SB 5562025 to 2026
bill
2025 to 2026 Legislature · State Senate bill
SB 556
Relating to: providing utility aid payments for certain energy storage facilities. (FE)
Enacted Last action April 6, 2026: Published 4-3-2026
Official bill page and text: docs.legis.wisconsin.gov
Sponsors 5
Status
Enacted as of April 6, 2026. The 2025 to 2026 Legislature serves until the 2027 Legislature convenes on January 4, 2027.
Referred to: Joint Finance, Senate Utilities, Technology and Tourism (from the official referral record)
Roll-call votes 0
No roll-call votes recorded for this measure.
Timeline 44
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| April 6, 2026 | Senate | Published 4-3-2026 |
| April 6, 2026 | Senate | Report approved by the Governor on 4-2-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 163 |
| April 2, 2026 | Senate | Presented to the Governor on 4-2-2026 |
| February 20, 2026 | Senate | Report correctly enrolled |
| February 20, 2026 | Senate | LRB correction (Senate Amendment 1) |
| February 13, 2026 | Senate | Received from Assembly concurred in |
| February 12, 2026 | Assembly | Ordered immediately messaged |
| February 12, 2026 | Assembly | Read a third time and concurred in |
| February 12, 2026 | Assembly | Rules suspended |
| February 12, 2026 | Assembly | Ordered to a third reading |
| February 12, 2026 | Assembly | Read a second time |
| February 12, 2026 | Assembly | Rules suspended to withdraw from Senate message and take up |
| February 12, 2026 | Assembly | Read |
| February 12, 2026 | Assembly | Received from Senate |
| February 11, 2026 | Senate | Ordered immediately messaged |
| February 11, 2026 | Senate | Read a third time and passed |
| February 11, 2026 | Senate | Rules suspended to give bill its third reading |
| February 11, 2026 | Senate | Ordered to a third reading |
| February 11, 2026 | Senate | Senate Amendment 1 adopted |
| February 11, 2026 | Senate | Read a second time |
| February 11, 2026 | Senate | Senator Smith added as a coauthor |
| February 9, 2026 | Senate | Representative J. Jacobson added as a cosponsor |
| February 9, 2026 | Senate | Placed on calendar 2-11-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1) |
| February 3, 2026 | Senate | Available for scheduling |
| February 3, 2026 | Senate | Report passage as amended recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 15, Noes 0 |
| February 3, 2026 | Senate | Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 15, Noes 0 |
| February 3, 2026 | Senate | Executive action taken |
| January 29, 2026 | Senate | Withdrawn from committee on Senate Organization and rereferred to joint committee on Finance pursuant to Senate Rule 46(2)(c) |
| January 29, 2026 | Senate | LRB correction |
| January 28, 2026 | Senate | Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator James |
| January 23, 2026 | Senate | Representative Doyle added as a cosponsor |
| January 14, 2026 | Senate | Available for scheduling |
| January 14, 2026 | Senate | Report passage recommended by Committee on Utilities, Technology and Tourism, Ayes 5, Noes 0 |
| January 13, 2026 | Senate | Executive action taken |
| December 18, 2025 | Senate | Public hearing held |
| December 1, 2025 | Senate | Representative McCarville added as a cosponsor |
| November 24, 2025 | Senate | Representative Subeck added as a cosponsor |
| November 14, 2025 | Senate | Senator Ratcliff added as a coauthor |
| November 6, 2025 | Senate | Representative Sheehan added as a cosponsor |
| November 3, 2025 | Senate | Fiscal estimate received |
| October 28, 2025 | Senate | Representative Maxey added as a cosponsor |
| October 20, 2025 | Senate | Representative Anderson added as a cosponsor |
| October 17, 2025 | Senate | Read first time and referred to Committee on Utilities, Technology and Tourism |
| October 17, 2025 | Senate | Introduced by Senators James, Feyen, Marklein, Spreitzer and Wanggaard; cosponsored by Representatives Rodriguez, Dittrich, Brooks, Fitzgerald, Kaufert, Kreibich, Tittl and Udell |
Data: Open States (bulk data, October 1, 2026 monthly extract, which has no roll-call tallies; public data, attribution appreciated). Official record: docs.legis.wisconsin.gov. Bill pages link to the official text, not copied.