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Bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

AB 108

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Relating to: a nuclear power siting study and time limits for taking final action on certain certificate of public convenience and necessity applications. (FE)

Electric utility Public service commission Public utility

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill requires the Public Service Commission to conduct a nuclear power siting study and to submit a report to the legislature containing the results of the study no later than 12 months after the bill takes effect. The study must satisfy certain requirements specified in the bill.

The bill also requires PSC to take final action on an application for a certificate of public convenience and necessity (CPCN) for a large electric generating facility that contains an advanced nuclear reactor within 150 days after the application is complete, unless the chairperson of PSC extends the time period for no more than an additional 150 days for good cause. Under current law, a person seeking to construct a large electric generating facility must obtain a CPCN from PSC.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Callahan (R) , Dittrich (R) , Green (R) , Gustafson (R) , Knodl (R) , Moses (R) , Murphy (R) , Mursau (R) , O'Connor (R) , Snyder (R) , Sortwell (R) , Spiros (R) , Steffen (R) , Subeck (D) , Tusler (R) , Wichgers (R) , Wittke (R) , Zimmerman (R)

6 cosponsors

Bradley (R) , Feyen (R) , Hutton (R) , Penterman (R) , Stubbs (D) , Wanggaard (R)

Registered lobbying interests · 28

Organizations that registered lobbying activity on this bill with the Wisconsin Ethics Commission. Registration means interest, not a position for or against. Official record

Votes

Assembly: Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Jobs and Economy, Ayes 9, Noes 1

Passed 9–1 Jun 6, 2025 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Assembly: Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Jobs and Economy, Ayes 8, Noes 2

Passed 8–2 Jun 6, 2025 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Full history

  1. Mar 11, 2025 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Sortwell, Steffen, Wittke, Callahan, Dittrich, Green, Gustafson, Knodl, Moses, Murphy, Mursau, O'Connor, Snyder, Spiros, Subeck, Tusler, Zimmerman and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senators Bradley, Feyen and Wanggaard

  2. Mar 11, 2025 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Jobs and Economy

  3. Mar 31, 2025 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Apr 16, 2025 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Steffen

  5. Apr 23, 2025 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  6. Apr 25, 2025 · Assembly

    Senator Hutton added as a cosponsor

  7. Jun 4, 2025 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  8. Jun 6, 2025 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Jobs and Economy, Ayes 9, Noes 1

  9. Jun 6, 2025 · Assembly

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Jobs and Economy, Ayes 8, Noes 2

  10. Jun 6, 2025 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  11. Jun 18, 2025 · Assembly

    Representative Penterman added as a coauthor

  12. Jun 20, 2025 · Assembly

    Withdrawn from Committee on Rules and referred to calendar of 6-24-2025

  13. Jun 24, 2025 · Assembly

    Representative Stubbs added as a coauthor

  14. Jun 24, 2025 · Assembly

    Laid on the table

  15. Mar 23, 2026 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1