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Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Joint Resolution

AJR 6: Relating to: recognizing that the Wisconsin State Legislature supports nuclear power and fusion energy as clean energy sources that are critical to safely meeting Wisconsin’s growing energy demands and declaring the legislature’s commitment to the continuation and expansion of nuclear power and nuclear technologies, the development of nuclear technologies and fusion energy, and employing the leadership and resources necessary to support the development of and investment in nuclear power, fusion energy, and related technologies in the state.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

AJR 6 is a joint resolution introduced in the Wisconsin House on February 17, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to: recognizing that the Wisconsin State Legislature supports nuclear power and fusion energy as clean energy sources that are critical to safely meeting Wisconsin’s growing energy demands and declaring the legislature’s commitment to the continuation and expansion of nuclear power and nuclear technologies, the development of nuclear technologies and fusion energy, and employing the leadership and resources necessary to support the development of and investment in nuclear power, fusion energy, and related technologies in the state. Primary sponsor: David Steffen (Republican), Shae Sortwell (Republican), Dave Armstrong (Republican), Lindee Brill (Republican), Calvin Callahan (Republican), Barbara Dittrich (Republican), Rick Gundrum (Republican), Gus Gustafson (Republican), Karen Hurd (Republican), Dan Knodl (Republican), Dave Maxey (Republican), Paul Melotik (Republican), Supreme Moore Omokunde (Democratic), Dave Murphy (Republican), Jeff Mursau (Republican), Amanda Nedweski (Republican), Adam Neylon (Republican), Jerry O'Connor (Republican), Will Penterman (Republican), Jessie Rodriguez (Republican), Pat Snyder (Republican), John Spiros (Republican), Shelia Stubbs (Democratic), Lisa Subeck (Democratic), Ron Tusler (Republican), Nancy VanderMeer (Republican). It lists 8 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 23, 2026): Failed to adopt 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): Democratic 4 · Republican 30

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
David SteffenPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse4
Shae SortwellPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse2
Dave ArmstrongPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse67
Lindee BrillPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse27
Calvin CallahanPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse35
Barbara DittrichPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse99
Rick GundrumPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse58
Gus GustafsonPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse55
Karen HurdPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse69
Dan KnodlPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse24
Dave MaxeyPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse83
Paul MelotikPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse22
Supreme Moore OmokundePrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse17
Dave MurphyPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse56
Jeff MursauPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse36
Amanda NedweskiPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse32
Adam NeylonPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse15
Jerry O'ConnorPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse60
Will PentermanPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse38
Jessie RodriguezPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse21
Pat SnyderPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse85
John SpirosPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse86
Shelia StubbsPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse78
Lisa SubeckPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse79
Ron TuslerPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse3
Nancy VanderMeerPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse70
Julian BradleyCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate28
Dan FeyenCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate20
André JacqueCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate1
Jesse JamesCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate23
Steve NassCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate11
Romaine QuinnCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate25
Melissa RatcliffCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate16
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 adopt pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
  2. Laid on the table
  3. Withdrawn from Committee on Rules and referred to calendar of 6-24-2025
  4. Read and referred to Committee on Rules
  5. Introduced by Representatives Steffen, Sortwell, Armstrong, Brill, Callahan, Dittrich, Gundrum, Gustafson, Hurd, Knodl, Maxey, Melotik, Moore Omokunde, Murphy, Mursau, Nedweski, Neylon, O'Connor, Penterman, Rodriguez, Snyder, Spiros, Stubbs, Subeck, Tusler and VanderMeer; cosponsored by Senators Bradley, Feyen, Jacque, James, Nass, Quinn, Ratcliff and Tomczyk

Sources

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