Scope
2025 Wisconsin Senate Bill 1061 would have created s. 134.44 of the statutes, relating to a moratorium on data centers. It was introduced on 26 February 2026 and referred to the Senate Committee on Utilities, Technology and Tourism, and per the official history it failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1 on 23 March 2026.
- Geographic scope
- Wisconsin
- Jurisdiction
- State
- Authority type
- Legislature
- Issuing authority
- Wisconsin Legislature
Dates
- Adopted
- No adoption day is recorded
- Effective
- Never took effect (did not pass)
- Scheduled expiration
- None scheduled
- Ended
- 23 March 2026
- Completion condition
- None stated
- Source document
- The source page states no document date
- Last checked
- 23 September 2026 (earlier than tracker date 5 October 2026; not an automatic status change)
Summary
Wisconsin Senate Bill 1061 of the 2025-2026 session proposed a statewide moratorium on data centers. According to its introduced text, no person could have operated a data center in the state until a list of conditions was provided by law. The bill was referred to committee on 26 February 2026 and, per the official history, failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1 on 23 March 2026. It did not become law.
What this does not establish
- The description of the moratorium comes from the introduced bill text, a supporting source; the record does not establish any restriction in force.
- The history records no committee or floor vote.
- Companion 2025 Assembly Bill 1099 is a separate record.
Unresolved questions
None recorded.
Relationships
Supersession means a later instrument replaces the earlier legal effect. Repeal links identify the repeal instrument and the measure it ends. A later implementation or related letter is not treated as a replacement unless the record says so.
- Related, not a replacement Assembly Bill 1099 (2025) statewide data center moratorium (did not pass) (Did not pass)
Sources
https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/proposals/reg/sen/bill/sb1061
- 2025 Senate Bill 1061, introduced text Introduced bill text with Legislative Reference Bureau analysis · 26 February 2026