Assembly Bill 695
A charging facility grant program and making an appropriation. (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
Nov 12, 2021
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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, Mar 15, 2022: “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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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
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Cost estimate
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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.
This bill requires the Public Service Commission to establish an electric vehicle charging facility grant program. Under the program, PSC, in consultation with the Department of Transportation, must designate one or more clean energy corridors consisting of contiguous state trunk highways that connect Wisconsin to Minnesota, Michigan, Iowa, and Illinois. Also under the program, PSC must award grants to 1) businesses, electric utilities, and electric cooperatives for installing publicly accessible electric vehicle charging facilities along the corridor and 2) business not along the corridor and multiunit dwellings for installing electric vehicle charging facilities that are not necessarily accessible by the public. The funding source for the grants is settlement moneys that the state received from a legal action against Volkswagen. The bill allows PSC to award up to $10,000,000 in total grants under the program. At least $5,000,000 must be awarded to applicants under item 1) and at least $3,000,000 must be awarded to applicants under item 2). No grants may be awarded after June 30, 2027.
Individual grants for applicants under item 1) may not exceed 75 percent, and for applicants under item 2) may not exceed 50 percent, of the cost to purchase, install, and maintain an electric vehicle charging facility. The bill specifies that a person that is awarded a grant and installs an electric vehicle charging facility may charge a parking fee to any person who uses the facility. The parking fee may be a flat fee or be based on the amount of time a user is parked near or connected to the station or on the amount of electricity used.
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Also under the bill, PSC must prepare two reports. For the first, PSC must describe the locations of the charging facilities installed under the charging facility grant program and of any gaps of greater than 50 miles in charging facility coverage along clean energy corridors. This report must be provided to the legislature and DOT. For the second, PSC must provide potential methods of ensuring an equitable contribution by electric vehicle drivers, as compared to other drivers of passenger vehicles, to the funding of highways and local transportation aids. In preparing this report, PSC must consult with DOT, public utilities, and other stakeholders. PSC must provide this report to the legislature.
Who's behind it
5 representatives are its . 4 are Republicans and 1 is a Democrat.
2 more lawmakers .
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Authors (5)
- Dave Armstrong · Republican, Assembly
- Nick Milroy · Democrat, Assembly
- Loren Oldenburg · Republican, Assembly
- John Spiros · Republican, Assembly
- Nancy VanderMeer · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (2)
- Joan Ballweg · Republican, Senate
- Rob Cowles · Republican, Senate
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
Versions and amendments
Every text the Legislature printed for this bill, including proposed changes. Each opens on the Legislature's site.
What happened
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Mar 15, 2022
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Nov 18, 2021
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Nov 12, 2021
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Energy and Utilities.
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Nov 12, 2021
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Nov 12, 2021 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives VanderMeer, Armstrong, Milroy, Oldenburg and Spiros; cosponsored by Senators Cowles and Ballweg
- Nov 12, 2021 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Energy and Utilities
- Nov 18, 2021 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Nov 18, 2021 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Jan 13, 2022 · Assembly
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative VanderMeer
- Jan 19, 2022 · Assembly
LRB correction
- Jan 19, 2022 · Assembly
LRB correction (Assembly Substitute Amendment 1)
- Mar 15, 2022 · 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