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WI SB 3

dead

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

Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did WI SB 3 pass?

No. WI SB 3 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 SB 3 about?

WI SB 3 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 SB 3?

Quinn, Nass, Jacque and 2 others are the primary sponsors of WI SB 3.

Introduced
2025-01-24
Latest action
2026-03-23 — Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Quinnprimary
  • Nassprimary
  • Jacqueprimary
  • Tomczykprimary
  • Markleinprimary

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-03-23

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

    failure

  2. 2026-03-10

    Public hearing held

  3. 2026-02-13

    LRB correction

  4. 2025-10-02

    Senator Wimberger added as a coauthor

  5. 2025-02-11

    Representative Dallman added as a cosponsor

  6. 2025-01-24

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Utilities and Tourism

    reading-1,referral-committee

  7. 2025-01-24

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

    introduction

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Related bills

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Official source

https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/proposals/reg/sen/bill/sb3

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