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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

Quick answers

Did WI AB 7 pass?

No. WI AB 7 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process (2026-03-23). 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.

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

Sponsors

  • Mursauprimary
  • Wichgersprimary
  • Tuslerprimary
  • Spirosprimary
  • Sortwellprimary
  • Pentermanprimary
  • Murphyprimary
  • Maxeyprimary
  • Knodlprimary
  • Goebenprimary
  • Dittrichprimary
  • Brillprimary
  • Behnkeprimary
  • Kreibichprimary
  • Krugprimary
  • Hurdprimary
  • Tranelprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 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

  2. 2025-02-06

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Energy and Utilities

    reading-1,referral-committee

  3. 2025-02-11

    Representative Dallman added as a coauthor

  4. 2025-10-03

    Senator Wimberger added as a cosponsor

  5. 2026-02-13

    LRB correction

  6. 2026-03-23

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

    failure

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Votes

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Related bills

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Attribution

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