Senate Bill 151
The regulation of wind energy systems by local governments
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
Apr 3, 2023
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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, Apr 15, 2024: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It never got a hearing in the Senate Committee on Utilities and Technology. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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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
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Current law limits the authority of a political subdivision to regulate solar and wind energy systems. For both types of systems, current law prohibits a political subdivision from imposing a restriction on the installation or use of the system unless the restriction satisfies one of the following three conditions: 1) it serves to preserve or protect the public health or safety; 2) it does not significantly increase the cost of the system or significantly decrease the system's efficiency; or 3) it allows for an alternative system of comparable cost and efficiency. However, for wind energy systems, current law imposes an additional limitation on a political subdivision's authority by prohibiting a restriction that is more restrictive than rules promulgated by the Public Service Commission under current law. This bill allows a political subdivision to impose a restriction on a wind energy system that is more restrictive than the PSC rules, but only if the restriction satisfies one of the foregoing three conditions. The bill does not affect a political subdivision's authority regarding solar energy systems.
Who's behind it
4 senators are its . All 4 are Republicans.
7 more lawmakers .
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Authors (4)
- André Jacque · Republican, Senate
- Romaine Quinn · Republican, Senate
- Duey Stroebel · Republican, Senate
- Van Wanggaard · Republican, Senate
Signed on in support (7)
- Elijah Behnke · Republican, Assembly
- Ty Bodden · Republican, Assembly
- Janel Brandtjen · Republican, Assembly
- Rob Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- Donna Rozar · Republican, Assembly
- Ellen Schutt · Republican, Assembly
- Chuck Wichgers · Republican, Assembly
What happened
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Apr 15, 2024
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Apr 3, 2023
Sent to the Senate Committee on Utilities and Technology.
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Apr 3, 2023
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Apr 3, 2023 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Jacque, Quinn, Stroebel and Wanggaard; cosponsored by Representatives Bodden, Brandtjen, Brooks, Rozar, Schutt, Wichgers and Behnke
- Apr 3, 2023 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Utilities and Technology
- Apr 15, 2024 · 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
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