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WI AB 840

in committee

Relating to: certain requirements related to data centers.

Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did WI AB 840 pass?

Not yet. WI AB 840 is in committee and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-03-23): Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

What is WI AB 840 about?

WI AB 840 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session titled “Relating to: certain requirements related to data centers.”.

Who sponsors WI AB 840?

Hurd, Wittke, Tranel and 26 others are the primary sponsors of WI AB 840.

Introduced
2026-01-09
Latest action
2026-03-23 — Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Hurdprimary
  • Wittkeprimary
  • Tranelprimary
  • Summerfieldprimary
  • Sortwellprimary
  • Snyderprimary
  • Petersenprimary
  • Pentermanprimary
  • O'Connorprimary
  • Novakprimary
  • Neylonprimary
  • Nedweskiprimary
  • Murphyprimary
  • Melotikprimary
  • Maxeyprimary
  • Kreibichprimary
  • Krugprimary
  • Knodlprimary
  • B. Jacobsonprimary
  • Gundrumprimary
  • Greenprimary
  • Duchowprimary
  • Dittrichprimary
  • Dallmanprimary
  • Brooksprimary
  • Armstrongprimary
  • Allenprimary
  • Bornprimary
  • Zimmermanprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-03-23

    Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

    amendment-failure

  2. 2026-03-17

    Senate Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Senator Nass

    amendment-introduction

  3. 2026-03-13

    Available for scheduling

  4. 2026-03-13

    Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Utilities, Technology and Tourism, Ayes 3, Noes 2

    committee-passage-favorable

  5. 2026-03-13

    Executive action taken

  6. 2026-02-17

    Public hearing held

  7. 2026-01-23

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

    reading-1,referral-committee

  8. 2026-01-22

    LRB correction (Assembly Substitute Amendment 2)

  9. 2026-01-20

    Received from Assembly

    receipt

  10. 2026-01-20

    Ordered immediately messaged

  11. 2026-01-20

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 53, Noes 44, Paired 2

    passage,reading-3

  12. 2026-01-20

    Rules suspended

  13. 2026-01-20

    Ordered to a third reading

    reading-3

  14. 2026-01-20

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted

    amendment-passage,passage

  15. 2026-01-20

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Zimmerman

    amendment-introduction

  16. 2026-01-20

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 laid on table, Ayes 55, Noes 43

    amendment-deferral,deferral

  17. 2026-01-20

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 offered by Representative Stroud

    amendment-introduction

  18. 2026-01-20

    Decision of the Chair upheld, Ayes 56, Noes 42

  19. 2026-01-20

    Decision of the Chair appealed

  20. 2026-01-20

    Point of order that Assembly Substitute Amendment 3 not germane under Assembly Rule 54 (3)(f) well taken

  21. 2026-01-20

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 3 offered by Representative Stroud

    amendment-introduction

  22. 2026-01-20

    Decision of the Chair upheld, Ayes 53, Noes 45

  23. 2026-01-20

    Decision of the Chair appealed

  24. 2026-01-20

    Point of order that Assembly Substitute Amendment 4 not germane under Assembly Rule 54 (3)(f) well taken

  25. 2026-01-20

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 4 offered by Representative Phelps

    amendment-introduction

  26. 2026-01-20

    Refused to refer to committee on Energy and Utilities, Ayes 45, Noes 53

  27. 2026-01-20

    Read a second time

    reading-2

  28. 2026-01-15

    Referred to committee on Rules

    referral-committee

  29. 2026-01-15

    Report passage recommended by Committee on State Affairs, Ayes 7, Noes 3

    committee-passage-favorable

  30. 2026-01-15

    Executive action taken

  31. 2026-01-14

    Placed on calendar 1-20-2026 by Committee on Rules

  32. 2026-01-14

    Public hearing held

  33. 2026-01-09

    Read first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs

    reading-1,referral-committee

  34. 2026-01-09

    Introduced by Representatives Zimmerman, Born, Allen, Armstrong, Brooks, Dallman, Dittrich, Duchow, Green, Gundrum, B. Jacobson, Knodl, Krug, Kreibich, Maxey, Melotik, Murphy, Nedweski, Neylon, Novak, O'Connor, Penterman, Petersen, Snyder, Sortwell, Summerfield, Tranel, Wittke and Hurd; cosponsored by Senators Quinn, Feyen, Jagler, James, Marklein and Wimberger

    introduction

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Report passage recommended by Committee on State Affairs, Ayes 7, Noes 3

    2026-01-15 · pass · 7-3

  • Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 laid on table, Ayes 55, Noes 43

    2026-01-20 · pass · 55-43

  • SHALL THE DECISION OF THE CHAIR STAND

    2026-01-20 · pass · 53-45

    Member-level votes (98)
    • ALLEN: yes
    • ANDERSON: no
    • ANDRACA: no
    • ARMSTRONG: yes
    • ARNEY: no
    • AUGUST: yes
    • BARE: no
    • BEHNKE: yes
    • BILLINGS: no
    • BORN: yes
    • BRILL: yes
    • BROOKS: yes
    • BROWN: no
    • CALLAHAN: yes
    • CLANCY: no
    • CRUZ: no
    • DALLMAN: yes
    • DESANTO: no
    • DESMIDT: no
    • DITTRICH: yes
    • DONOVAN: yes
    • DOYLE: no
    • DUCHOW: yes
    • EMERSON: no
    • FITZGERALD: no
    • FRANKLIN: yes
    • GOEBEN: yes
    • GOODWIN: no
    • GREEN: yes
    • GUNDRUM: yes
    • GUSTAFSON: yes
    • HAYWOOD: no
    • HONG: no
    • HURD: yes
    • HYSELL: no
    • JACOBSON, B: yes
    • JACOBSON, J: no
    • JOERS: no
    • JOHNSON: no
    • KAUFERT: yes
    • KIRSCH: no
    • KITCHENS: yes
    • KNODL: yes
    • KREIBICH: yes
    • KRUG: yes
    • KURTZ: yes
    • MADISON: no
    • MAXEY: yes
    • MAYADEV: no
    • MCCARVILLE: no
    • MCGUIRE: no
    • MELOTIK: yes
    • MIRESSE: no
    • MOORE OMOKUNDE: no
    • MOSES: yes
    • MURPHY: yes
    • MURSAU: yes
    • NEDWESKI: yes
    • NEUBAUER: no
    • NEYLON: yes
    • NOVAK: yes
    • O'CONNOR: yes
    • ORTIZ-VELEZ: no
    • PALMERI: no
    • PENTERMAN: yes
    • PETERSEN: yes
    • PHELPS: no
    • PIWOWARCZYK: yes
    • PRADO: no
    • PRONSCHINSKE: yes
    • RIVERA-WAGNER: no
    • RODRIGUEZ: yes
    • ROE: no
    • SHEEHAN: no
    • SINICKI: no
    • SNODGRASS: no
    • SNYDER: yes
    • SORTWELL: yes
    • SPAUDE: no
    • SPIROS: yes
    • STEFFEN: yes
    • STROUD: no
    • STUBBS: no
    • SUBECK: no
    • SUMMERFIELD: yes
    • SWEARINGEN: yes
    • TAYLOR: no
    • TENORIO: no
    • TRANEL: yes
    • TUCKER: yes
    • TUSLER: yes
    • UDELL: no
    • VANDERMEER: yes
    • VINING: no
    • WICHGERS: yes
    • WITTKE: yes
    • ZIMMERMAN: yes
    • SPEAKER: yes

  • PASSAGE

    2026-01-20 · pass · 53-44

    Member-level votes (97)
    • ALLEN: yes
    • ANDERSON: no
    • ANDRACA: no
    • ARMSTRONG: yes
    • ARNEY: no
    • AUGUST: yes
    • BARE: no
    • BEHNKE: yes
    • BILLINGS: no
    • BORN: yes
    • BRILL: no
    • BROOKS: yes
    • BROWN: no
    • CALLAHAN: yes
    • CLANCY: no
    • CRUZ: no
    • DALLMAN: yes
    • DESANTO: no
    • DESMIDT: no
    • DITTRICH: yes
    • DONOVAN: yes
    • DOYLE: yes
    • DUCHOW: yes
    • EMERSON: yes
    • FITZGERALD: no
    • FRANKLIN: yes
    • GOODWIN: no
    • GREEN: yes
    • GUNDRUM: yes
    • GUSTAFSON: yes
    • HAYWOOD: no
    • HONG: no
    • HURD: yes
    • HYSELL: no
    • JACOBSON, B: yes
    • JACOBSON, J: no
    • JOERS: no
    • JOHNSON: no
    • KAUFERT: yes
    • KIRSCH: no
    • KITCHENS: yes
    • KNODL: yes
    • KREIBICH: yes
    • KRUG: yes
    • KURTZ: yes
    • MADISON: no
    • MAXEY: yes
    • MAYADEV: no
    • MCCARVILLE: no
    • MCGUIRE: no
    • MELOTIK: yes
    • MIRESSE: no
    • MOORE OMOKUNDE: no
    • MOSES: yes
    • MURPHY: yes
    • MURSAU: yes
    • NEDWESKI: yes
    • NEUBAUER: no
    • NEYLON: yes
    • NOVAK: yes
    • O'CONNOR: yes
    • ORTIZ-VELEZ: no
    • PALMERI: no
    • PENTERMAN: yes
    • PETERSEN: yes
    • PHELPS: no
    • PIWOWARCZYK: yes
    • PRADO: no
    • PRONSCHINSKE: yes
    • RIVERA-WAGNER: no
    • RODRIGUEZ: yes
    • ROE: no
    • SHEEHAN: no
    • SINICKI: no
    • SNODGRASS: no
    • SNYDER: yes
    • SORTWELL: yes
    • SPAUDE: no
    • SPIROS: yes
    • STEFFEN: yes
    • STROUD: no
    • STUBBS: no
    • SUBECK: no
    • SUMMERFIELD: yes
    • SWEARINGEN: yes
    • TAYLOR: no
    • TENORIO: no
    • TRANEL: yes
    • TUCKER: yes
    • TUSLER: yes
    • UDELL: no
    • VANDERMEER: yes
    • VINING: no
    • WICHGERS: yes
    • WITTKE: yes
    • ZIMMERMAN: yes
    • SPEAKER: yes

  • Refused to refer to committee on Energy and Utilities, Ayes 45, Noes 53

    2026-01-20 · fail · 45-53

  • Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Utilities, Technology and Tourism, Ayes 3, Noes 2

    2026-03-13 · pass · 3-2

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https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/proposals/reg/asm/bill/ab840

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