Senate Bill 702
Exemption from public utility regulation regarding renewable electricity. (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 11, 2021
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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Senate vote, not reached
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Assembly 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 Senate Committee on Utilities, Technology and Telecommunications. 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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What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
This bill creates an exemption from the definition of public utility. If a person qualifies for an exemption, the Public Service Commission may not regulate the person as a public utility.
The bill creates an exemption for a person that owns, operates, manages, or controls, or leases to another person, equipment that generates electricity from a renewable resource if the equipment is located on premises owned or occupied by another person. The exemption applies to electricity generated from the following renewable resources: 1) certain renewable fuel cells; 2) tidal or wave action; 3) solar thermal electric or photovoltaic energy; 4) wind power; 5) geothermal technology; 6) biomass; 7) certain synthetic gas or fuel pellets; 8) fuel produced by pyrolysis of organic or waste material; 9) heat that is a byproduct of a manufacturing process; 10) hydroelectric power; or 11) other resources that the PSC designates as renewable resources. The exemption applies only if the person provides electricity generated by the equipment either 1) to another person pursuant to a lease or power purchase agreement or 2) to a public utility or a cooperative association that is not regulated as a public utility. In addition, to qualify for the exemption, the person may not engage in any other activity that would qualify the person as a public utility that is subject to regulation by the PSC.
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The bill prohibits an electric public utility from refusing to connect its electric distribution facilities to the electric-generating equipment of a person subject to the exemption described above if the connection satisfies rules promulgated by the PSC establishing standards for connecting certain electric generating facilities with a capacity of no more than 15 megawatts to electric distribution facilities.
Who's behind it
3 senators are its . 2 are Republicans and 1 is a Democrat.
3 more lawmakers .
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Authors (3)
- Rob Cowles · Republican, Senate
- Kelda Roys · Democrat, Senate
- Duey Stroebel · Republican, Senate
Signed on in support (3)
- Rachael Cabral-Guevara · Republican, Senate
- Dan Knodl · Republican, Assembly
- Will Penterman · Republican, Assembly
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
What happened
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Mar 15, 2022
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Nov 22, 2021
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Nov 11, 2021
Sent to the Senate Committee on Utilities, Technology and Telecommunications.
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Nov 11, 2021
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Nov 11, 2021 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Cowles, Stroebel and Roys; cosponsored by Representatives Cabral-Guevara, Armstrong, Knodl, Mursau, Oldenburg and Penterman
- Nov 11, 2021 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Utilities, Technology and Telecommunications
- Nov 16, 2021 · Senate
Representative Mursau withdrawn as a cosponsor
- Nov 17, 2021 · Senate
Representative Oldenburg withdrawn as a cosponsor
- Nov 18, 2021 · Senate
Representative Armstrong withdrawn as a cosponsor
- Nov 22, 2021 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Mar 15, 2022 · Senate
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