2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature

Assembly Bill 840

An Act to create 196.20 (10), 196.492 and 299.70 of the statutes; Relating to: certain requirements related to data centers.

Status: S - Utilities, Technology and Tourism

Important Actions (newest first)

Date / House Action Journal
2/17/2026 Sen.Public hearing held 
1/20/2026 Asm.Read a third time and passed, Ayes 53, Noes 44, Paired 2480

History

Date / House Action Journal
1/9/2026 Asm.Introduced by Representatives Zimmerman, Born, Allen, Armstrong, Brooks, Dallman, Dittrich, Duchow, Green, Gundrum, B. Jacobson, Knodl, Krug, Kreibich, Maxey, Melotik, Murphy, Nedweski, Neylon, Novak, O'Connor, Penterman, Petersen, Snyder, Sortwell, Summerfield, Tranel, Wittke and Hurd;
cosponsored by Senators Quinn, Feyen, Jagler, James, Marklein and Wimberger
430
1/9/2026 Asm.Read first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs430
1/14/2026 Asm.Public hearing held 
1/15/2026 Asm.Executive action taken 
1/15/2026 Asm.Report passage recommended by Committee on State Affairs, Ayes 7, Noes 3457
1/15/2026 Asm.Referred to committee on Rules457
1/14/2026 Asm.Placed on calendar 1-20-2026 by Committee on Rules 
1/20/2026 Asm.Read a second time478
1/20/2026 Asm.Refused to refer to committee on Energy and Utilities, Ayes 45, Noes 53478
1/20/2026 Asm.Assembly Substitute Amendment 4 offered by Representative Phelps478
1/20/2026 Asm.Point of order that Assembly Substitute Amendment 4 not germane under Assembly Rule 54 (3)(f) well taken479
1/20/2026 Asm.Decision of the Chair appealed479
1/20/2026 Asm.Decision of the Chair upheld, Ayes 53, Noes 45479
1/20/2026 Asm.Assembly Substitute Amendment 3 offered by Representative Stroud479
1/20/2026 Asm.Point of order that Assembly Substitute Amendment 3 not germane under Assembly Rule 54 (3)(f) well taken479
1/20/2026 Asm.Decision of the Chair appealed479
1/20/2026 Asm.Decision of the Chair upheld, Ayes 56, Noes 42479
1/20/2026 Asm.Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 offered by Representative Stroud479
1/20/2026 Asm.Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 laid on table, Ayes 55, Noes 43479
1/20/2026 Asm.Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Zimmerman479
1/20/2026 Asm.Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted480
1/20/2026 Asm.Ordered to a third reading480
1/20/2026 Asm.Rules suspended480
1/20/2026 Asm.Read a third time and passed, Ayes 53, Noes 44, Paired 2480
1/20/2026 Asm.Ordered immediately messaged480
1/20/2026 Sen.Received from Assembly617
1/22/2026 Sen.LRB correction (Assembly Substitute Amendment 2)633
1/23/2026 Sen.Read first time and referred to committee on Utilities, Technology and Tourism638
2/17/2026 Sen.Public hearing held 
 
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