2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature

Senate Bill 729

An Act to amend 16.957 (2) (d) 3., 25.96 and 238.40 (2) (b); to create 16.296, 16.957 (2) (a) 5., 20.505 (1) (gj), 66.0443, 101.028, 103.08, 196.03 (7), 196.03 (8), 196.493, 196.498, 238.40 (1) (am) and 238.40 (1) (b) 3. of the statutes; Relating to: large energy customer fees; electric utility very large customer class; a renewable resource tariff; building requirements for data centers; water usage by large customers; required pay rate on large-scale data center projects; and granting rule-making authority. (FE)

Status: S - Utilities, Technology and Tourism

Important Actions (newest first)

Date / House Action Journal
2/3/2026 Sen.Fiscal estimate received 

History

Date / House Action Journal
12/2/2025 Sen.Introduced by Senators Habush Sinykin, Spreitzer, Keyeski, Carpenter, Dassler-Alfheim, Drake, Hesselbein, Larson, Pfaff, Ratcliff, Roys and Wall;
cosponsored by Representatives Stroud, Miresse, Palmeri, Bare, Anderson, Andraca, Billings, DeSmidt, Emerson, Fitzgerald, Goodwin, Hong, Joers, Madison, Mayadev, McCarville, Moore Omokunde, Neubauer, Rivera-Wagner, Roe, Sheehan, Sinicki, Snodgrass, Stubbs, Subeck, Tenorio, Udell and Vining
548
12/2/2025 Sen.Read first time and referred to Committee on Utilities, Technology and Tourism548
12/5/2025 Sen.Senator L. Johnson added as a coauthor552
12/5/2025 Sen.Representative Brown added as a cosponsor552
1/8/2026 Sen.Senator Wirch added as a coauthor584
1/20/2026 Sen.Fiscal estimate received 
1/20/2026 Sen.Fiscal estimate received 
1/22/2026 Sen.LRB correction633
1/22/2026 Sen.Representative Hysell added as a cosponsor632
2/3/2026 Sen.Fiscal estimate received 
 
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