Senate Bill 49
Restricting local regulation of utility service based on the type or source of energy. (FE)
Vetoed by the governor
Both chambers passed it, and the governor vetoed it on Aug 7, 2023. Lawmakers did not , so it stands.
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Introduced, passed
Feb 14, 2023
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Senate vote, passed
Passed Jun 7, 2023
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Assembly vote, passed
Passed Jun 21, 2023
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Governor, stopped here
Vetoed Aug 7, 2023.
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, May 15, 2024: “Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82”
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Veto override
Lawmakers can still pass a bill the governor vetoed, but it takes two-thirds of each chamber.
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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote. 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 prohibits a city, village, town, or county from placing any restriction on the connection or reconnection of a utility service based on the type or source of energy to be provided. The bill also prohibits a city, village, town, or county from discriminating against a public utility or a liquified petroleum gas retailer, as defined in the bill, based in whole or in part on the nature or source of the service to be provided to a consumer within the political subdivision. The bill provides that it does not affect the authority of a city, village, town, or county to either 1) manage or operate a public utility; or 2) take steps designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from facilities and operations of the city, village, town, or county, including purchasing renewable energy.
Who's behind it
8 senators are its . All 8 are Republicans.
25 more lawmakers .
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Authors (8)
- Julian Bradley · Republican, Senate
- Dan Feyen · Republican, Senate
- Steve Nass · Republican, Senate
- Duey Stroebel · Republican, Senate
- Patrick Testin · Republican, Senate
- Cory Tomczyk · Republican, Senate
- Van Wanggaard · Republican, Senate
- Eric Wimberger · Republican, Senate
Signed on in support (25)
- Dave Armstrong · Republican, Assembly
- Elijah Behnke · Republican, Assembly
- Janel Brandtjen · Republican, Assembly
- Alex Dallman · Republican, Assembly
- Barbara Dittrich · Republican, Assembly
- Bob Donovan · Republican, Assembly
- Cindi Duchow · Republican, Assembly
- Rick Gundrum · Republican, Assembly
- Joel Kitchens · Republican, Assembly
- Dan Knodl · Republican, Assembly
- Tony Kurtz · Republican, Assembly
- John Macco · Republican, Assembly
- Dave Murphy · Republican, Assembly
- Jeff Mursau · Republican, Assembly
- Jerry O'Connor · Republican, Assembly
- Nik Rettinger · Republican, Assembly
- Jessie Rodriguez · Republican, Assembly
- Donna Rozar · Republican, Assembly
- Pat Snyder · Republican, Assembly
- Shae Sortwell · Republican, Assembly
- David Steffen · Republican, Assembly
- Rob Swearingen · Republican, Assembly
- Paul Tittl · Republican, Assembly
- Ron Tusler · Republican, Assembly
- Shannon Zimmerman · Republican, Assembly
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.
How lawmakers voted
There were 4 votes on this bill.
Senate Committee on Utilities and Technology vote on an amendment
Passed, 3 to 2 · May 26, 2023
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Utilities and Technology, Ayes 3, Noes 2”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Senate Committee on Utilities and Technology vote to recommend it
Passed, 3 to 2 · May 26, 2023
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Utilities and Technology, Ayes 3, Noes 2”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Senate vote to pass it
Passed, 22 to 11 · Jun 7, 2023
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D: Democrat, R: Republican
Yes (22)
- André Jacque (R, 1)
- Chris Kapenga (R, 33)
- Cory Tomczyk (R, 29)
- Dan Feyen (R, 20)
- Dan Knodl (R, 24)
- Devin LeMahieu (R, 9)
- Duey Stroebel (R, 20)
- Eric Wimberger (R, 2)
- Howard Marklein (R, 17)
- Jesse James (R, 23)
- Joan Ballweg (R, 14)
- John Jagler (R, 13)
- Julian Bradley (R, 28)
- Mary Felzkowski (R, 12)
- Patrick Testin (R, 24)
- Rachael Cabral-Guevara (R, 19)
- Rob Cowles (R, 2)
- Rob Hutton (R, 5)
- Rob Stafsholt (R, 10)
- Romaine Quinn (R, 25)
- Steve Nass (R, 11)
- Van Wanggaard (R, 21)
No (11)
- Bob Wirch (D, 22)
- Brad Pfaff (D, 32)
- Chris Larson (D, 7)
- Dianne Hesselbein (D, 27)
- Jeff Smith (D, 31)
- Kelda Roys (D, 26)
- LaTonya Johnson (D, 6)
- Lena Taylor (D, 4)
- Mark Spreitzer (D, 15)
- Melissa Agard (D, 16)
- Tim Carpenter (D, 3)
Official motion: “PASSAGE”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Senate vote
Passed, 22 to 11 · Sep 14, 2023
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D: Democrat, R: Republican
Yes (22)
- André Jacque (R, 1)
- Chris Kapenga (R, 33)
- Cory Tomczyk (R, 29)
- Dan Feyen (R, 20)
- Dan Knodl (R, 24)
- Devin LeMahieu (R, 9)
- Duey Stroebel (R, 20)
- Eric Wimberger (R, 2)
- Howard Marklein (R, 17)
- Jesse James (R, 23)
- Joan Ballweg (R, 14)
- John Jagler (R, 13)
- Julian Bradley (R, 28)
- Mary Felzkowski (R, 12)
- Patrick Testin (R, 24)
- Rachael Cabral-Guevara (R, 19)
- Rob Cowles (R, 2)
- Rob Hutton (R, 5)
- Rob Stafsholt (R, 10)
- Romaine Quinn (R, 25)
- Steve Nass (R, 11)
- Van Wanggaard (R, 21)
No (11)
- Bob Wirch (D, 22)
- Brad Pfaff (D, 32)
- Chris Larson (D, 7)
- Dianne Hesselbein (D, 27)
- Jeff Smith (D, 31)
- Kelda Roys (D, 26)
- LaTonya Johnson (D, 6)
- Lena Taylor (D, 4)
- Mark Spreitzer (D, 15)
- Melissa Agard (D, 16)
- Tim Carpenter (D, 3)
Official motion: “PASS NOTWITHSTANDING OBJECTIONS OF GOVERNOR”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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May 15, 2024
The veto stood. Lawmakers didn't override it.
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Nov 2, 2023
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Sep 14, 2023
The Assembly voted to override the veto.
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Sep 14, 2023
The Senate voted to override the veto, 22 to 11.
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Aug 7, 2023
The governor vetoed it.
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Aug 2, 2023
Sent to the governor.
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Jun 21, 2023
The Assembly passed it too.
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Jun 21, 2023
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Jun 14, 2023
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Jun 7, 2023
The Assembly received it.
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Jun 7, 2023
The Senate passed it, 22 to 11.
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Jun 7, 2023
The Senate adopted it.
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May 26, 2023
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 3 to 2.
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May 26, 2023
“Report adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Utilities and Technology, Ayes 3, Noes 2” (the official wording)
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May 16, 2023
The committee held a public hearing.
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Mar 2, 2023
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Feb 14, 2023
Sent to the Senate Committee on Utilities and Technology.
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Feb 14, 2023
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Feb 14, 2023 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Bradley, Feyen, Nass, Stroebel, Testin, Tomczyk, Wanggaard and Wimberger; cosponsored by Representatives Knodl, Steffen, Armstrong, Behnke, Brandtjen, Dallman, Dittrich, Donovan, Duchow, Gundrum, Kitchens, Kurtz, Macco, Murphy, Mursau, Rettinger, Rodriguez, Rozar, Snyder, Sortwell, Swearingen, Tittl, Tusler and Zimmerman
- Feb 14, 2023 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Utilities and Technology
- Mar 2, 2023 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Mar 29, 2023 · Senate
Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Bradley
- May 15, 2023 · Senate
Senate Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Senator Bradley
- May 16, 2023 · Senate
Public hearing held
- May 25, 2023 · Senate
Executive action taken
- May 26, 2023 · Senate
Report adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Utilities and Technology, Ayes 3, Noes 2
- May 26, 2023 · Senate
Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Utilities and Technology, Ayes 3, Noes 2
- May 26, 2023 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Jun 5, 2023 · Senate
Placed on calendar 6-7-2023 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- Jun 7, 2023 · Senate
Read a second time
- Jun 7, 2023 · Senate
Senate Substitute Amendment 1 adopted
- Jun 7, 2023 · Senate
Ordered to a third reading
- Jun 7, 2023 · Senate
Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
- Jun 7, 2023 · Senate
Read a third time and passed, Ayes 22, Noes 11
- Jun 7, 2023 · Senate
Ordered immediately messaged
- Jun 7, 2023 · Assembly
Received from Senate
- Jun 14, 2023 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Rules
- Jun 15, 2023 · Assembly
Placed on calendar 6-21-2023 by Committee on Rules
- Jun 21, 2023 · Assembly
Representative O'Connor added as a cosponsor
- Jun 21, 2023 · Assembly
Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up
- Jun 21, 2023 · Assembly
Read a second time
- Jun 21, 2023 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
- Jun 21, 2023 · Assembly
Rules suspended
- Jun 21, 2023 · Assembly
Read a third time and concurred in
- Jun 21, 2023 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
- Jun 22, 2023 · Senate
Received from Assembly concurred in
- Jun 22, 2023 · Senate
Report correctly enrolled
- Aug 2, 2023 · Senate
Presented to the Governor on 8-2-2023
- Aug 7, 2023 · Senate
Report vetoed by the Governor on 8-4-2023
- Sep 12, 2023 · Senate
Placed on calendar 9-14-2023 by committee on Senate Organization
- Sep 14, 2023 · Senate
Passed notwithstanding the objections of the Governor, Ayes 22, Noes 11
- Sep 14, 2023 · Senate
Ordered immediately messaged
- Sep 14, 2023 · Assembly
Received from Senate passed notwithstanding the objections of the Governor
- Nov 2, 2023 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
- May 14, 2024 · Assembly
Placed on calendar 5-14-2024 pursuant to Joint Rule 82 (2)(a)
- May 15, 2024 · Assembly
Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82
Terms on this page
Veto override
Lawmakers can still pass a bill the governor vetoed, but it takes two-thirds of each chamber.
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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote. More in the glossary
From the Wisconsin Legislature's official record, checked Sep 15, 2026. See the source
Veto override
Lawmakers can still pass a bill the governor vetoed, but it takes two-thirds of each chamber.
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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote