Bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session
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 Reports Restaurant Studies
- Introduced, completed
- Passes Senate, completed
- Passes Assembly, completed
- Governor signs, completed
- Law, completed
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: Bradley (R) , Feyen (R) , Wanggaard (R)
22 cosponsors
Callahan (R) , Dittrich (R) , Green (R) , Gustafson (R) , Hutton (R) , Knodl (R) , Moses (R) , Murphy (R) , Mursau (R) , O'Connor (R) , Penterman (R) , Snyder (R) , Sortwell (R) , Spiros (R) , Stafsholt (R) , Steffen (R) , Stubbs (D) , Subeck (D) , Tusler (R) , Wichgers (R) , Wittke (R) , Zimmerman (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
- Badger Institute
- Clean Wisconsin Inc
- Conservative Energy Network
- Construction Business Group
- Customers First! Coalition
- Dairyland Power Cooperative
- International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Construction Electrician Local Unions
- International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Utility Local Unions
- International Union of Operating Engineers Local #139
- Iron Workers District Council of the North Central States
- Madison Gas & Electric Company
- Municipal Electric Utilities of Wisconsin
- Northern Midwest Regional Council of Carpenters
- Northern States Power d/b/a Xcel Energy
- Realta Fusion Inc.
- Sheet Metal Air Rail Transportation Workers Local Union #18
- Sierra Club Wisconsin
- WEC Energy Group, Inc.
- WPPI Energy
- Wisconsin Conservation Voters
- Wisconsin Electric Cooperative Association
- Wisconsin Infrastructure Investment Now, Inc.
- Wisconsin Laborers District Council
- Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce
- Wisconsin Pipe Trades Association
- Wisconsin Technology Council
- Wisconsin Utilities Association Inc
- Wisconsin Utility Investors, Inc.
Votes
Senate: Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Utilities and Tourism, Ayes 5, Noes 0
Passed 5–0 May 6, 2025 official source full pageNo individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Senate: Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Utilities and Tourism, Ayes 5, Noes 0
Passed 5–0 May 6, 2025 official source full pageNo individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Aye · 18
- André Jacque (1)
- Chris Kapenga (33)
- Cory Tomczyk (29)
- Dan Feyen (20)
- Devin LeMahieu (9)
- Eric Wimberger (2)
- Howard Marklein (17)
- Jesse James (23)
- John Jagler (13)
- Julian Bradley (28)
- Mary Felzkowski (12)
- Patrick Testin (24)
- Rachael Cabral-Guevara (19)
- Rob Hutton (5)
- Rob Stafsholt (10)
- Romaine Quinn (25)
- Steve Nass (11)
- Van Wanggaard (21)
Nay · 15
- Bob Wirch (22)
- Brad Pfaff (32)
- Chris Larson (7)
- Dianne Hesselbein (27)
- Dora Drake (4)
- Jamie Wall (30)
- Jeff Smith (31)
- Jodi Habush Sinykin (8)
- Kelda Roys (26)
- Kristin Dassler-Alfheim (18)
- LaTonya Johnson (6)
- Mark Spreitzer (15)
- Melissa Ratcliff (16)
- Sarah Keyeski (14)
- Tim Carpenter (3)
Aye · 28
- André Jacque (1)
- Brad Pfaff (32)
- Chris Kapenga (33)
- Cory Tomczyk (29)
- Dan Feyen (20)
- Devin LeMahieu (9)
- Dianne Hesselbein (27)
- Dora Drake (4)
- Eric Wimberger (2)
- Howard Marklein (17)
- Jamie Wall (30)
- Jeff Smith (31)
- Jesse James (23)
- Jodi Habush Sinykin (8)
- John Jagler (13)
- Julian Bradley (28)
- Kristin Dassler-Alfheim (18)
- LaTonya Johnson (6)
- Mark Spreitzer (15)
- Mary Felzkowski (12)
- Melissa Ratcliff (16)
- Patrick Testin (24)
- Rachael Cabral-Guevara (19)
- Rob Hutton (5)
- Rob Stafsholt (10)
- Romaine Quinn (25)
- Sarah Keyeski (14)
- Van Wanggaard (21)
Nay · 5
- Bob Wirch (22)
- Chris Larson (7)
- Kelda Roys (26)
- Steve Nass (11)
- Tim Carpenter (3)
Full history
- Mar 14, 2025 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Bradley, Feyen and Wanggaard; cosponsored by Representatives Sortwell, Steffen, Wittke, Callahan, Dittrich, Green, Gustafson, Knodl, Moses, Murphy, Mursau, O'Connor, Snyder, Spiros, Subeck, Tusler, Zimmerman and Wichgers
- Mar 14, 2025 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Utilities and Tourism
- Apr 4, 2025 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Apr 25, 2025 · Senate
Senator Hutton added as a coauthor
- Apr 28, 2025 · Senate
Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Bradley
- Apr 30, 2025 · Senate
Public hearing held
- May 6, 2025 · Senate
Executive action taken
- May 6, 2025 · Senate
Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Utilities and Tourism, Ayes 5, Noes 0
- May 6, 2025 · Senate
Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Utilities and Tourism, Ayes 5, Noes 0
- May 6, 2025 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- May 8, 2025 · Senate
Senator Stafsholt added as a coauthor
- May 13, 2025 · Senate
Placed on calendar 5-15-2025 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- May 15, 2025 · Senate
Senate Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Senators Larson, Carpenter, Roys, Drake, Dassler-Alfheim, Habush Sinykin, Smith and Spreitzer
- May 15, 2025 · Senate
Read a second time
- May 15, 2025 · Senate
Senate Amendment 1 adopted
- May 15, 2025 · Senate
Point of order that Senate Substitute Amendment 1 was not germane well taken
- May 15, 2025 · Senate
Decision of the Chair stands as the judgment of the Senate, Ayes 18, Noes 15
- May 15, 2025 · Senate
Referred to joint committee on Finance
- May 15, 2025 · Senate
Withdrawn from joint committee on Finance and taken up
- May 15, 2025 · Senate
Ordered to a third reading
- May 15, 2025 · Senate
Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
- May 15, 2025 · Senate
Read a third time and passed, Ayes 28, Noes 5
- May 15, 2025 · Senate
Ordered immediately messaged
- May 15, 2025 · Assembly
Received from Senate
- May 27, 2025 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Rules
- Jun 18, 2025 · Assembly
Representative Penterman added as a cosponsor
- Jun 20, 2025 · Assembly
Withdrawn from Committee on Rules and referred to calendar of 6-24-2025
- Jun 24, 2025 · Assembly
Representative Stubbs added as a cosponsor
- Jun 24, 2025 · Assembly
Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up
- Jun 24, 2025 · Assembly
Read a second time
- Jun 24, 2025 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
- Jun 24, 2025 · Assembly
Rules suspended
- Jun 24, 2025 · Assembly
Read a third time and concurred in
- Jun 24, 2025 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
- Jun 24, 2025 · Senate
Received from Assembly concurred in
- Jun 25, 2025 · Senate
Report correctly enrolled
- Jun 25, 2025 · Senate
Attempted to present to the Governor on 6-25-2025, pursuant to Senate Rule 44m (2)
- Jun 26, 2025 · Senate
Presented to the Governor on 6-26-2025 by directive of the Majority Leader
- Jul 3, 2025 · Senate
Report approved by the Governor on 7-2-2025. 2025 Wisconsin Act 12
- Jul 3, 2025 · Senate
Published 7-3-2025