Senate Bill 650
Amending certain orders and certificates issued by 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
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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
Legislative Reference Bureau
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Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary
Author
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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 authorizes the Public Service Commission to rescind, alter, or amend an advance order specifying the rate-making principles applicable to a public utility's recovery of capital costs for purchasing or constructing an electric generating facility. Under the bill, PSC may amend such an order if it determines that market conditions related to the facility have changed and that the actual costs of the facility have substantially decreased since the order was issued. The public utility has at least 60 days to accept or waive acceptance of an order altered or amended under the bill. If the public utility waives acceptance of that order, PSC must withdraw that order and any other prior advance order specifying rate-making principles for recovery of the facility's capital costs, and must consider the facility's capital costs in all future rate-making proceedings as if no advance order had been issued.
Under current law, a public utility may apply to PSC for an advance order specifying the rate-making principles for recovery of capital costs of a facility. If the public utility accepts the advance order, PSC is bound by that order in its treatment of the recovery of the facility's capital costs in all future rate-making proceedings involving the public utility. If the public utility waives acceptance of the advance order, PSC must withdraw the order and consider the facility's capital costs in all future rate-making proceedings as if no advance order had been issued.
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The bill also requires PSC to reopen proceedings that resulted in the issuance of a certificate of public convenience and necessity (CPCN) or a certificate of authority (CA) for a facility or project if it determines that the actual cost of constructing the facility or project is 5 percent or more above the construction cost approved by PSC in issuing the CPCN or CA. PSC must hold a public hearing and public comment period of at least 15 days on the reasons for the increase in construction costs. If in the public interest, PSC may rescind, alter, or amend the CPCN or CA for the facility or project. Under current law, a person seeking to construct a large electric generating facility or high-voltage transmission line must obtain a CPCN from PSC. In addition, a public utility must obtain a CA from PSC to construct certain other facilities and projects.
Who's behind it
4 senators are its . All 4 are Republicans.
12 more lawmakers .
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Authors (4)
- Joan Ballweg · Republican, Senate
- Rob Cowles · Republican, Senate
- Steve Nass · Republican, Senate
- Duey Stroebel · Republican, Senate
Signed on in support (12)
- Samba Baldeh · Democrat, Assembly
- Barbara Dittrich · Republican, Assembly
- Gus Gustafson · Republican, Assembly
- Scott Krug · Republican, Assembly
- Dave Murphy · Republican, Assembly
- Adam Neylon · Republican, Assembly
- Jerry O'Connor · 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 1, 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, Stroebel, Ballweg and Nass; cosponsored by Representatives Gustafson, Neylon, Tittl, Baldeh, Dittrich, Krug, Murphy, O'Connor, Rettinger, Rozar, Spiros and Tranel
- Nov 9, 2023 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Utilities and Technology
- Dec 1, 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