Assembly Bill 309
Immunity for 911 call centers and dispatchers that transfer callers to the national 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline
Topics: Death, Public liability, Telephone
Stopped before the full Assembly voted
The recommended passing it, but the full Assembly never voted on it. The last day for votes this session was Mar 19, 2026. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Jun 6, 2025
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Assembly vote, stopped here
Stopped here. The full Assembly never voted on it.
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Senate vote, not reached
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Governor, not reached
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Mar 23, 2026: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
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The same bill was also filed in the Senate as SB 309. That version became law.
Terms on this page
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. 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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote. More in the glossary
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
This bill provides that any public safety answering point, more commonly known as a 911 call center, or dispatcher that transfers a caller to the national 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline is generally immune from civil liability for any outcomes resulting from the transfer.
Who's behind it
14 representatives are its . 13 are Republicans and 1 is a Democrat.
11 more lawmakers .
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Authors (14)
- Elijah Behnke · Republican, Assembly
- Lindee Brill · Republican, Assembly
- Barbara Dittrich · Republican, Assembly
- Dean Kaufert · Republican, Assembly
- Dan Knodl · Republican, Assembly
- Dave Maxey · Republican, Assembly
- Paul Melotik · Republican, Assembly
- Dave Murphy · Republican, Assembly
- Jeff Mursau · Republican, Assembly
- Jerry O'Connor · Republican, Assembly
- Sylvia Ortiz-Velez · Democrat, Assembly
- Will Penterman · Republican, Assembly
- Paul Tittl · Republican, Assembly
- Nancy VanderMeer · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (11)
- Brienne Brown · Democrat, Assembly
- Dora Drake · Democrat, Senate
- Jodi Emerson · Democrat, Assembly
- Jenna Jacobson · Democrat, Assembly
- Jesse James · Republican, Senate
- Sarah Keyeski · Democrat, Senate
- Howard Marklein · Republican, Senate
- Romaine Quinn · Republican, Senate
- Melissa Ratcliff · Democrat, Senate
- Lisa Subeck · Democrat, Assembly
- Van Wanggaard · Republican, Senate
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 was one vote on this bill.
Assembly Committee on Mental Health and Substance Abuse Prevention vote to recommend it
Passed, 8 to 1 · Sep 15, 2025
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report passage recommended by Committee on Mental Health and Substance Abuse Prevention, Ayes 8, Noes 1”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Mar 23, 2026
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Oct 14, 2025 to Mar 19, 2026
2 more representatives and 2 senators signed on in support.
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Sep 15, 2025
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Sep 15, 2025
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 8 to 1.
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Sep 9, 2025
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Sep 3, 2025
The committee held a public hearing.
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Jun 18, 2025
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Jun 6, 2025
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Mental Health and Substance Abuse Prevention.
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Jun 6, 2025
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Jun 6, 2025 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives VanderMeer, Dittrich, Behnke, Brill, Kaufert, Knodl, Maxey, Melotik, Murphy, Mursau, O'Connor, Ortiz-Velez, Penterman and Tittl; cosponsored by Senators James, Wanggaard, Keyeski, Marklein and Quinn
- Jun 6, 2025 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Mental Health and Substance Abuse Prevention
- Jun 18, 2025 · Assembly
Representative Subeck added as a coauthor
- Sep 3, 2025 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Sep 5, 2025 · Assembly
Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Roe
- Sep 9, 2025 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Sep 9, 2025 · Assembly
Representative J. Jacobson added as a coauthor
- Sep 15, 2025 · Assembly
Report passage recommended by Committee on Mental Health and Substance Abuse Prevention, Ayes 8, Noes 1
- Sep 15, 2025 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
- Oct 9, 2025 · Assembly
Placed on calendar 10-14-2025 by Committee on Rules
- Oct 14, 2025 · Assembly
Laid on the table
- Oct 14, 2025 · Assembly
Senator Drake added as a cosponsor
- Oct 14, 2025 · Assembly
Senator Ratcliff added as a cosponsor
- Mar 6, 2026 · Assembly
Representative Brown added as a coauthor
- Mar 19, 2026 · Assembly
Representative Emerson added as a coauthor
- Mar 23, 2026 · Assembly
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Terms on this page
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. 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
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
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1
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
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote