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WI SB 729

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Relating to: large energy customer fees; electric utility very large customer class; a renewable resource tariff; building requirements for data centers; water usage by large customers; required pay rate on large-scale data center projects; and granting rule-making authority. (FE)

Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did WI SB 729 pass?

No. WI SB 729 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process (2026-04-06). Latest recorded action (2026-04-06): Representative Johnson added as a cosponsor

What is WI SB 729 about?

WI SB 729 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session titled “Relating to: large energy customer fees; electric utility very large customer class; a renewable resource tariff; building requirements for data centers; water usage by large customers; required pay rate on large-scale data center projects; and granting rule-making authority. (FE)”.

Who sponsors WI SB 729?

Wall, Roys, Ratcliff and 9 others are the primary sponsors of WI SB 729.

Introduced
2025-12-02
Latest action
2026-04-06 — Representative Johnson added as a cosponsor
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Sponsors

  • Wallprimary
  • Roysprimary
  • Ratcliffprimary
  • Pfaffprimary
  • Larsonprimary
  • Hesselbeinprimary
  • Drakeprimary
  • Dassler-Alfheimprimary
  • Carpenterprimary
  • Keyeskiprimary
  • Spreitzerprimary
  • Habush Sinykinprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-12-02

    Introduced by Senators Habush Sinykin, Spreitzer, Keyeski, Carpenter, Dassler-Alfheim, Drake, Hesselbein, Larson, Pfaff, Ratcliff, Roys and Wall; cosponsored by Representatives Stroud, Miresse, Palmeri, Bare, Anderson, Andraca, Billings, DeSmidt, Emerson, Fitzgerald, Goodwin, Hong, Joers, Madison, Mayadev, McCarville, Moore Omokunde, Neubauer, Rivera-Wagner, Roe, Sheehan, Sinicki, Snodgrass, Stubbs, Subeck, Tenorio, Udell and Vining

    introduction

  2. 2025-12-02

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

    reading-1,referral-committee

  3. 2025-12-05

    Senator L. Johnson added as a coauthor

  4. 2025-12-05

    Representative Brown added as a cosponsor

  5. 2026-01-08

    Senator Wirch added as a coauthor

  6. 2026-01-20

    Fiscal estimate received

    receipt

  7. 2026-01-20

    Fiscal estimate received

    receipt

  8. 2026-01-22

    LRB correction

  9. 2026-01-22

    Representative Hysell added as a cosponsor

  10. 2026-02-03

    Fiscal estimate received

    receipt

  11. 2026-02-17

    Public hearing held

  12. 2026-03-19

    Representative J. Jacobson added as a cosponsor

  13. 2026-03-19

    Senator Smith added as a coauthor

  14. 2026-03-23

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

    failure

  15. 2026-04-06

    Representative Johnson added as a cosponsor

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Votes

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Related bills

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Attribution

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