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Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

AB 493: Relating to: authorizing community solar programs and granting rule-making authority. (FE)

Did not advance Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted
  6. Did not advance

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

AB 493 is a bill introduced in the Wisconsin House on October 9, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to: authorizing community solar programs and granting rule-making authority. (FE). Primary sponsor: Scott Krug (Republican), Gus Gustafson (Republican), Barbara Dittrich (Republican), Rick Gundrum (Republican), Dave Maxey (Republican), Paul Melotik (Republican), Dave Murphy (Republican), Jeff Mursau (Republican), John Spiros (Republican), Paul Tittl (Republican), Ron Tusler (Republican). It lists 3 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 23, 2026): Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 14

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Scott KrugPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse72
Gus GustafsonPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse55
Barbara DittrichPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse99
Rick GundrumPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse58
Dave MaxeyPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse83
Paul MelotikPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse22
Dave MurphyPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse56
Jeff MursauPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse36
John SpirosPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse86
Paul TittlPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse25
Ron TuslerPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse3
Romaine QuinnCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate25
Patrick TestinCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate24
Eric WimbergerCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate2

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
  2. Referred to committee on Rules
  3. Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Agriculture, Ayes 9, Noes 6
  4. Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Agriculture, Ayes 9, Noes 6
  5. Executive action taken
  6. Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representatives Krug, Tranel, Moses, Behnke, Kitchens, Murphy, Mursau, Pronschinske and VanderMeer
  7. Public hearing held
  8. Withdrawn from committee on Energy and Utilities and referred to committee on Agriculture pursuant to Assembly Rule 42 (3)(c)
  9. Representative Knodl added as a coauthor
  10. Fiscal estimate received
  11. Fiscal estimate received
  12. Read first time and referred to Committee on Energy and Utilities

Showing 12 most recent of 13 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source