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Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

AB 7: Relating to: requiring local approval for certain wind and solar projects before Public Service Commission approval.

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 7 is a bill introduced in the Wisconsin House on February 6, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to: requiring local approval for certain wind and solar projects before Public Service Commission approval. Primary sponsor: Travis Tranel (Republican), Karen Hurd (Republican), Scott Krug (Republican), Rob Kreibich (Republican), Elijah Behnke (Republican), Lindee Brill (Republican), Barbara Dittrich (Republican), Joy Goeben (Republican), Dan Knodl (Republican), Dave Maxey (Republican), Dave Murphy (Republican), Will Penterman (Republican), Shae Sortwell (Republican), John Spiros (Republican), Ron Tusler (Republican), Chuck Wichgers (Republican), Jeff Mursau (Republican). It lists 5 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 22

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Travis TranelPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse49
Karen HurdPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse69
Scott KrugPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse72
Rob KreibichPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse28
Elijah BehnkePrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse6
Lindee BrillPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse27
Barbara DittrichPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse99
Joy GoebenPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse5
Dan KnodlPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse24
Dave MaxeyPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse83
Dave MurphyPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse56
Will PentermanPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse38
Shae SortwellPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse2
John SpirosPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse86
Ron TuslerPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse3
Chuck WichgersPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse84
Jeff MursauPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse36
André JacqueCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate1
Howard MarkleinCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate17
Steve NassCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate11
Romaine QuinnCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate25
Cory TomczykCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate29

“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. LRB correction
  3. Senator Wimberger added as a cosponsor
  4. Representative Dallman added as a coauthor
  5. Read first time and referred to Committee on Energy and Utilities
  6. Introduced by Representatives Tranel, Hurd, Krug, Kreibich, Behnke, Brill, Dittrich, Goeben, Knodl, Maxey, Murphy, Penterman, Sortwell, Spiros, Tusler, Wichgers and Mursau; cosponsored by Senators Marklein, Tomczyk, Jacque, Nass and Quinn

Sources

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