Assembly Bill 1015
Renewable portfolio standards applicable to certain electric utilities and cooperatives
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 29, 2016
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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 13, 2016: “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
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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
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
This bill eliminates requirements under current law for electric utilities and retail electric cooperatives (electric providers) to ensure that, in a given year, a specified percentage of the electricity that the electric provider sells to retail customers or members is derived from renewable resources.
The requirements are commonly and collectively referred to as renewable portfolio standards (RPSs). "Renewable resource" is defined to include a resource deriving electricity from any of the following: certain fuel cells; tidal or wave action;
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solar thermal electric or photovoltaic energy; wind power; geothermal technology;
biomass; certain synthetic gases; certain densified fuel pellets; fuels produced by pyrolysis of organic or waste material; and certain hydroelectric facilities. In addition, current law allows the Public Service Commission (PSC) to promulgate rules designating other resources as renewable resources. Under that authority, the PSC has promulgated rules designating biogas a renewable resource. Current law also provides for the creation of credits based on the electricity that an electric provider derives from renewable resources. An electric provider may use the credits it creates to comply with an RPS for a particular year or sell the credits to another electric provider who may use the purchased credits to comply with an RPS. The bill eliminates all of the foregoing requirements and provisions.
The bill also eliminates a goal under current law that, by December 31, 2015, 10 percent of all electricity consumed in the state is derived from renewable resources. In addition, the bill eliminates a requirement under current law for the PSC to make annual reports regarding the goal.
Who's behind it
7 lawmakers are its . All 7 are Republicans.
1 more lawmaker .
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Authors (7)
- David Craig · Republican, Senate
- Rob Hutton · Republican, Senate
- Jim Ott · Republican, Assembly
- André Jacque · Republican, Senate
- Terry Katsma · Republican, Assembly
- Rob Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- Joe Sanfelippo · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (1)
- Duey Stroebel · Republican, Senate
What happened
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Apr 13, 2016
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Mar 29, 2016
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Energy and Utilities.
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Mar 29, 2016
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Mar 29, 2016 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Craig, R. Brooks, Hutton, Jacque, Katsma, J. Ott and Sanfelippo; cosponsored by Senator Stroebel
- Mar 29, 2016 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Energy and Utilities
- Apr 13, 2016 · 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
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