SB 7292025 to 2026
bill
2025 to 2026 Legislature · State Senate bill
SB 729
Relating to: large energy customer fees; electric utility very large customer class; a renewable resource tariff; building requirements for data centers; water usage by large customers; required pay rate on large-scale data center projects; and granting rule-making authority. (FE)
In committee Last action April 6, 2026: Representative Johnson added as a cosponsor
Official bill page and text: docs.legis.wisconsin.gov
Sponsors 12
- Prime sponsors
- Carpenter, Dassler-Alfheim, Drake, Habush Sinykin, Hesselbein, Keyeski, Larson, Pfaff, Ratcliff, Roys, Spreitzer, Wall
Status
In committee as of April 6, 2026. The 2025 to 2026 Legislature serves until the 2027 Legislature convenes on January 4, 2027.
Referred to: Senate Utilities, Technology and Tourism (from the official referral record)
Roll-call votes 0
No roll-call votes recorded for this measure.
Timeline 15
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| April 6, 2026 | Senate | Representative Johnson added as a cosponsor |
| March 23, 2026 | Senate | Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1 |
| March 19, 2026 | Senate | Senator Smith added as a coauthor |
| March 19, 2026 | Senate | Representative J. Jacobson added as a cosponsor |
| February 17, 2026 | Senate | Public hearing held |
| February 3, 2026 | Senate | Fiscal estimate received |
| January 22, 2026 | Senate | Representative Hysell added as a cosponsor |
| January 22, 2026 | Senate | LRB correction |
| January 20, 2026 | Senate | Fiscal estimate received |
| January 20, 2026 | Senate | Fiscal estimate received |
| January 8, 2026 | Senate | Senator Wirch added as a coauthor |
| December 5, 2025 | Senate | Representative Brown added as a cosponsor |
| December 5, 2025 | Senate | Senator L. Johnson added as a coauthor |
| December 2, 2025 | Senate | Read first time and referred to Committee on Utilities, Technology and Tourism |
| December 2, 2025 | Senate | Introduced by Senators Habush Sinykin, Spreitzer, Keyeski, Carpenter, Dassler-Alfheim, Drake, Hesselbein, Larson, Pfaff, Ratcliff, Roys and Wall; cosponsored by Representatives Stroud, Miresse, Palmeri, Bare, Anderson, Andraca, Billings, DeSmidt, Emerson, Fitzgerald, Goodwin, Hong, Joers, Madison, Mayadev, McCarville, Moore Omokunde, Neubauer, Rivera-Wagner, Roe, Sheehan, Sinicki, Snodgrass, Stubbs, Subeck, Tenorio, Udell and Vining |
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.