2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature

Senate Bill 556

An Act to amend 79.04 (4) (a), 79.04 (4) (b), 79.04 (8) (intro.), 79.04 (8) (a) and 79.04 (8) (b); to create 79.005 (1j), 79.005 (1L) and 79.04 (7m) of the statutes; Relating to: providing utility aid payments for certain energy storage facilities. (FE)

Status: S - Enacted into law

Important Actions (newest first)

Date / House Action Journal
4/6/2026 Sen.Published 4-3-2026860
2/3/2026 Sen.Report passage as amended recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 15, Noes 0659

History

Date / House Action Journal
10/17/2025 Sen.Introduced by Senators James, Feyen, Marklein, Spreitzer and Wanggaard;
cosponsored by Representatives Rodriguez, Dittrich, Brooks, Fitzgerald, Kaufert, Kreibich, Tittl and Udell
458
10/17/2025 Sen.Read first time and referred to Committee on Utilities, Technology and Tourism458
10/20/2025 Sen.Representative Anderson added as a cosponsor459
10/28/2025 Sen.Representative Maxey added as a cosponsor473
11/3/2025 Sen.Fiscal estimate received 
11/6/2025 Sen.Representative Sheehan added as a cosponsor488
11/14/2025 Sen.Senator Ratcliff added as a coauthor512
11/24/2025 Sen.Representative Subeck added as a cosponsor538
12/1/2025 Sen.Representative McCarville added as a cosponsor541
12/18/2025 Sen.Public hearing held 
1/13/2026 Sen.Executive action taken 
1/14/2026 Sen.Report passage recommended by Committee on Utilities, Technology and Tourism, Ayes 5, Noes 0602
1/14/2026 Sen.Available for scheduling 
1/23/2026 Sen.Representative Doyle added as a cosponsor637
1/28/2026 Sen.Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator James647
1/29/2026 Sen.LRB correction649
1/29/2026 Sen.Withdrawn from committee on Senate Organization and rereferred to joint committee on Finance pursuant to Senate Rule 46(2)(c)650
2/3/2026 Sen.Executive action taken 
2/3/2026 Sen.Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 15, Noes 0659
2/3/2026 Sen.Report passage as amended recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 15, Noes 0659
2/3/2026 Sen.Available for scheduling 
2/9/2026 Sen.Placed on calendar 2-11-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)676
2/9/2026 Sen.Representative J. Jacobson added as a cosponsor677
2/11/2026 Sen.Senator Smith added as a coauthor685
2/11/2026 Sen.Read a second time691
2/11/2026 Sen.Senate Amendment 1 adopted691
2/11/2026 Sen.Ordered to a third reading691
2/11/2026 Sen.Rules suspended to give bill its third reading691
2/11/2026 Sen.Read a third time and passed691
2/11/2026 Sen.Ordered immediately messaged694
2/12/2026 Asm.Received from Senate569
2/12/2026 Asm.Read569
2/12/2026 Asm.Rules suspended to withdraw from Senate message and take up569
2/12/2026 Asm.Read a second time569
2/12/2026 Asm.Ordered to a third reading569
2/12/2026 Asm.Rules suspended569
2/12/2026 Asm.Read a third time and concurred in569
2/12/2026 Asm.Ordered immediately messaged569
2/13/2026 Sen.Received from Assembly concurred in711
2/20/2026 Sen.LRB correction (Senate Amendment 1)738
2/20/2026 Sen.Report correctly enrolled737
4/2/2026 Sen.Presented to the Governor on 4-2-2026858
4/6/2026 Sen.Report approved by the Governor on 4-2-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 163860
4/6/2026 Sen.Published 4-3-2026860
 
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