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Bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

SB 1034

Died at session end Official bill text Atom feed

Relating to: prohibited employment for former members of the Public Service Commission.

Ethics Public service commission Public utility

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, 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

Under this bill, no former commissioner of the Public Service Commission, for 36 months following the date on which he or she ceases to be a commissioner, may engage in employment for compensation with an investor-owned public utility or a transmission company if the former commissioner’s employment duties for the utility or company include policy making or executive decision-making, operations management, or government relations. Any violation of the bill’s employment prohibition is enforced as a violation of the state’s code of ethics for state public officials under laws administered by the Ethics Commission. Additionally, the bill’s employment prohibition first applies retroactively to a person who ceases to be a commissioner during the 12 months immediately preceding the date on which the bill becomes law.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Hutton (R) , Kapenga (R) , Spreitzer (D)

19 cosponsors

Behnke (R) , Brill (R) , Dittrich (R) , Donovan (R) , Duchow (R) , Goeben (R) , Green (R) , Gustafson (R) , Knodl (R) , Kreibich (R) , Krug (R) , Maxey (R) , Murphy (R) , Nedweski (R) , Neylon (R) , O'Connor (R) , Penterman (R) , Stroud (D) , Wichgers (R)

Registered lobbying interests · 1

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

Full history

  1. Feb 17, 2026 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Kapenga, Hutton and Spreitzer; cosponsored by Representatives Nedweski, Donovan, Behnke, Brill, Dittrich, Duchow, Green, Goeben, Gustafson, Knodl, Kreibich, Krug, Maxey, Murphy, Neylon, O'Connor, Penterman, Wichgers and Stroud

  2. Feb 17, 2026 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Licensing, Regulatory Reform, State and Federal Affairs

  3. Mar 23, 2026 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1