WI SB 556
enactedRelating 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
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Sponsors
- Wanggaardprimary
- Spreitzerprimary
- Markleinprimary
- Feyenprimary
- Jamesprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
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
2025-10-17
Read first time and referred to Committee on Utilities, Technology and Tourism
reading-1,referral-committee
2025-10-20
Representative Anderson added as a cosponsor
2025-10-28
Representative Maxey added as a cosponsor
2025-11-03
Fiscal estimate received
receipt
2025-11-06
Representative Sheehan added as a cosponsor
2025-11-14
Senator Ratcliff added as a coauthor
2025-11-24
Representative Subeck added as a cosponsor
2025-12-01
Representative McCarville added as a cosponsor
2025-12-18
Public hearing held
2026-01-13
Executive action taken
2026-01-14
Report passage recommended by Committee on Utilities, Technology and Tourism, Ayes 5, Noes 0
committee-passage-favorable
2026-01-14
Available for scheduling
2026-01-23
Representative Doyle added as a cosponsor
2026-01-28
Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator James
amendment-introduction
2026-01-29
LRB correction
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Withdrawn from committee on Senate Organization and rereferred to joint committee on Finance pursuant to Senate Rule 46(2)(c)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
2026-02-03
Executive action taken
2026-02-03
Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 15, Noes 0
amendment-passage
2026-02-03
Report passage as amended recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 15, Noes 0
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-03
Available for scheduling
2026-02-09
Placed on calendar 2-11-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
2026-02-09
Representative J. Jacobson added as a cosponsor
2026-02-11
Senator Smith added as a coauthor
2026-02-11
Read a second time
reading-2
2026-02-11
Senate Amendment 1 adopted
amendment-passage,passage
2026-02-11
Ordered to a third reading
reading-3
2026-02-11
Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
2026-02-11
Read a third time and passed
passage,reading-3
2026-02-11
Ordered immediately messaged
2026-02-12
Received from Senate
receipt
2026-02-12
Read
2026-02-12
Rules suspended to withdraw from Senate message and take up
2026-02-12
Read a second time
reading-2
2026-02-12
Ordered to a third reading
reading-3
2026-02-12
Rules suspended
2026-02-12
Read a third time and concurred in
passage,reading-3
2026-02-12
Ordered immediately messaged
2026-02-13
Received from Assembly concurred in
receipt
2026-02-20
LRB correction (Senate Amendment 1)
2026-02-20
Report correctly enrolled
enrolled
2026-04-02
Presented to the Governor on 4-2-2026
executive-receipt
2026-04-06
Report approved by the Governor on 4-2-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 163
executive-signature
2026-04-06
Published 4-3-2026
became-law
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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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