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Bills · 2017-2018 Regular Session

SB 144

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Relating to: resources eligible for renewable resource credits.

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  1. Introduced, completed
  2. Passes Senate, completed
  3. Passes Assembly, completed
  4. Governor signs, completed
  5. Law, completed

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill provides that heat that is a byproduct of a manufacturing process is

considered a renewable resource for the purpose of the renewable portfolio standards

law. Under current law, an electric utility or retail electric cooperative is subject to

certain requirements for ensuring that, in a given year, a specified percentage of

electricity that the utility or cooperative sells to retail customers is derived from

renewable resources, commonly referred to as “renewable portfolio standards.” To

meet its specified percentage, a utility or cooperative uses renewable resource credits

(RRCs) that it may create or purchase from others. A utility or cooperative creates

an RRC when it generates electricity from a renewable resource. Current law defines

“renewable resource” to include solar and wind power, geothermal technology,

biomass, and other specified resources. Under this bill, heat as described above is

also a renewable resource.

Current law also allows a utility or cooperative, or its customers or members,

to create an RRC based on their use of certain energy sources, to the extent that the

use displaces the use of electricity derived from conventional resources. This bill

provides that heat as described above that is used as thermal energy for another

purpose may be used to create an RRC, to the extent that its use displaces the use

of electricity derived from conventional resources.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Cowles (R) , Darling (R) , Feyen (R) , LeMahieu (R) , Marklein (R) , Petrowski (R) , Roth (R) , Stroebel (R)

18 cosponsors

E. Brooks (R) , Gannon (R) , Horlacher (R) , Jacque (R) , Katsma (R) , Knodl (R) , Kremer (R) , Krug (R) , Kuglitsch (R) , Murphy (R) , Mursau (R) , Petersen (R) , Quinn (R) , R. Brooks (R) , Skowronski (R) , Stuck (D) , Thiesfeldt (R) , VanderMeer (R)

Votes

Senate: Report passage recommended by Committee on Elections and Utilities, Ayes 3, Noes 2

Passed 3–2 Apr 20, 2017 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: PASSAGE

Passed 20–13 May 2, 2017 official source full page

Assembly: Assembly Amendment 2 laid on table, Ayes 62, Noes 35

Passed 62–35 Jun 21, 2017 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Assembly: Assembly Amendment 3 laid on table, Ayes 62, Noes 35

Passed 62–35 Jun 21, 2017 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Full history

  1. Mar 29, 2017 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Roth, LeMahieu, Cowles, Darling, Feyen, Marklein, Petrowski and Stroebel; cosponsored by Representatives R. Brooks, Kuglitsch, E. Brooks, Gannon, Horlacher, Jacque, Katsma, Knodl, Kremer, Krug, Murphy, Mursau, Petersen, Quinn, Skowronski, Stuck, Thiesfeldt and VanderMeer

  2. Mar 29, 2017 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Elections and Utilities

  3. Apr 5, 2017 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  4. Apr 19, 2017 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  5. Apr 20, 2017 · Senate

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Elections and Utilities, Ayes 3, Noes 2

  6. Apr 20, 2017 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  7. Apr 28, 2017 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 5-2-2017 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  8. May 2, 2017 · Senate

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 20, Noes 13

  9. May 2, 2017 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  10. May 2, 2017 · Assembly

    Received from Senate

  11. May 2, 2017 · Senate

    Read a second time

  12. May 2, 2017 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  13. May 2, 2017 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  14. May 9, 2017 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Energy and Utilities

  15. Jun 13, 2017 · Assembly

    Withdrawn from committee on Energy and Utilities and referred to committee on Rules pursuant to Assembly Rule 42 (3)(c)

  16. Jun 14, 2017 · Assembly

    Made a special order of business at 1:02 PM on 6-21-2017 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 11

  17. Jun 21, 2017 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  18. Jun 21, 2017 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representatives Sargent, Berceau, Considine, Crowley, Genrich, Hebl, Hesselbein, Ohnstad and Zepnick

  19. Jun 21, 2017 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 withdrawn and returned to author

  20. Jun 21, 2017 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 2 offered by Representatives Sargent, Barca, Berceau, Considine, Hebl, Hesselbein, Ohnstad, Pope, Spreitzer, Wachs and Zepnick

  21. Jun 21, 2017 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 2 laid on table, Ayes 62, Noes 35

  22. Jun 21, 2017 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 3 offered by Representatives Sargent, Berceau, Considine, Crowley, Genrich, Hebl, Hesselbein, Ohnstad and Zepnick

  23. Jun 21, 2017 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 3 laid on table, Ayes 62, Noes 35

  24. Jun 21, 2017 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  25. Jun 21, 2017 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  26. Jun 21, 2017 · Assembly

    Read a third time and concurred in

  27. Jun 21, 2017 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  28. Jun 22, 2017 · Senate

    Received from Assembly concurred in

  29. Jun 27, 2017 · Senate

    Report correctly enrolled

  30. Aug 1, 2017 · Senate

    Presented to the Governor on 8-1-2017

  31. Aug 2, 2017 · Senate

    Report approved by the Governor on 8-2-2017. 2017 Wisconsin Act 53

  32. Aug 2, 2017 · Senate

    Published 8-3-2017