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Bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

SB 858

Died at session end Official bill text Atom feed

Relating to: on-bill financing of energy improvements and granting rule-making authority. (FE)

Housing 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

This bill requires the Public Service Commission to establish and implement a program under which a public utility may finance energy improvements at a specific dwelling for a residential customer. Under the bill, a public utility may recover the cost of such an energy improvement through a surcharge periodically placed on the customer’s account.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

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

20 cosponsors

Anderson (D) , Andraca (D) , Arney (D) , Bare (D) , Brown (D) , DeSmidt (D) , Fitzgerald (D) , Goodwin (D) , Hong (D) , J. Jacobson (D) , Madison (D) , Mayadev (D) , Miresse (D) , Moore Omokunde (D) , Neubauer (D) , Sinicki (D) , Stroud (D) , Taylor (D) , Tenorio (D) , Vining (D)

Registered lobbying interests · 2

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, Wall, Dassler-Alfheim, Hesselbein, L. Johnson, Larson, Roys and Spreitzer; cosponsored by Representatives Moore Omokunde, Madison, Anderson, Andraca, Arney, Bare, Brown, DeSmidt, Fitzgerald, Goodwin, Hong, Miresse, Neubauer, Sinicki, Stroud, Taylor, Tenorio and Vining

  2. Jan 15, 2026 · Senate

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

  3. Mar 3, 2026 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Mar 19, 2026 · Senate

    Representative Mayadev added as a cosponsor

  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