2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature

Assembly Bill 559

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: A - Tabled

Important Actions (newest first)

Date / House Action Journal
3/23/2026 Asm.Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1688
2/4/2026 Asm.Report passage as amended recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 15, Noes 0526

History

Date / House Action Journal
10/15/2025 Asm.Introduced by Representatives Rodriguez, Dittrich, Brooks, Fitzgerald, Kaufert, Kreibich, Tittl and Udell;
cosponsored by Senators James, Feyen, Marklein, Spreitzer and Wanggaard
313
10/15/2025 Asm.Read first time and referred to Committee on Local Government313
10/20/2025 Asm.Representative Anderson added as a coauthor320
10/28/2025 Asm.Representative Maxey added as a coauthor329
10/28/2025 Asm.Fiscal estimate received 
10/28/2025 Asm.Representative Sheehan added as a coauthor329
10/29/2025 Asm.Public hearing held 
11/12/2025 Asm.Executive action taken 
11/14/2025 Asm.Senator Ratcliff added as a cosponsor356
11/20/2025 Asm.Report passage recommended by Committee on Local Government, Ayes 9, Noes 0382
11/20/2025 Asm.Referred to committee on Rules382
11/21/2025 Asm.Representative Subeck added as a coauthor387
12/1/2025 Asm.Representative McCarville added as a coauthor391
1/23/2026 Asm.Representative Doyle added as a coauthor503
1/23/2026 Asm.Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Rodriguez501
1/29/2026 Asm.LRB correction512
1/30/2026 Asm.Withdrawn from committee on Rules and referred to joint committee on Finance pursuant to Assembly Rule 24 (3)(a)516
2/3/2026 Asm.Executive action taken by joint committee on Finance 
2/4/2026 Asm.Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 15, Noes 0526
2/4/2026 Asm.Report passage as amended recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 15, Noes 0526
2/4/2026 Asm.Referred to committee on Rules526
2/5/2026 Asm.Placed on calendar 2-10-2026 by Committee on Rules 
2/10/2026 Asm.Representative J. Jacobson added as a coauthor553
2/11/2026 Asm.Senator Keyeski added as a cosponsor554
2/12/2026 Asm.Laid on the table570
3/23/2026 Asm.Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1688
 
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