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an energy efficiency grant program for school districts, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation

an energy efficiency grant program for school districts, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation

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Did Not Pass

The latest official action shows that this bill did not move forward in that session.

Sponsor
Representatives Joers, Anderson, Bare, Brown, DeSmidt, Fitzgerald, Hong, Madison, Miresse, Moore Omokunde, Neubauer, Palmeri, Sheehan, Sinicki, Stroud, Stubbs, Taylor, Tenorio, Udell and Vining, cosponsored by Senators Carpenter, Smith, Dassler-Alfheim, Hesselbein, Larson, Ratcliff, Roys and Spreitzer
Last action
2026-03-23
Official status
A - Energy and Utilities
Effective date
Not listed

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an energy efficiency grant program for school districts, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation

an energy efficiency grant program for school districts, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation Status: A - Energy and Utilities

What This Bill Does

  • an energy efficiency grant program for school districts, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation Status: A - Energy and Utilities

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  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-23 Asm.

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

  2. 2026-03-20 Asm.

    Representative J. Jacobson added as a coauthor

  3. 2026-03-19 Asm.

    Representative Mayadev added as a coauthor

  4. 2026-02-26 Asm.

    Representative Subeck added as a coauthor

  5. 2026-02-03 Asm.

    Fiscal estimate received

  6. 2026-02-02 Asm.

    Representative Clancy added as a coauthor

  7. 2026-01-16 Asm.

    Introduced by Representatives Joers , Anderson , Bare , Brown , DeSmidt , Fitzgerald , Hong , Madison , Miresse , Moore Omokunde , Neubauer , Palmeri , Sheehan , Sinicki , Stroud , Stubbs , Taylor , Tenorio , Udell and Vining ; cosponsored by Senators Carpenter , Smith , Dassler-Alfheim , Hesselbein , Larson , Ratcliff , Roys and Spreitzer

  8. 2026-01-16 Asm.

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Energy and Utilities

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an energy efficiency grant program for school districts, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation
Status: A - Energy and Utilities

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2025 - 2026 LEGISLATURE
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2025 ASSEMBLY BILL 876
January 16, 2026 - Introduced by Representatives
Joers
,
Anderson
,
Bare
,
Brown
,
DeSmidt
,
Fitzgerald
,
Hong
,
Madison
,
Miresse
,
Moore Omokunde
,
Neubauer
,
Palmeri
,
Sheehan
,
Sinicki
,
Stroud
,
Stubbs
,
Taylor
,
Tenorio
,
Udell
and
Vining
, cosponsored by Senators
Carpenter
,
Smith
,
Dassler-Alfheim
,
Hesselbein
,
Larson
,
Ratcliff
,
Roys
and
Spreitzer
. Referred to Committee on Energy and Utilities.
AB876,1,3
1
An Act

to amend
119.04 (1);
to create
20.255 (2) (dv) and 115.457 of the
2
statutes;
relating to:
an energy efficiency grant program for school districts,
3
granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
This bill creates a program under which the Department of Public Instruction must award grants to school districts for energy efficiency projects in school buildings. Under the bill, for the first two school years of the grant program, DPI must give preference in awarding grants to projects that relate to heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems. The bill provides $10,000,000 in each year of the fiscal biennium for this grant program.
For further information see the state and local fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
AB876,1
4
Section
1
.
20.005 (3) (schedule) of the statutes: at the appropriate place,
5
insert the following amounts for the purposes indicated:
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AB876,2
5
Section
2
.
20.255 (2) (dv) of the statutes is created to read:
AB876,2,7
6
20.255
(2)
(dv)
Energy efficiency projects; grants.
The amounts in the
7
schedule for grants to school districts under s. 115.457.
AB876,3
8
Section
3
.
115.457 of the statutes is created to read:
AB876,2,11
9
115.457

Energy efficiency projects; grants.

(1)
Beginning in the 2025-
10
2026 school year, the department shall award grants to school districts for energy
11
efficiency projects in school buildings.
AB876,2,14
12
(2)
In awarding grants under this section for the 2025-26 and 2026-27 school
13
years, the department shall give preference to projects that relate to heating,
14
ventilation, and air conditioning systems.
AB876,2,15
15
(3)
The department may promulgate rules to implement this section.
AB876,4
16
Section

4
.
119.04 (1) of the statutes, as affected by
2025 Wisconsin Acts 42

17
and
79
, is amended to read:
AB876,3,8
18
119.04
(1)
Subchapters IV, V and VII of ch. 115, ch. 121 and ss. 66.0235 (3) (c),
19
66.0603 (1m) to (3), 115.01 (1) and (2), 115.28, 115.31, 115.33, 115.34, 115.343,
20
115.345, 115.363, 115.364, 115.365 (3), 115.366, 115.367, 115.38 (2), 115.415,
21
115.445,
115.457,
118.001 to 118.04, 118.045, 118.06, 118.07, 118.075, 118.076,
22
118.10, 118.12, 118.124, 118.125 to 118.14, 118.145 (4), 118.15, 118.153, 118.16,
23
118.162, 118.163, 118.164, 118.18, 118.19, 118.196, 118.20, 118.223, 118.225,
1
118.24 (1), (2) (c) to (f), (6), (8), and (10), 118.245, 118.25, 118.255, 118.291, 118.292,
2
118.293, 118.2935, 118.30 to 118.43, 118.46, 118.50, 118.51, 118.52, 118.53, 118.55,
3
118.56, 118.58, 120.12 (2m), (4m), (5), (15) to (27), and (29), 120.125, 120.13 (1), (2)
4
(b) to (g), (3), (14), (17) to (19), (26), (34), (35), (37), (37m), and (38), 120.137, 120.14,
5
120.20, 120.21 (3), and 120.25 are applicable to a 1st class city school district and
6
board but not, unless explicitly provided in this chapter or in the terms of a
7
contract, to the commissioner or to any school transferred to an opportunity schools
8
and partnership program.
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9
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