Assembly Bill 345
Installation of smart meters by certain public utilities and cooperative associations. (FE)
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
Aug 29, 2013
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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 8, 2014: “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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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
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Cost estimate
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What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
This bill prohibits certain public utilities, and cooperative associations from installing certain meters at the premises of customers who object to the meters. The public utilities and cooperative associations that are subject to the bill are those providing electricity, natural gas, or water to their customers or members. The bill applies to "smart meters," which the bill defines as an electric or battery operated meter capable of measuring, recording, or sending data from a customer or member to a public utility or cooperative association. To qualify as a smart meter under the bill, a meter must also be capable of doing the foregoing in a manner utilizing one-way or two-way communication between any entity or device. Also under the bill, if a public utility or cooperative association installed a smart meter at the premises of a customer or member who objects to the installation, the public utility or cooperative association must remove the smart meter. In addition, the public utility or cooperative association must replace the smart meter with a meter that is neither a smart meter nor a modified smart meter.
The bill also requires public utilities to submit tariffs for PSC approval that specify the procedures for customers to object to smart meters. In addition, the tariffs must specify the charges imposed on customers who object to smart meters. The bill requires the charges to be based on the costs reasonably incurred by public utilities to measure service used by such customers, including the cost of manually collecting usage readings no more frequently than annually and the cost of requiring customers to self-report usage readings no more frequently than quarterly. The bill requires public utilities to submit the tariffs to the PSC no later than approximately three months after the bill goes into effect. If a public utility demonstrates to the PSC's satisfaction that the public utility does not intend to install smart meters, the public utility is not required to submit a tariff. However, if such a public utility subsequently determines to install smart meters, the bill prohibits their installation until the public utility files, and the PSC approves, a tariff that complies with the foregoing requirements.
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As for cooperative associations, the bill provides that the PSC does not have jurisdiction over them to enforce the bill's requirements. Instead, the bill allows a member of a cooperative association to bring an action in court to enjoin a violation of the bill or compel compliance.
Who's behind it
9 lawmakers are its . All 9 are Republicans.
2 more lawmakers .
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Authors (9)
- Garey Bies · Republican, Assembly
- André Jacque · Republican, Senate
- Steve Kestell · Republican, Assembly
- Scott Krug · Republican, Assembly
- Dave Murphy · Republican, Assembly
- Steve Nass · Republican, Senate
- Don Pridemore · Republican, Assembly
- Michael Schraa · Republican, Assembly
- Jeremy Thiesfeldt · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (2)
- Glenn Grothman · Republican, 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 8, 2014
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Sep 9, 2013
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Aug 29, 2013
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Energy and Utilities.
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Aug 29, 2013
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Aug 29, 2013 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Thiesfeldt, Murphy, Krug, Schraa, Pridemore, Kestell, Jacque, Bies and Nass; cosponsored by Senators Grothman and Schultz
- Aug 29, 2013 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Energy and Utilities
- Sep 9, 2013 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Apr 8, 2014 · 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