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WI SB 556

enacted

Relating to: providing utility aid payments for certain energy storage facilities. (FE)

Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did WI SB 556 pass?

Yes. WI SB 556 has been enacted into law as of 2026-04-06. Latest recorded action (2026-04-06): Published 4-3-2026

What is WI SB 556 about?

WI SB 556 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session titled “Relating to: providing utility aid payments for certain energy storage facilities. (FE)”.

Who sponsors WI SB 556?

Wanggaard, Spreitzer, Marklein and 2 others are the primary sponsors of WI SB 556.

Introduced
2025-10-17
Latest action
2026-04-06 — Published 4-3-2026
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Sponsors

  • Wanggaardprimary
  • Spreitzerprimary
  • Markleinprimary
  • Feyenprimary
  • Jamesprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-10-17

    Introduced by Senators James, Feyen, Marklein, Spreitzer and Wanggaard; cosponsored by Representatives Rodriguez, Dittrich, Brooks, Fitzgerald, Kaufert, Kreibich, Tittl and Udell

    introduction

  2. 2025-10-17

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

    reading-1,referral-committee

  3. 2025-10-20

    Representative Anderson added as a cosponsor

  4. 2025-10-28

    Representative Maxey added as a cosponsor

  5. 2025-11-03

    Fiscal estimate received

    receipt

  6. 2025-11-06

    Representative Sheehan added as a cosponsor

  7. 2025-11-14

    Senator Ratcliff added as a coauthor

  8. 2025-11-24

    Representative Subeck added as a cosponsor

  9. 2025-12-01

    Representative McCarville added as a cosponsor

  10. 2025-12-18

    Public hearing held

  11. 2026-01-13

    Executive action taken

  12. 2026-01-14

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Utilities, Technology and Tourism, Ayes 5, Noes 0

    committee-passage-favorable

  13. 2026-01-14

    Available for scheduling

  14. 2026-01-23

    Representative Doyle added as a cosponsor

  15. 2026-01-28

    Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator James

    amendment-introduction

  16. 2026-01-29

    LRB correction

  17. 2026-01-29

    Withdrawn from committee on Senate Organization and rereferred to joint committee on Finance pursuant to Senate Rule 46(2)(c)

    referral-committee

  18. 2026-02-03

    Executive action taken

  19. 2026-02-03

    Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 15, Noes 0

    amendment-passage

  20. 2026-02-03

    Report passage as amended recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 15, Noes 0

    committee-passage-favorable

  21. 2026-02-03

    Available for scheduling

  22. 2026-02-09

    Placed on calendar 2-11-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  23. 2026-02-09

    Representative J. Jacobson added as a cosponsor

  24. 2026-02-11

    Senator Smith added as a coauthor

  25. 2026-02-11

    Read a second time

    reading-2

  26. 2026-02-11

    Senate Amendment 1 adopted

    amendment-passage,passage

  27. 2026-02-11

    Ordered to a third reading

    reading-3

  28. 2026-02-11

    Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  29. 2026-02-11

    Read a third time and passed

    passage,reading-3

  30. 2026-02-11

    Ordered immediately messaged

  31. 2026-02-12

    Received from Senate

    receipt

  32. 2026-02-12

    Read

  33. 2026-02-12

    Rules suspended to withdraw from Senate message and take up

  34. 2026-02-12

    Read a second time

    reading-2

  35. 2026-02-12

    Ordered to a third reading

    reading-3

  36. 2026-02-12

    Rules suspended

  37. 2026-02-12

    Read a third time and concurred in

    passage,reading-3

  38. 2026-02-12

    Ordered immediately messaged

  39. 2026-02-13

    Received from Assembly concurred in

    receipt

  40. 2026-02-20

    LRB correction (Senate Amendment 1)

  41. 2026-02-20

    Report correctly enrolled

    enrolled

  42. 2026-04-02

    Presented to the Governor on 4-2-2026

    executive-receipt

  43. 2026-04-06

    Report approved by the Governor on 4-2-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 163

    executive-signature

  44. 2026-04-06

    Published 4-3-2026

    became-law

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Report passage recommended by Committee on Utilities, Technology and Tourism, Ayes 5, Noes 0

    2026-01-14 · pass · 5-0

  • Report passage as amended recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 15, Noes 0

    2026-02-03 · pass · 15-0

  • Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 15, Noes 0

    2026-02-03 · pass · 15-0

Related bills

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