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WI AB 7

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Relating to: requiring local approval for certain wind and solar projects before Public Service Commission approval.

Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did WI AB 7 pass?

No. WI AB 7 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process. Latest recorded action (2026-03-23): Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

What is WI AB 7 about?

WI AB 7 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session titled “Relating to: requiring local approval for certain wind and solar projects before Public Service Commission approval.”.

Who sponsors WI AB 7?

Mursau, Wichgers, Tusler and 14 others are the primary sponsors of WI AB 7, joined by 5 cosponsors.

Introduced
2025-02-06
Latest action
2026-03-23 — Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Mursauprimary
  • Wichgersprimary
  • Tuslerprimary
  • Spirosprimary
  • Sortwellprimary
  • Pentermanprimary
  • Murphyprimary
  • Maxeyprimary
  • Knodlprimary
  • Goebenprimary
  • Dittrichprimary
  • Brillprimary
  • Behnkeprimary
  • Kreibichprimary
  • Krugprimary
  • Hurdprimary
  • Tranelprimary
  • Markleincosponsor
  • Tomczykcosponsor
  • Jacquecosponsor
  • Nasscosponsor
  • Quinncosponsor

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-03-23

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

    failure

  2. 2026-02-13

    LRB correction

  3. 2025-10-03

    Senator Wimberger added as a cosponsor

  4. 2025-02-11

    Representative Dallman added as a coauthor

  5. 2025-02-06

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Energy and Utilities

    reading-1,referral-committee

  6. 2025-02-06

    Introduced by Representatives Tranel, Hurd, Krug, Kreibich, Behnke, Brill, Dittrich, Goeben, Knodl, Maxey, Murphy, Penterman, Sortwell, Spiros, Tusler, Wichgers and Mursau; cosponsored by Senators Marklein, Tomczyk, Jacque, Nass and Quinn

    introduction

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Related bills

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Official source

https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/proposals/reg/asm/bill/ab7

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