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Bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

AB 309

Died at session end Official bill text Atom feed

Relating to: immunity for 911 call centers and dispatchers that transfer callers to the national 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline.

Death Public liability Telephone

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

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What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

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.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Behnke (R) , Brill (R) , Dittrich (R) , Kaufert (R) , Knodl (R) , Maxey (R) , Melotik (R) , Murphy (R) , Mursau (R) , O'Connor (R) , Ortiz-Velez (D) , Penterman (R) , Tittl (R) , VanderMeer (R)

11 cosponsors

Brown (D) , Drake (D) , Emerson (D) , J. Jacobson (D) , James (R) , Keyeski (D) , Marklein (R) , Quinn (R) , Ratcliff (D) , Subeck (D) , Wanggaard (R)

Registered lobbying interests · 7

Organizations that registered lobbying activity on this bill with the Wisconsin Ethics Commission. Registration means interest, not a position for or against. Official record

Votes

Assembly: Report passage recommended by Committee on Mental Health and Substance Abuse Prevention, Ayes 8, Noes 1

Passed 8–1 Sep 15, 2025 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Full history

  1. 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

  2. Jun 6, 2025 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Mental Health and Substance Abuse Prevention

  3. Jun 18, 2025 · Assembly

    Representative Subeck added as a coauthor

  4. Sep 3, 2025 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  5. Sep 5, 2025 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Roe

  6. Sep 9, 2025 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  7. Sep 9, 2025 · Assembly

    Representative J. Jacobson added as a coauthor

  8. Sep 15, 2025 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Mental Health and Substance Abuse Prevention, Ayes 8, Noes 1

  9. Sep 15, 2025 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  10. Oct 9, 2025 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 10-14-2025 by Committee on Rules

  11. Oct 14, 2025 · Assembly

    Laid on the table

  12. Oct 14, 2025 · Assembly

    Senator Drake added as a cosponsor

  13. Oct 14, 2025 · Assembly

    Senator Ratcliff added as a cosponsor

  14. Mar 6, 2026 · Assembly

    Representative Brown added as a coauthor

  15. Mar 19, 2026 · Assembly

    Representative Emerson added as a coauthor

  16. Mar 23, 2026 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1