Wisconsin House Bill 174

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 7)
Status: Failed on March 23 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-03-23 - Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

An Act to renumber 1.12 (4) (cm), 16.75 (12) (e) and 66.0401 (4) (a); to renumber and amend 66.0401 (1e) (a) and 114.135 (7); to amend 1.12 (3) (b), 1.12 (5) (a), 16.75 (12) (a) 4., 66.0401 (1m) (intro.), 66.0401 (5) (a) and (e), 66.0627 (1) (bk) 2., 196.374 (3) (a), 196.378 (1) (ag), 196.378 (1) (am), 196.378 (1) (ar), 196.378 (1) (b), 196.378 (1) (fg), 196.378 (1) (fm), 196.378 (1) (fr), 196.378 (1) (g), 196.378 (1) (h) (intro.), 196.378 (1) (h) 1. a., 196.378 (1) (h) 2., 196.378 (1) (i), 196.378 (1) (o), 196.378 (2) (title), 196.378 (2) (a) 1., 196.378 (2) (a) 2. a. to f., 196.378 (2) (b) 5., 196.378 (2) (bm), 196.378 (2) (c), 196.378 (2) (d) (intro.), 196.378 (2) (d) 2., 196.378 (2) (e) 2., 196.378 (2) (e) 3., 196.378 (2) (e) 4., 196.378 (3) (title), 196.378 (3) (a), 196.378 (3) (c), 196.378 (4), 196.378 (4m) (title), 196.378 (4m) (a), 196.378 (4m) (b), 196.378 (4r), 196.378 (5) (intro.), 196.491 (1) (e) and 238.15 (1) (g); to repeal and recreate 196.378 (title); to create 13.94 (1) (q), 16.75 (12) (e) 1., 66.0401 (1e) (am), (bk), (bL), (bm), (bn), (bo), (br), (cm) and (cs), 66.0401 (7) to (12), 93.74, 114.135 (7) (a), 114.135 (7) (b) 3., 114.135 (7) (d), 196.378 (1) (e) and (em), 196.378 (1) (h) 1r., 196.378 (2) (a) 2. em., 196.378 (3) (a) 3., 196.485 (1) (cr), 196.485 (1) (ef), 196.485 (1) (hm), 196.485 (3g), 196.485 (3j), 196.485 (3r), 196.491 (1) (ar), 196.491 (1) (h), 196.491 (1) (i), 196.491 (3) (a) 1m., 196.491 (3) (a) 4., 196.491 (3) (a) 5., 196.491 (3) (a) 6., 196.491 (3) (d) 9., 196.491 (3) (d) 10. and 196.491 (3) (d) 11. of the statutes; Relating to: transmission facilities; installation of large wind energy, large solar energy, and battery energy storage systems; installation of light-mitigating technology systems; and prioritizing nuclear energy resources. (FE)

Transmission facilities; installation of large wind energy, large solar energy, and battery energy storage systems; installation of light-mitigating technology systems; and prioritizing nuclear energy resources. (FE)

Rep. Jerry O'Connor [R]	Rep. Robert Brooks [R]	Rep. Chanz Green [R]	Rep. Clint Moses [R]
Rep. Travis Tranel [R]	Rep. Robin Vos [R]	Rep. Jeffrey Mursau [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-03-23	House	Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
2025-07-23	House	Fiscal estimate received
2025-05-28	House	LRB correction
2025-04-23	House	Fiscal estimate received
2025-04-14	House	Read first time and referred to Committee on Energy and Utilities
2025-04-14	House	Introduced

Type	Source
Summary	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/proposals/reg/asm/bill/ab174
Text	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB174.pdf
Supplement	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/related/fe/ab174/ab174_lab.pdf
Supplement	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/related/fe/ab174/ab174_dot.pdf
Supplement	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/related/records/assembly/energy_and_utilities/1984653.pdf