Subjects

Public utility

180 bills across 7 sessions, from the Legislature's subject index.

• AB 7 Relating to: requiring local approval for certain wind and solar projects before Public Service Commission approval. Died at session end 2025
• SB 3 Relating to: requiring local approval for certain wind and solar projects before Public Service Commission approval. Died at session end 2025
• AB 50 Relating to: state finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2025 legislature. (FE) Died at session end 2025
• SB 45 Relating to: state finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2025 legislature. (FE) Became law 2025
• AB 108 Relating to: a nuclear power siting study and time limits for taking final action on certain certificate of public convenience and necessity applications. (FE) Died at session end 2025
• AB 131 Relating to: programs and requirements to address PFAS. Became law 2025
• AB 174 Relating to: transmission facilities; installation of large wind energy, large solar energy, and battery energy storage systems; installation of light-mitigating technology systems; and prioritizing nuclear energy resources. (FE) Died at session end 2025
• AB 559 Relating to: providing utility aid payments for certain energy storage facilities. (FE) Died at session end 2025
• AB 618 Relating to: a sales and use tax exemption and an income and franchise tax credit for nuclear energy facilities. (FE) Died at session end 2025
• AB 751 Relating to: calculation of fuel costs for an electric public utility’s fuel cost plan. Became law 2025
• AB 768 Relating to: operation of drones over certain utility facilities and providing a penalty. Became law 2025
• AB 785 Relating to: a percentage of income payment program for electricity and gas service, electricity and gas service disconnections, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. (FE) Died at session end 2025
• AB 840 Relating to: certain requirements related to data centers. Died at session end 2025
• AB 858 Relating to: Public Service Commission consideration of the social cost of carbon emissions and the recovery of costs relating to fossil fuel energy production infrastructure and transitioning to renewable resource energy production. (FE) Died at session end 2025
• AB 867 Relating to: on-bill financing of energy improvements and granting rule-making authority. (FE) Died at session end 2025
• AB 901 Relating to: net metering for rooftop solar energy systems. Died at session end 2025
• AB 919 Relating to: communication facility relocation reimbursements and making an appropriation. (FE) Died at session end 2025
• SB 124 Relating to: creating a board to organize, promote, and host a Wisconsin nuclear power summit. (FE) Became law 2025
• SB 125 Relating to: a nuclear power siting study and time limits for taking final action on certain certificate of public convenience and necessity applications. (FE) Became law 2025
• SB 128 Relating to: programs and requirements to address PFAS. Died at session end 2025
• SB 556 Relating to: providing utility aid payments for certain energy storage facilities. (FE) Became law 2025
• SB 637 Relating to: a sales and use tax exemption and an income and franchise tax credit for nuclear energy facilities. (FE) Died at session end 2025
• SB 733 Relating to: calculation of fuel costs for an electric public utility’s fuel cost plan. Died at session end 2025
• SB 766 Relating to: operation of drones over certain utility facilities and providing a penalty. Died at session end 2025
• SB 780 Relating to: a percentage of income payment program for electricity and gas service, electricity and gas service disconnections, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. (FE) Died at session end 2025
• SB 843 Relating to: certain requirements related to data centers. Died at session end 2025
• SB 858 Relating to: on-bill financing of energy improvements and granting rule-making authority. (FE) Died at session end 2025
• SB 892 Relating to: net metering for rooftop solar energy systems. Died at session end 2025
• AB 1062 Relating to: prohibited employment for former members of the Public Service Commission. Died at session end 2025
• AB 1143 Relating to: utility charges related to residential rental agreements. Died at session end 2025
• AB 1151 Relating to: securitization of retiring power plants. (FE) Died at session end 2025
• AB 1162 Relating to: a very large customer class for electric utilities and granting rule-making authority. (FE) Died at session end 2025
• AB 1167 Relating to: prohibiting recovery of a rate of return on retired electric generating facilities; an exemption from certificate requirements for constructing a large electric generating facility; and a permit dashboard for applications for certificates of public convenience and necessity. (FE) Died at session end 2025
• AB 1211 Relating to: grants to municipalities to acquire or create public utilities and making an appropriation. (FE) Died at session end 2025
• SB 1034 Relating to: prohibited employment for former members of the Public Service Commission. Died at session end 2025
• SB 1092 Relating to: a cap on rate increases for retail electric service. Died at session end 2025
• SB 1120 Relating to: securitization of retiring power plants. (FE) Died at session end 2025
• SB 1122 Relating to: prohibiting recovery of a rate of return on retired electric generating facilities; an exemption from certificate requirements for constructing a large electric generating facility; and a permit dashboard for applications for certificates of public convenience and necessity. (FE) Died at session end 2025
• AB 43 Relating to: state finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2023 legislature. (FE) Died at session end 2023
• AB 45 Relating to: restricting local regulation of utility service based on the type or source of energy. (FE) Died at session end 2023
• SB 49 Relating to: restricting local regulation of utility service based on the type or source of energy. (FE) Vetoed 2023
• SB 70 Relating to: state finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2023 legislature. (FE) Became law 2023
• AB 165 Relating to: the regulation of wind energy systems by local governments. Died at session end 2023
• AB 354 Relating to: warning lights on public utility, telecommunications carrier, or cooperative vehicles. Died at session end 2023
• AB 457 Relating to: authorizing the Public Service Commission to regulate storm water utilities. (FE) Died at session end 2023
• AB 670 Relating to: prohibiting certain utility service disconnections for nonpayment. Died at session end 2023
• AB 675 Relating to: the Public Service Commission's website and an annual report relating to its dockets. Died at session end 2023
• AB 676 Relating to: notice to public utility customers of potential and final rate changes. Died at session end 2023
• AB 681 Relating to: amending certain orders and certificates issued by the Public Service Commission. (FE) Died at session end 2023
• AB 683 Relating to: the amount certain public utilities may recover in rates relating to amounts assessed by the Public Service Commission. Died at session end 2023
• AB 738 Relating to: solar and wind energy projects on prime farmland. (FE) Died at session end 2023
• AB 811 Relating to: considering the social cost of carbon emissions. (FE) Died at session end 2023
• AB 832 Relating to: on-bill financing of energy improvements and granting rule-making authority. (FE) Died at session end 2023
• AB 846 Relating to: exemptions from public utility regulation regarding electric vehicle charging stations, installation and operation of electric vehicle charging stations by state agencies or local governmental units, and imposing an excise tax on electric vehicle charging. (FE) Died at session end 2023
• AB 878 Relating to: increasing the penalties for gas pipeline safety violations and providing a penalty. Died at session end 2023
• SB 151 Relating to: the regulation of wind energy systems by local governments. Died at session end 2023
• SB 355 Relating to: warning lights on public utility, telecommunications carrier, or cooperative vehicles. Became law 2023
• SB 455 Relating to: authorizing the Public Service Commission to regulate storm water utilities. (FE) Died at session end 2023
• SB 646 Relating to: notice to public utility customers of potential and final rate changes. Died at session end 2023
• SB 647 Relating to: the Public Service Commission's website and an annual report relating to its dockets. Died at session end 2023
• SB 649 Relating to: the amount certain public utilities may recover in rates relating to amounts assessed by the Public Service Commission. Died at session end 2023
• SB 650 Relating to: amending certain orders and certificates issued by the Public Service Commission. (FE) Died at session end 2023
• SB 760 Relating to: considering the social cost of carbon emissions. (FE) Died at session end 2023
• SB 784 Relating to: on-bill financing of energy improvements and granting rule-making authority. (FE) Died at session end 2023
• SB 791 Relating to: exemptions from public utility regulation regarding electric vehicle charging stations, installation and operation of electric vehicle charging stations by state agencies or local governmental units, and imposing an excise tax on electric vehicle charging. (FE) Became law 2023
• SB 812 Relating to: increasing the penalties for gas pipeline safety violations and providing a penalty. Became law 2023
• AB 1165 Relating to: the installation of light-mitigating technology systems on certain wind energy systems and high-voltage transmission line towers. (FE) Died at session end 2023
• AB 1169 Relating to: requiring local approval for certain wind and solar projects before Public Service Commission approval. Died at session end 2023
• SB 1075 Relating to: requiring local approval for certain wind and solar projects before Public Service Commission approval. Died at session end 2023
• AB 1 Relating to: state government actions to address the COVID-19 pandemic, extending the time limit for emergency rule procedures, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, and granting rule-making authority. (FE) Vetoed 2021
• AB 27 Relating to: making various changes to statutes administered by the Public Service Commission and requiring investor-owned energy utilities to fund a consumer advocate. (FE) Became law 2021
• AB 68 Relating to: state finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2021 legislature. (FE) Became law 2021
• SB 47 Relating to: making various changes to statutes administered by the Public Service Commission and requiring investor-owned energy utilities to fund a consumer advocate. (FE) Died at session end 2021
• AB 251 Relating to: impersonating a public officer, public employee, or employee of a utility and providing a penalty. Became law 2021
• AB 252 Relating to: an income tax deduction for an arrearage paid on behalf of a tenant for municipal utility service. (FE) Died at session end 2021
• AB 300 Relating to: deadlines for certain Public Service Commission actions after a water public utility application for certificate of authority or approval of lead service line financial assistance is filed. Became law 2021
• AB 302 Relating to: meter installation or replacement projects by water utilities. (FE) Became law 2021
• AB 504 Relating to: water supply service area plans for public water systems. (FE) Died at session end 2021
• AB 525 Relating to: establishing solar field designations and granting rule-making authority. (FE) Died at session end 2021
• AB 588 Relating to: allowing persons to charge fees for the use of electric vehicle charging stations and the installation and operation of electric vehicle charging stations by the Department of Transportation or a political subdivision. Died at session end 2021
• AB 682 Relating to: grant related to the Verso Paper Mill in the city of Wisconsin Rapids, loan guarantee related to the Park Falls Pulp and Paper Mill in the city of Park Falls, substance abuse prevention on certain public projects, and granting rule-making authority. (FE) Died at session end 2021
• AB 731 Relating to: exemption from public utility regulation regarding renewable electricity. (FE) Died at session end 2021
• AB 795 Relating to: on-bill financing of energy improvements and granting rule-making authority. (FE) Died at session end 2021
• AB 801 Relating to: evaluating the social cost of carbon emissions. (FE) Died at session end 2021
• SB 111 Relating to: state finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2021 legislature. (FE) Died at session end 2021
• SB 136 Relating to: loans awarded by the Board of Commissioners of Public lands to ensure municipal utilities maintain liquidity. Died at session end 2021
• SB 257 Relating to: impersonating a public officer, public employee, or employee of a utility and providing a penalty. Died at session end 2021
• SB 258 Relating to: an income tax deduction for an arrearage paid on behalf of a tenant for municipal utility service. (FE) Died at session end 2021
• SB 315 Relating to: meter installation or replacement projects by water utilities. (FE) Died at session end 2021
• SB 316 Relating to: deadlines for certain Public Service Commission actions after a water public utility application for certificate of authority or approval of lead service line financial assistance is filed. Died at session end 2021
• SB 488 Relating to: water supply service area plans for public water systems. (FE) Became law 2021
• SB 522 Relating to: establishing solar field designations and granting rule-making authority. (FE) Died at session end 2021
• SB 573 Relating to: allowing persons to charge fees for the use of electric vehicle charging stations and the installation and operation of electric vehicle charging stations by the Department of Transportation or a political subdivision. Died at session end 2021
• SB 702 Relating to: exemption from public utility regulation regarding renewable electricity. (FE) Died at session end 2021
• SB 759 Relating to: on-bill financing of energy improvements and granting rule-making authority. (FE) Died at session end 2021
• SB 760 Relating to: evaluating the social cost of carbon emissions. (FE) Died at session end 2021
• AB 1080 Relating to: restricting local regulation of utility service based on the type or source of energy. (FE) Died at session end 2021
• AB 1111 Relating to: relocation of utilities in a highway right-of-way, modifying administrative rules promulgated by the Department of Transportation, and providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures. (FE) Died at session end 2021
• SB 1037 Relating to: restricting local regulation of utility service based on the type or source of energy. (FE) Died at session end 2021
• SB 1075 Relating to: relocation of utilities in a highway right-of-way, modifying administrative rules promulgated by the Department of Transportation, and providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures. (FE) Died at session end 2021
• SB 1086 Relating to: the use of reclaimed nonmetallic mining sites for construction of solar projects requiring a certificate of public convenience and necessity or a certificate of authority from the Public Service Commission. (FE) Died at session end 2021
• SB 1095 Relating to: the Public Service Commission's authority to obtain information about Internet service availability. Died at session end 2021
• AB 56 Relating to: state finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2019 legislature. Became law 2019
• SB 59 Relating to: state finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2019 legislature. Died at session end 2019
• AB 450 Relating to: generally prohibiting local units of government from excluding from consideration certain piping materials. (FE) Died at session end 2019
• AB 545 Relating to: impersonating a public officer, public employee, or employee of a utility and providing a penalty. Died at session end 2019
• AB 712 Relating to: making various changes to statutes administered by the Public Service Commission and requiring investor-owned energy utilities to fund a consumer advocate. (FE) Died at session end 2019
• AB 766 Relating to: evaluating the social cost of carbon emissions. (FE) Died at session end 2019
• AJR 78 Relating to: commending emergency response personnel across the state for their work during the July 2019 severe weather incidents. Died at session end 2019
• SB 365 Relating to: generally prohibiting local units of government from excluding from consideration certain piping materials. (FE) Died at session end 2019
• SB 400 Relating to: an exception to commercial building code requirements for the installation or operation of a stairway chair lift in a church constructed before 1919. Died at session end 2019
• SB 525 Relating to: impersonating a public officer, public employee, or employee of a utility and providing a penalty. Died at session end 2019
• SB 689 Relating to: making various changes to statutes administered by the Public Service Commission and requiring investor-owned energy utilities to fund a consumer advocate. (FE) Died at session end 2019
• SB 932 Relating to: state government response to the COVID-19 pandemic. (FE) Died at session end 2019
• SJR 60 Relating to: commending emergency response personnel across the state for their work during the July 2019 severe weather incidents. Died at session end 2019
• AB 1038 Relating to: state government response to the COVID-19 pandemic. (FE) Became law 2019
• AB 63 Relating to: exempting utility activities in a highway right-of-way from wetland permitting requirements. (FE) Died at session end 2017
• AB 64 Relating to: state finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2017 legislature. Became law 2017
• AB 198 Relating to: public service commission authority over leased generation contracts. Died at session end 2017
• AB 256 Relating to: prohibiting sales or leases of municipal water or sewer utilities to investor-owned utilities. Died at session end 2017
• AB 497 Relating to: mitigation requirements applicable to wetland individual permits. (FE) Became law 2017
• AB 532 Relating to: one-call system enforcement and other requirements, Public Service Commission authority regarding state energy policy, settlements between parties in Public Service Commission dockets, various public utility regulatory requirements, the regulation of utility facilities under a county construction site erosion control and storm water management zoning ordinance, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty. (FE) Became law 2017
• AB 771 Relating to: the authority of political subdivisions to regulate rental properties and historic properties and of municipalities to inspect dwellings, public utility service to rental dwelling units, landlord and tenant regulations, fees imposed by a political subdivision, certain levy limit reductions, certain procedural changes in eviction actions, information available on the consolidated court automated Internet site, discrimination in housing against individuals who keep certain animals, falsely claiming an animal to be a service animal, municipal administrative procedure, enforcement of the rental unit energy efficiency program, and providing penalties. (FE) Became law 2017
• AJR 24 Relating to: recognition of the importance of calling 811 prior to excavation and declaring April 2017 as Safe Digging Month. Died at session end 2017
• SB 115 Relating to: public service commission authority over leased generation contracts. Died at session end 2017
• SB 176 Relating to: prohibiting sales or leases of municipal water or sewer utilities to investor-owned utilities. Died at session end 2017
• SB 406 Relating to: mitigation requirements applicable to wetland individual permits. (FE) Died at session end 2017
• SB 475 Relating to: one-call system enforcement and other requirements, Public Service Commission authority regarding state energy policy, settlements between parties in Public Service Commission dockets, various public utility regulatory requirements, the regulation of utility facilities under a county construction site erosion control and storm water management zoning ordinance, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty. (FE) Died at session end 2017
• SB 639 Relating to: the authority of political subdivisions to regulate rental properties and historic properties and of municipalities to inspect dwellings, public utility service to rental dwelling units, landlord and tenant regulations, fees imposed by a political subdivision, certain levy limit reductions, certain procedural changes in eviction actions, information available on the consolidated court automated Internet site, discrimination in housing against individuals who keep certain animals, falsely claiming an animal to be a service animal, municipal administrative procedure, enforcement of the rental unit energy efficiency program, and providing penalties. (FE) Died at session end 2017
• SJR 25 Relating to: recognition of the importance of calling 811 prior to excavation and declaring April 2017 as Safe Digging Month. Passed one chamber 2017
• SB 21 Relating to: state finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2015 legislature. Became law 2015
• SB 80 Relating to: exempting certain vehicles of utilities from class B highway weight limitations and certain special or seasonal weight limitations. (FE) Died at session end 2015
• AB 122 Relating to: exempting certain vehicles of utilities from class B highway weight limitations and certain special or seasonal weight limitations. (FE) Became law 2015
• AB 319 Relating to: conveying interests in local government land for construction of natural gas lines. (FE) Became law 2015
• AB 350 Relating to: state payments for municipal services. (FE) Died at session end 2015
• AB 547 Relating to: trespass and damage to property owned or used by an energy provider and providing a criminal penalty. (FE) Became law 2015
• AB 554 Relating to: out-of-state sewer and water affiliates of public utility holding companies and the sale or lease of municipal water or sewer public utilities to investor-owned public utilities. Died at session end 2015
• AB 600 Relating to: the regulation of navigable waters and wetlands. (FE) Died at session end 2015
• AB 804 Relating to: one-call system violations; sulfur dioxide compliance plans; assessment authority of the Public Service Commission; funding for statewide energy efficiency and renewable resource programs; public utility contracts with affiliated interests; local access and transport areas for telephone service; railroad telecommunications service; Department of Natural Resources permit application procedures related to the construction of a high-voltage transmission line; navigable water general permits and individual permits related to utility facilities; granting rule-making authority; and making an appropriation. (FE) Became law 2015
• AB 915 Relating to: prohibiting sales or leases of municipal water or sewer utilities to investor-owned utilities. Died at session end 2015
• SB 134 Relating to: coverage for new participating employers under the Wisconsin Retirement System. (FE) Became law 2015
• SB 231 Relating to: conveying interests in local government land for construction of natural gas lines. (FE) Died at session end 2015
• SB 273 Relating to: state payments for municipal services. (FE) Died at session end 2015
• SB 432 Relating to: out-of-state sewer and water affiliates of public utility holding companies and the sale or lease of municipal water or sewer public utilities to investor-owned public utilities. Died at session end 2015
• SB 457 Relating to: trespass and damage to property owned or used by an energy provider and providing a criminal penalty. (FE) Died at session end 2015
• SB 459 Relating to: the regulation of navigable waters and wetlands. (FE) Became law 2015
• SB 580 Relating to: disconnection devices for certain distributed generation facilities. Died at session end 2015
• SB 654 Relating to: one-call system violations; sulfur dioxide compliance plans; assessment authority of the Public Service Commission; funding for statewide energy efficiency and renewable resource programs; public utility contracts with affiliated interests; local access and transport areas for telephone service; railroad telecommunications service; Department of Natural Resources permit application procedures related to the construction of a high-voltage transmission line; navigable water general permits and individual permits related to utility facilities; granting rule-making authority; and making an appropriation. (FE) Died at session end 2015
• SB 700 Relating to: prohibiting sales or leases of municipal water or sewer utilities to investor-owned utilities. Died at session end 2015
• AJR 112 Relating to: recognition of the importance of calling 811 prior to excavation and declaring April 2016 as Safe Digging Month. Passed one chamber 2015
• AB 40 Relating to: state finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2013 legislature. (FE) Became law 2013
• AB 64 Relating to: costs of replacement or relocation of certain municipal utility facilities required by the construction of a freeway and eligibility for the safe drinking water loan program. (FE) Died at session end 2013
• SB 55 Relating to: costs of replacement or relocation of certain municipal utility facilities required by the construction of a freeway and eligibility for the safe drinking water loan program. (FE) Became law 2013
• AB 106 Relating to: municipal utility customer information. Became law 2013
• AB 257 Relating to: exemption from civil liability for electric service providers. Died at session end 2013
• AB 345 Relating to: installation of smart meters by certain public utilities and cooperative associations. (FE) Died at session end 2013
• AB 384 Relating to: exceptions to the prohibition of release of customer information by a municipal utility. Died at session end 2013
• AB 425 Relating to: the maximum width of, and projecting loads on, vehicles carrying poles, pipe, girders, and similar materials. Died at session end 2013
• AB 476 Relating to: local regulation of nonmetallic mining; local regulation of air quality; local regulation of water quality; local regulation of the use of explosives in mining, quarrying, and related activities; highway use contracts by local governments; and local regulation of borrow sites and material disposal sites for transportation projects of the Department of Transportation. (FE) Died at session end 2013
• AB 496 Relating to: releases of customer information by municipal utilities. Became law 2013
• AB 513 Relating to: dry cask storage of spent fuel from nuclear power plants and granting rule-making authority. (FE) Died at session end 2013
• AB 595 Relating to: Public Service Commission certificates for certain activities; tampering with telecommunications or electric wires; regulation of pay telephone service providers and cable television telecommunications service providers; accident reporting by telecommunications utilities; the definition of transmission facility; availability of public utility rate schedules; and rule-making procedures. Became law 2013
• AB 596 Relating to: renewable resource credits, removal of certain natural gas service laterals, natural gas public utility service in municipalities, and granting rule-making authority. Became law 2013
• AB 625 Relating to: entry on property in foreclosure. (FE) Died at session end 2013
• AB 725 Relating to: collection of certain utility arrearages by a municipal utility and the provision of municipal utility service to tenants. (FE) Died at session end 2013
• AB 756 Relating to: state payments for municipal services and making an appropriation. (FE) Died at session end 2013
• AB 774 Relating to: procedures for utility projects that require a permit from the Department of Natural Resources. (FE) Died at session end 2013
• AB 803 Relating to: substance abuse by employees performing work on public utility projects located in public rights-of-way and passing emergency or roadside service vehicles stopped on or near the highway. (FE) Became law 2013
• AB 901 Relating to: Public Service Commission contracts for studies of energy storage and solar thermal devices. (FE) Died at session end 2013
• SB 103 Relating to: municipal utility customer information. Died at session end 2013
• SB 315 Relating to: exceptions to the prohibition of release of customer information by a municipal utility. Became law 2013
• SB 341 Relating to: the maximum width of, and projecting loads on, vehicles carrying poles, pipe, girders, and similar materials. Became law 2013
• SB 349 Relating to: local regulation of nonmetallic mining; local regulation of air quality; local regulation of water quality; local regulation of the use of explosives in mining, quarrying, and related activities; highway use contracts by local governments; and local regulation of borrow sites and material disposal sites for transportation projects of the Department of Transportation. (FE) Died at session end 2013
• SB 446 Relating to: dry cask storage of spent fuel from nuclear power plants and granting rule-making authority. (FE) Died at session end 2013
• SB 470 Relating to: Public Service Commission certificates for certain activities; tampering with telecommunications or electric wires; regulation of pay telephone service providers and cable television telecommunications service providers; accident reporting by telecommunications utilities; the definition of transmission facility; availability of public utility rate schedules; and rule-making procedures. Died at session end 2013
• SB 473 Relating to: renewable resource credits, removal of certain natural gas service laterals, natural gas public utility service in municipalities, and granting rule-making authority. Died at session end 2013
• SB 488 Relating to: entry on property in foreclosure. (FE) Died at session end 2013
• SB 517 Relating to: collection of certain utility arrearages by a municipal utility and the provision of municipal utility service to tenants. (FE) Became law 2013
• SB 625 Relating to: procedures for utility projects that require a permit from the Department of Natural Resources. (FE) Died at session end 2013
• SB 629 Relating to: substance abuse by employees performing work on public utility projects located in public rights-of-way and passing emergency or roadside service vehicles stopped on or near the highway. (FE) Died at session end 2013