WI AB 840

in committee

Relating to: certain requirements related to data centers.

Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did WI AB 840 pass?

Not yet. WI AB 840 is in committee as of 2026-03-23 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: —

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

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
2026-01-09
Read first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs
reading-1,referral-committee
2026-01-14
Public hearing held
2026-01-15
Executive action taken
2026-01-15
Report passage recommended by Committee on State Affairs, Ayes 7, Noes 3
committee-passage-favorable
2026-01-15
Referred to committee on Rules
referral-committee
2026-01-14
Placed on calendar 1-20-2026 by Committee on Rules
2026-01-20
Read a second time
reading-2
2026-01-20
Refused to refer to committee on Energy and Utilities, Ayes 45, Noes 53
2026-01-20
Assembly Substitute Amendment 4 offered by Representative Phelps
amendment-introduction
2026-01-20
Point of order that Assembly Substitute Amendment 4 not germane under Assembly Rule 54 (3)(f) well taken
2026-01-20
Decision of the Chair appealed
2026-01-20
Decision of the Chair upheld, Ayes 53, Noes 45
2026-01-20
Assembly Substitute Amendment 3 offered by Representative Stroud
amendment-introduction
2026-01-20
Point of order that Assembly Substitute Amendment 3 not germane under Assembly Rule 54 (3)(f) well taken
2026-01-20
Decision of the Chair appealed
2026-01-20
Decision of the Chair upheld, Ayes 56, Noes 42
2026-01-20
Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 offered by Representative Stroud
amendment-introduction
2026-01-20
Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 laid on table, Ayes 55, Noes 43
amendment-deferral,deferral
2026-01-20
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Zimmerman
amendment-introduction
2026-01-20
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted
amendment-passage,passage
2026-01-20
Ordered to a third reading
reading-3
2026-01-20
Rules suspended
2026-01-20
Read a third time and passed, Ayes 53, Noes 44, Paired 2
passage,reading-3
2026-01-20
Ordered immediately messaged
2026-01-20
Received from Assembly
receipt
2026-01-22
LRB correction (Assembly Substitute Amendment 2)
2026-01-23
Read first time and referred to committee on Utilities, Technology and Tourism
reading-1,referral-committee
2026-02-17
Public hearing held
2026-03-13
Executive action taken
2026-03-13
Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Utilities, Technology and Tourism, Ayes 3, Noes 2
committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-13
Available for scheduling
2026-03-17
Senate Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Senator Nass
amendment-introduction
2026-03-23
Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
amendment-failure

Versions

Assembly Substitute Amendment 1Compare
Bill TextCompare
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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

Related bills

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Official source

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

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