Assembly Bill 83
Limiting the regulation of wind energy systems by local governments. (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
Mar 14, 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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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
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Current law limits the authority of a city, village, town, or county (political subdivision) to regulate solar and wind energy systems. For both types of systems, current law prohibits a political subdivision from imposing a restriction on the installation or use of the system unless the restriction satisfies one of the following three conditions: 1) it serves to preserve or protect the public health or safety; 2) it does not significantly increase the cost of the system or significantly decrease the system's efficiency; or 3) it allows for an alternative system of comparable cost and efficiency. However, for wind energy systems, current law imposes an additional limitation on a political subdivision's authority by prohibiting a restriction that is more restrictive than rules promulgated by the Public Service Commission (PSC) under current law. This bill allows a political subdivision to impose a restriction on a wind energy system that is more restrictive than the PSC rules, but only if the restriction satisfies one of the foregoing three conditions. The bill does not affect a political subdivision's authority regarding solar energy systems.
Who's behind it
11 lawmakers are its . All 11 are Republicans.
5 more lawmakers .
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Authors (11)
- Kathleen Bernier · Republican, Senate
- Garey Bies · Republican, Assembly
- Mike Endsley · Republican, Assembly
- André Jacque · Republican, Senate
- Steve Kestell · Republican, Assembly
- John Klenke · Republican, Assembly
- Dean Knudson · Republican, Assembly
- Daniel LeMahieu · Republican, Assembly
- John Murtha · Republican, Assembly
- John Spiros · Republican, Assembly
- Jeremy Thiesfeldt · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (5)
- Michael Ellis · Republican, Senate
- Glenn Grothman · Republican, Senate
- Frank G. Lasee · Republican, Senate
- Joe Leibham · Republican, Senate
- Terry Moulton · 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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Apr 2, 2013
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Mar 14, 2013
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Energy and Utilities.
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Mar 14, 2013
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Mar 14, 2013 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Jacque, Murtha, Bernier, Bies, Endsley, Kestell, Klenke, Knudson, LeMahieu, Spiros and Thiesfeldt; cosponsored by Senators Lasee, Ellis, Grothman, Leibham and Moulton
- Mar 14, 2013 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Energy and Utilities
- Apr 2, 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