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priorities for siting certain electric transmission facilities

priorities for siting certain electric transmission facilities

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Senator Pfaff, cosponsored by Representative Johnson
Last action
2026-04-01
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S - Utilities, Technology and Tourism
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priorities for siting certain electric transmission facilities

priorities for siting certain electric transmission facilities Status: S - Utilities, Technology and Tourism

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  • priorities for siting certain electric transmission facilities Status: S - Utilities, Technology and Tourism

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Bill History

  1. 2026-04-01 Sen.

    Senator Keyeski added as a coauthor

  2. 2026-03-23 Sen.

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

  3. 2026-03-19 Sen.

    Introduced by Senator Pfaff ; cosponsored by Representative Johnson

  4. 2026-03-19 Sen.

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

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priorities for siting certain electric transmission facilities
Status: S - Utilities, Technology and Tourism

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2025 - 2026 LEGISLATURE
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2025 SENATE BILL 1125
March 19, 2026 - Introduced by Senator
Pfaff
, cosponsored by Representative
Johnson
. Referred to Committee on Utilities, Technology and Tourism.
SB1125,1,2
1
An Act

to renumber
1.12 (6) (a);
to create
1.12 (6) (ag) of the statutes;
2
relating to:
priorities for siting certain electric transmission facilities.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
This bill modifies the state energy policy such that, to the greatest extent feasible that is consistent with economic and engineering considerations, reliability of the electric system, and protection of the environment, the first priority for the siting of new mega transmission systems is either of the following: 1) consolidated utility corridors or 2) high-voltage direct current systems or other underground facilities located with an existing high-voltage transmission line or within the right-of-way of an interstate highway, a U.S. numbered highway, a state trunk highway, or a railroad. Current law specifies that the following corridors should be used in the following order of priority when siting electric transmission facilities: 1) existing utility corridors; 2) highway and railroad corridors; 3) recreational trails, to the extent that facilities are constructed underground and do not impact environmentally sensitive areas; and 4) new corridors.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
SB1125,1
3
Section

1
.
1.12 (6) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 1.12 (6) (ar).
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1
Section

2
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1.12 (6) (ag) of the statutes is created to read:
SB1125,2,8
2
1.12
(6)
(ag) For mega transmission systems, consolidated utility corridors
3
and high-voltage direct current systems or other underground facilities located
4
with an existing high-voltage transmission line or within the right-of-way of an
5
interstate highway, a U.S. numbered highway, a state trunk highway, or a railroad.
6
In this paragraph, “mega transmission system” means a high-voltage transmission
7
line, as defined in s. 196.491 (1) (f), designed for operation at a nominal voltage of
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more than 400 kilovolts.
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