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SB556 • 2025
providing utility aid payments for certain energy storage facilities
This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.
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Report approved by the Governor on 4-2-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 163
Published 4-3-2026
Presented to the Governor on 4-2-2026
LRB correction ( Senate Amendment 1 )
Report correctly enrolled
Received from Assembly concurred in
Received from Senate
Read
Rules suspended to withdraw from Senate message and take up
Read a second time
Ordered to a third reading
Rules suspended
Read a third time and concurred in
Ordered immediately messaged
Senator Smith added as a coauthor
Read a second time
Senate Amendment 1 adopted
Ordered to a third reading
Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
Read a third time and passed
Ordered immediately messaged
Placed on calendar 2-11-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
Representative J. Jacobson added as a cosponsor
Executive action taken
Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Joint Committee on Finance , Ayes 15, Noes 0
Report passage as amended recommended by Joint Committee on Finance , Ayes 15, Noes 0
Available for scheduling
LRB correction
Withdrawn from committee on Senate Organization and rereferred to joint committee on Finance pursuant to Senate Rule 46(2)(c)
Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator James
Representative Doyle added as a cosponsor
Report passage recommended by Committee on Utilities, Technology and Tourism , Ayes 5, Noes 0
Available for scheduling
Executive action taken
Public hearing held
Representative McCarville added as a cosponsor
Representative Subeck added as a cosponsor
Senator Ratcliff added as a coauthor
Representative Sheehan added as a cosponsor
Fiscal estimate received
Representative Maxey added as a cosponsor
Representative Anderson added as a cosponsor
Introduced by Senators James , Feyen , Marklein , Spreitzer and Wanggaard ; cosponsored by Representatives Rodriguez , Dittrich , Brooks , Fitzgerald , Kaufert , Kreibich , Tittl and Udell
Read first time and referred to Committee on Utilities, Technology and Tourism
providing utility aid payments for certain energy storage facilities Status: S - Enacted into law