it.
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Feb 15, 2012
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 5 to 0.
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Feb 8, 2012
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Feb 7, 2012
The committee held a public hearing.
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Feb 3, 2012
Sent to the Senate Committee on Energy, Biotechnology, and Consumer Protection.
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Feb 3, 2012
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Feb 3, 2012 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Cowles, Holperin and Wanggaard;Cosponsored by Representatives Weininger, T. Larson, Spanbauer, Tauchen and Molepske Jr
- Feb 3, 2012 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Energy, Biotechnology, and Consumer Protection
- Feb 7, 2012 · Senate
Public hearing held
- Feb 8, 2012 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Feb 15, 2012 · Senate
Executive action taken
- Feb 15, 2012 · Senate
Report passage recommended by committee on Energy, Biotechnology, and Consumer Protection, Ayes 5, Noes 0
- Feb 15, 2012 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Feb 20, 2012 · Senate
Placed on calendar 2-21-2012 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- Feb 21, 2012 · Senate
Read a second time
- Feb 21, 2012 · Senate
Ordered to a third reading
- Feb 21, 2012 · Senate
Rules suspended
- Feb 21, 2012 · Senate
Read a third time and passed
- Feb 21, 2012 · Senate
Ordered immediately messaged
- Feb 22, 2012 · Assembly
Received from Senate
- Feb 29, 2012 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Rules
- Mar 2, 2012 · Assembly
Placed on calendar 3-6-2012 by committee on Rules
- Mar 6, 2012 · Assembly
Made a special order of business at 11:22 A.M. on 3-13-2012 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 22
- Mar 13, 2012 · Assembly
Read a second time
- Mar 13, 2012 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
- Mar 13, 2012 · Assembly
Rules suspended
- Mar 13, 2012 · Assembly
Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 91, Noes 2, Paired 2
- Mar 13, 2012 · Assembly
Representative Mason added as a cosponsor
- Mar 13, 2012 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
- Mar 13, 2012 · Senate
Received from Assembly concurred in
- Mar 15, 2012 · Senate
Representative Zepnick added as a cosponsor
- Mar 20, 2012 · Senate
Report correctly enrolled on 3-20-2012
- Mar 20, 2012 · Senate
Presented to the Governor on 3-20-2012
- Mar 22, 2012 · Senate
Report approved by the Governor on 3-21-2012. 2011 Wisconsin Act 138
- Mar 23, 2012 · Senate
Published 4-4-2012
Terms on this page
Wisconsin Act
The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.
Official term: Act. 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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote. More in the glossary
From the Wisconsin Legislature's official record, checked Sep 15, 2026. See the source
Wisconsin Act
The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.
Official term: Act
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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote