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Bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

SB 150

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Relating to: passing legislation to reduce carbon emissions.

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

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What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill requires the legislature, during the 2025-26 legislative session, to pass legislation creating a viable plan to reduce carbon emissions by 52 percent by 2030 and creating a viable plan for achieving carbon neutral emissions by 2050. Any plan created as required under the bill must maximize the impact of the plan on improving economic and racial equity.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Carpenter (D) , Drake (D) , Habush Sinykin (D) , L. Johnson (D) , Larson (D) , Ratcliff (D) , Smith (D) , Spreitzer (D) , Wirch (D)

31 cosponsors

Andraca (D) , Arney (D) , Brown (D) , Clancy (D) , Cruz (D) , Dassler-Alfheim, Keyeski and Wall , DeSmidt (D) , Doyle and Sinicki , Emerson (D) , Fitzgerald (D) , Haywood (D) , Hong (D) , J. Jacobson (D) , Joers (D) , Johnson (D) , Kirsch (D) , Madison (D) , Mayadev (D) , McCarville (D) , Moore Omokunde (D) , Neubauer (D) , Palmeri (D) , Phelps (D) , Prado (D) , Rivera-Wagner (D) , Sheehan (D) , Spaude (D) , Stroud (D) , Stubbs (D) , Tenorio (D) , Udell (D)

Registered lobbying interests · 8

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. Mar 21, 2025 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Larson, Habush Sinykin, Ratcliff, Carpenter, L. Johnson, Drake, Spreitzer, Wirch and Smith; cosponsored by Representatives Moore Omokunde, Tenorio, Madison, Hong, Cruz, Phelps, Arney, Sheehan, Rivera-Wagner, Stroud, Kirsch, Brown, Clancy, DeSmidt, Fitzgerald, Neubauer, Udell, Stubbs, Palmeri, Haywood, Prado, Andraca and Joers

  2. Mar 21, 2025 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development

  3. Apr 21, 2025 · Senate

    Representative J. Jacobson added as a cosponsor

  4. Apr 23, 2025 · Senate

    Representative Emerson added as a cosponsor

  5. Apr 30, 2025 · Senate

    Representative McCarville added as a cosponsor

  6. May 27, 2025 · Senate

    Representatives Doyle and Sinicki added as cosponsors

  7. Jun 18, 2025 · Senate

    Representative Johnson added as a cosponsor

  8. Jul 16, 2025 · Senate

    Representative Mayadev added as a cosponsor

  9. Sep 26, 2025 · Senate

    Senators Dassler-Alfheim, Keyeski and Wall added as coauthors

  10. Oct 17, 2025 · Senate

    Representative Spaude added as a cosponsor

  11. Mar 23, 2026 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1