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Bills from the 2017–18 session

Assembly Bill 523

State agency goals for the generation or purchase of electric energy derived from renewable resources. (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.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Sep 29, 2017

  2. Committee, stopped here

    Stopped here. No public hearing was held.

  3. Assembly vote, not reached

  4. Senate vote, not reached

  5. Governor, not reached

  6. Law, not reached

Latest entry in the official record, Mar 28, 2018: “Failed to pass pursuant to ⁠”

It never got a hearing in the Assembly Committee on State Affairs. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.

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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 eliminates the requirement that the Department of Administration establish goals for certain state agencies to generate or purchase electric energy derived from renewable resources. The bill specifies that the elimination of that requirement does not require the modification or termination of any current contract into which a state agency entered in order to meet those goals.

Who's behind it

12 lawmakers are its ⁠. All 12 are Republicans.

5 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 17 names

Authors (12)

Signed on in support (5)

What it would cost

State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.

What happened

  1. Mar 28, 2018

    The session ended, and the bill died with it.

  2. Oct 24, 2017

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  3. Oct 23, 2017

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  4. Oct 16, 2017

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  5. Oct 4, 2017

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  6. Oct 3, 2017

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  7. Sep 29, 2017

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on State Affairs.

  8. Sep 29, 2017

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Sep 29, 2017 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Kuglitsch, R. Brooks, Felzkowski, Jacque, Petersen, Gannon, Tauchen, Allen, Thiesfeldt, Jarchow, Kremer and Hutton; cosponsored by Senators Kapenga, Feyen, Craig, Stroebel and Nass

  2. Sep 29, 2017 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs

  3. Oct 3, 2017 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Oct 3, 2017 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Oct 4, 2017 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  6. Oct 16, 2017 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  7. Oct 23, 2017 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  8. Oct 24, 2017 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  9. Mar 28, 2018 · 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.

More in the glossary

Public hearing

A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.

More in the glossary

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

Author

A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.

Official term: Author, coauthor

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