Senate Bill 648
Procedures related to certain complaints filed with the Public Service Commission. (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 9, 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
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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
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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
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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 makes various changes to procedures for complaints filed with the Public Service Commission, including the following:
1. Authorizing PSC to investigate complaints filed by persons adversely affected by a person who has received a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity from PSC. Under current law, a person must obtain a CPCN before constructing a large electric generating facility or a high-voltage transmission line.
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2. Authorizing PSC to investigate complaints filed by persons adversely affected by a continuous interruption of electric or gas service exceeding 180 minutes or who experienced at least two separate interruptions of electric or gas service during a one-year period.
3. Requiring PSC to disclose, upon request of a complainant or public utility or party that is the subject of a complaint, all documents and written materials that are generated or gathered related to the complaint. Under the bill, PSC may decline to disclose the documents and written materials if it determines that that disclosure would jeopardize an ongoing investigation, but PSC must disclose the documents and written materials as soon as it is feasible to do so without jeopardizing the investigation.
4. Prohibiting PSC from dismissing a complaint unless a majority of the commission votes to dismiss the complaint while present at a hearing that is open to the public.
5. Prohibiting PSC from dismissing a complaint for failure to contact the public utility against whom a complaint was made if the complainant made at least one documented attempt to contact the public utility before filing the complaint and certain other conditions are satisfied.
6. Authorizing PSC to order any appropriate relief, including a lower rate, a bill credit, or other compensation for complainants and similarly situated persons. The cost to a public utility of any relief ordered by PSC may not be recovered through the public utility's rates.
7. Requiring PSC to provide information on its website about the process for filing a complaint.
8. Authorizing PSC to combine multiple investigations into a single investigation if it determines that the investigations arise from complaints made against the same person and the subject matter of the complaints is substantially similar.
9. Prohibiting PSC from closing to the public a hearing based on a complaint unless both the complainant and the person that is the subject of the complaint consent.
10. Increasing from 10 days to 20 days the amount of notice that PSC must give to a complainant and a public utility or person that is the subject of a complaint before holding a hearing related to a complaint.
Who's behind it
2 senators are its . All 2 are Republicans.
13 more lawmakers .
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Authors (2)
- Rob Cowles · Republican, Senate
- Duey Stroebel · Republican, Senate
Signed on in support (13)
- Samba Baldeh · Democrat, Assembly
- Chanz Green · Republican, Assembly
- Gus Gustafson · Republican, Assembly
- Scott Krug · Republican, Assembly
- Dave Murphy · Republican, Assembly
- Adam Neylon · Republican, Assembly
- Jerry O'Connor · Republican, Assembly
- Will Penterman · Republican, Assembly
- Nik Rettinger · Republican, Assembly
- Donna Rozar · Republican, Assembly
- John Spiros · Republican, Assembly
- Paul Tittl · Republican, Assembly
- Travis Tranel · Republican, Assembly
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
What happened
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Apr 15, 2024
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Dec 6, 2023
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Nov 9, 2023
Sent to the Senate Committee on Utilities and Technology.
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Nov 9, 2023
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Nov 9, 2023 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Cowles and Stroebel; cosponsored by Representatives Neylon, Gustafson, Tittl, Baldeh, Green, Krug, Murphy, O'Connor, Penterman, Rettinger, Rozar, Spiros and Tranel
- Nov 9, 2023 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Utilities and Technology
- Dec 6, 2023 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- 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
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