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Bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

SB 870

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Relating to: Focus on Energy inclusion of programs promoting energy efficiency and renewable energy measures for low-income households and granting rule-making authority. (FE)

Energy conservation Poor

  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

Current law requires investor-owned electric and natural gas utilities to fund statewide energy efficiency and renewable resources programs, known as Focus on Energy. This bill requires that Focus on Energy includes programs that promote energy efficiency and renewable energy measures for low-income households and that address the energy needs and decrease the energy burden of low-income households. The bill also requires utilities to coordinate these energy efficiency and renewable energy measures for low-income households with the weatherization assistance program administered by the Department of Administration. Under the bill, the Public Service Commission must ensure that not less than 25 percent of the moneys that utilities must spend to fund Focus on Energy is spent annually on these programs for low-income households.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

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

22 cosponsors

Andraca (D) , Arney (D) , Bare (D) , Brown (D) , Clancy (D) , DeSmidt (D) , Fitzgerald (D) , Goodwin (D) , Habush Sinykin (D) , Hong (D) , J. Jacobson (D) , Joers (D) , Madison (D) , Mayadev (D) , Miresse (D) , Moore Omokunde (D) , Neubauer (D) , Palmeri (D) , Sinicki (D) , Subeck (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 23, 2026 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Larson, L. Johnson, Wall, Spreitzer, Dassler-Alfheim, Hesselbein, Keyeski, Pfaff and Roys; cosponsored by Representatives Moore Omokunde, Miresse, Hong, Madison, Clancy, Tenorio, Andraca, Arney, Bare, Brown, DeSmidt, Fitzgerald, Goodwin, Joers, Neubauer, Palmeri, Sinicki, Subeck and Vining

  2. Jan 23, 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

    Senator Habush Sinykin added as a coauthor

  5. Mar 19, 2026 · Senate

    Representative Mayadev added as a cosponsor

  6. Mar 19, 2026 · Senate

    Representative J. Jacobson added as a cosponsor

  7. Mar 23, 2026 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1