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Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 843: Relating to: certain requirements related to data centers.

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

SB 843 is a bill introduced in the Wisconsin Senate on January 15, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to: certain requirements related to data centers. Primary sponsor: Romaine Quinn (Republican), Dan Feyen (Republican), John Jagler (Republican), Jesse James (Republican), Howard Marklein (Republican), Eric Wimberger (Republican). It lists 27 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 33

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Romaine QuinnPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate25
Dan FeyenPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate20
John JaglerPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate13
Jesse JamesPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate23
Howard MarkleinPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate17
Eric WimbergerPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate2
Scott AllenCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse82
Dave ArmstrongCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse67
Mark BornCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse37
Rob BrooksCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse59
Alex DallmanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse39
Barbara DittrichCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse99
Chanz GreenCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse74
Rick GundrumCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse58
Brent JacobsonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse87
Dan KnodlCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse24
Rob KreibichCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse28
Scott KrugCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse72
Dave MaxeyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse83
Paul MelotikCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse22
Dave MurphyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse56
Amanda NedweskiCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse32
Adam NeylonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse15
Todd NovakCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse51
Jerry O'ConnorCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse60
Will PentermanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse38
Kevin PetersenCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse57
Pat SnyderCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse85
Shae SortwellCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse2
Rob SummerfieldCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse68
Travis TranelCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse49
Bob WittkeCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse63
Shannon ZimmermanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse30

“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. Senate Substitute Amendment 2 offered by Senator Nass
  3. Available for scheduling
  4. Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Utilities, Technology and Tourism, Ayes 3, Noes 2
  5. Report adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Utilities, Technology and Tourism, Ayes 3, Noes 2
  6. Executive action taken
  7. Public hearing held
  8. Senate Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Senator Quinn
  9. Read first time and referred to Committee on Utilities, Technology and Tourism
  10. Introduced by Senators Quinn, Feyen, Jagler, James, Marklein and Wimberger; cosponsored by Representatives Zimmerman, Born, Allen, Armstrong, Brooks, Dallman, Dittrich, Green, Gundrum, B. Jacobson, Knodl, Krug, Kreibich, Maxey, Melotik, Murphy, Nedweski, Neylon, Novak, O'Connor, Penterman, Petersen, Snyder, Sortwell, Summerfield, Tranel and Wittke

Sources

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