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Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 863: Relating to: an energy efficiency grant program for school districts, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. (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

SB 863 is a bill introduced in the Wisconsin Senate on January 23, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to: an energy efficiency grant program for school districts, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. (FE). Primary sponsor: Tim Carpenter (Democratic), Jeff Smith (Democratic), Kristin Dassler-Alfheim (Democratic), Dianne Hesselbein (Democratic), Chris Larson (Democratic), Melissa Ratcliff (Democratic), Kelda Roys (Democratic), Mark Spreitzer (Democratic). It lists 20 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): Democratic 28

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Tim CarpenterPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate3
Jeff SmithPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate31
Kristin Dassler-AlfheimPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate18
Dianne HesselbeinPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate27
Chris LarsonPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate7
Melissa RatcliffPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate16
Kelda RoysPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate26
Mark SpreitzerPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate15
Deb AndracaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse23
Mike BareCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse80
Brienne BrownCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse43
Ben DeSmidtCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse65
Joan FitzgeraldCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse46
Francesca HongCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse76
Alex JoersCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse81
Darrin MadisonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse10
Vinnie MiresseCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse71
Greta NeubauerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse66
Supreme Moore OmokundeCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse17
Lori PalmeriCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse54
Joe SheehanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse26
Christine SinickiCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse20
Angela StroudCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse73
Shelia StubbsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse78
Sequanna TaylorCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse11
Angelito TenorioCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse14
Randy UdellCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse47
Robyn ViningCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse13

“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. Representative J. Jacobson added as a cosponsor
  3. Representative Mayadev added as a cosponsor
  4. Representative Subeck added as a cosponsor
  5. Fiscal estimate received
  6. Representative Clancy added as a cosponsor
  7. Read first time and referred to Committee on Education
  8. Introduced by Senators Carpenter, Smith, Dassler-Alfheim, Hesselbein, Larson, Ratcliff, Roys and Spreitzer; cosponsored by Representatives Joers, Andraca, Bare, Brown, DeSmidt, Fitzgerald, Hong, Madison, Miresse, Moore Omokunde, Neubauer, Palmeri, Sheehan, Sinicki, Stroud, Stubbs, Taylor, Tenorio, Udell and Vining

Sources

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