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Bills · 2017-2018 Regular Session

AB 760

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Relating to: authorizing a city, village, town, or county to restrict placement of a wind energy system. (FE)

Energy conservation English language Ordinance Public service commission

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Under this bill, a city, village, town, or county may enact an ordinance that

prohibits or regulates the placement of a wind energy system closer than 1,800 feet

from the property line of any contiguous property, even if such an ordinance is more

restrictive than rules promulgated by the Public Service Commission.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Allen (R) , Brandtjen (R) , Duchow (R) , Jacque (R) , Katsma (R) , Kremer (R) , Kulp (R) , Macco (R) , Quinn (R) , Skowronski (R) , Thiesfeldt (R) , Tittl (R)

1 cosponsors

Stroebel (R)

Full history

  1. Dec 19, 2017 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Macco, Allen, Brandtjen, Duchow, Jacque, Katsma, Kremer, Kulp, Skowronski, Thiesfeldt, Tittl and Quinn; cosponsored by Senator Stroebel

  2. Dec 19, 2017 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Energy and Utilities

  3. Jan 10, 2018 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Mar 28, 2018 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1