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Bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

SB 857

Died at session end Official bill text Atom feed

Relating to: the Energy Innovation Grant Program and making an appropriation. (FE)

Energy conservation Public service commission

  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

Currently, the Office of Energy Innovation in the Public Service Commission administers the Energy Innovation Grant Program, which is funded with federal money from the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The EIGP awards grants for projects related to energy efficiency and innovation.

This bill appropriates $10,000,000 in general purpose revenue in each fiscal year of the 2025-27 fiscal biennium for the EIGP.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Carpenter (D) , Dassler-Alfheim (D) , L. Johnson (D) , Larson (D) , Roys (D) , Smith (D) , Spreitzer (D)

19 cosponsors

Anderson (D) , Arney (D) , Bare (D) , Clancy (D) , DeSmidt (D) , Fitzgerald (D) , Haywood (D) , J. Jacobson (D) , Joers (D) , Madison (D) , Miresse (D) , Neubauer (D) , Sinicki (D) , Stroud (D) , Stubbs (D) , Subeck (D) , Taylor (D) , Tenorio (D) , Vining (D)

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. Jan 15, 2026 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Smith, Dassler-Alfheim, Carpenter, Roys, L. Johnson, Larson and Spreitzer; cosponsored by Representatives Haywood, Bare, Arney, Tenorio, Taylor, DeSmidt, Subeck, Joers, Madison, Neubauer, Stroud, Vining, Fitzgerald, Miresse, Stubbs, Anderson and Sinicki

  2. Jan 15, 2026 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Utilities, Technology and Tourism

  3. Feb 2, 2026 · Senate

    Representative Clancy added as a cosponsor

  4. Mar 3, 2026 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Mar 19, 2026 · Senate

    Representative J. Jacobson added as a cosponsor

  6. Mar 23, 2026 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1