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Bills from the 2019–20 session

Assembly Bill 531

Requiring that student identification cards include contact information for suicide prevention hotlines. (FE)

Became law

The governor signed it on Mar 2, 2020. It's ⁠.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Oct 14, 2019

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Assembly vote, passed

    Passed Nov 7, 2019

  4. Senate vote, passed

    Passed Jan 21, 2020

  5. Governor, passed

    Signed

  6. Law, here now

    2019 Wisconsin Act 116

Latest entry in the official record, Mar 2, 2020: “Published 3-3-2020”

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What it does

Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.

This bill provides that, if a school board, operator of an independent charter school, or governing body of a private school, or an institution of higher education (college), issues identification cards to, respectively, pupils or college students, the school board, operator, or governing body, or the college, shall include on the identification card certain contact information for suicide prevention and crisis support hotlines.

Who's behind it

37 lawmakers are its ⁠. 28 are Republicans and 9 are Democrats.

9 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 46 names

Authors (37)

Signed on in support (9)

What it would cost

State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.

Versions and amendments

Every text the Legislature printed for this bill, including proposed changes. Each opens on the Legislature's site.

How lawmakers voted

There were 3 votes on this bill.

Assembly Committee on Education vote on an amendment

Passed, 12 to 0 · Nov 1, 2019

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 12, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Assembly Committee on Education vote to recommend it

Passed, 14 to 0 · Nov 1, 2019

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 14, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Senate vote

Passed, 5 to 0 · Jan 17, 2020

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 5, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

What happened

  1. Mar 2, 2020

    The new law was published.

  2. Mar 2, 2020

    The governor signed it. It became 2019 Wisconsin Act 116.

  3. Feb 25, 2020

    Sent to the governor.

  4. Feb 11, 2020

    “Action ordered immediately messaged” (the official wording)

  5. Jan 31, 2020

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  6. Jan 21, 2020

    The Assembly adopted it.

  7. Jan 21, 2020

    The Senate passed it too.

  8. Jan 21, 2020

    The Senate adopted it.

  9. Jan 21, 2020

    1 more senator signed on in support.

  10. Jan 17, 2020

    “Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 5, Noes 0” (the official wording)

  11. Jan 9, 2020

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Senate Organization.

  12. Nov 8, 2019

    The Senate received it.

  13. Nov 7, 2019

    The Assembly passed it.

  14. Nov 7, 2019

    The Assembly adopted it.

  15. Nov 1, 2019

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  16. Nov 1, 2019

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 14 to 0.

  17. Oct 24, 2019 to Oct 28, 2019

    2 more representatives signed on in support.

  18. Oct 24, 2019

    The committee held a public hearing.

  19. Oct 22, 2019

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  20. Oct 18, 2019

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  21. Oct 18, 2019

    1 more representative signed on in support.

  22. Oct 14, 2019

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Education.

  23. Oct 14, 2019

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Oct 14, 2019 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Stafsholt, B. Meyers, Ballweg, Cabrera, Doyle, Duchow, Edming, Felzkowski, James, Knodl, Kurtz, Loudenbeck, Magnafici, Milroy, Mursau, Neubauer, Oldenburg, Ott, Petersen, Petryk, Plumer, Pronschinske, Ramthun, Riemer, Rodriguez, Rohrkaste, Sanfelippo, Schraa, Spiros, C. Taylor, Tittl, Tranel, Vining, Vruwink, Wichgers, Wittke and Zimmerman; cosponsored by Senators Olsen, Bernier, Carpenter, L. Taylor and Schachtner

  2. Oct 14, 2019 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Education

  3. Oct 18, 2019 · Assembly

    Representative Subeck added as a coauthor

  4. Oct 18, 2019 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Oct 18, 2019 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  6. Oct 22, 2019 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  7. Oct 24, 2019 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  8. Oct 24, 2019 · Assembly

    Representative Kitchens added as a coauthor

  9. Oct 28, 2019 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Stafsholt

  10. Oct 28, 2019 · Assembly

    Representative Bowen added as a coauthor

  11. Oct 29, 2019 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  12. Nov 1, 2019 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 12, Noes 0

  13. Nov 1, 2019 · Assembly

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 14, Noes 0

  14. Nov 1, 2019 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  15. Nov 5, 2019 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 11-7-2019 by Committee on Rules

  16. Nov 7, 2019 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  17. Nov 7, 2019 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 adopted

  18. Nov 7, 2019 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  19. Nov 7, 2019 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  20. Nov 7, 2019 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed

  21. Nov 7, 2019 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  22. Nov 8, 2019 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  23. Jan 9, 2020 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization

  24. Jan 9, 2020 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  25. Jan 17, 2020 · Senate

    Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 5, Noes 0

  26. Jan 17, 2020 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 1-21-2020 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  27. Jan 21, 2020 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senators Craig, Kooyenga, Stroebel, Kapenga and Nass

  28. Jan 21, 2020 · Senate

    Senator Larson added as a cosponsor

  29. Jan 21, 2020 · Senate

    Read a second time

  30. Jan 21, 2020 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 1 adopted

  31. Jan 21, 2020 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  32. Jan 21, 2020 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  33. Jan 21, 2020 · Senate

    Read a third time and concurred in as amended

  34. Jan 21, 2020 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  35. Jan 21, 2020 · Assembly

    Received from Senate amended and concurred in as amended (Senate amendment 1 adopted)

  36. Jan 31, 2020 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  37. Feb 6, 2020 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 2-11-2020 by Committee on Rules

  38. Feb 11, 2020 · Assembly

    Senate Amendment 1 concurred in

  39. Feb 11, 2020 · Assembly

    Action ordered immediately messaged

  40. Feb 17, 2020 · Assembly

    Report correctly enrolled on 2-17-2020

  41. Feb 25, 2020 · Assembly

    Presented to the Governor on 2-25-2020

  42. Mar 2, 2020 · Assembly

    Report approved by the Governor on 3-2-2020. 2019 Wisconsin Act 116

  43. Mar 2, 2020 · Assembly

    Published 3-3-2020

Terms on this page

Wisconsin Act

The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.

Official term: Act. More in the glossary

Legislative Reference Bureau

The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.

Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary

Author

A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.

Official term: Author, coauthor. More in the glossary

Signed on in support

Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.

Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary

Cost estimate

A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.

Official term: Fiscal estimate. More in the glossary

Roll call

A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.

Official term: Roll call vote. More in the glossary

From the Wisconsin Legislature's official record, checked Sep 15, 2026. See the source

Wisconsin Act

The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.

Official term: Act

More in the glossary

Legislative Reference Bureau

The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.

Official term: LRB analysis

More in the glossary

Author

A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.

Official term: Author, coauthor

More in the glossary

Signed on in support

Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.

Official term: Cosponsor

More in the glossary

Cost estimate

A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.

Official term: Fiscal estimate

More in the glossary

Roll call

A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.

Official term: Roll call vote

More in the glossary