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Bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

SB 309

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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, completed
  2. Passes Senate, completed
  3. Passes Assembly, completed
  4. Governor signs, completed
  5. Law, completed

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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: James (R) , Keyeski (D) , Marklein (R) , Quinn (R) , Wanggaard (R)

19 cosponsors

Behnke (R) , Brill (R) , Brown (D) , Dittrich (R) , Emerson (D) , J. Jacobson (D) , Kaufert (R) , Knodl (R) , Maxey (R) , Melotik (R) , Murphy (R) , Mursau (R) , O'Connor (R) , Ortiz-Velez (D) , Penterman (R) , Ratcliff, Smith and Drake , Subeck (D) , Tittl (R) , VanderMeer (R)

Registered lobbying interests · 9

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

Senate: Report passage recommended by Committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families, Ayes 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 Oct 10, 2025 official source full page

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

Assembly: SHALL THE DECISION OF THE CHAIR STAND

Passed 54–42 Oct 14, 2025 official source full page

Aye · 54

Nay · 42

Not voting · 3

Full history

  1. Jun 4, 2025 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators James, Keyeski, Marklein, Quinn and Wanggaard; cosponsored by Representatives VanderMeer, Dittrich, Behnke, Brill, Kaufert, Knodl, Maxey, Melotik, Murphy, Mursau, O'Connor, Ortiz-Velez, Penterman and Tittl

  2. Jun 4, 2025 · Senate

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

  3. Jun 18, 2025 · Senate

    Representative Subeck added as a cosponsor

  4. Sep 4, 2025 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  5. Oct 2, 2025 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  6. Oct 10, 2025 · Senate

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  7. Oct 10, 2025 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  8. Oct 13, 2025 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 10-14-2025 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  9. Oct 14, 2025 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  10. Oct 14, 2025 · Senate

    Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  11. Oct 14, 2025 · Senate

    Read a third time and passed

  12. Oct 14, 2025 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  13. Oct 14, 2025 · Assembly

    Received from Senate

  14. Oct 14, 2025 · Assembly

    Read

  15. Oct 14, 2025 · Assembly

    Rules suspended to withdraw from Senate message and take up

  16. Oct 14, 2025 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  17. Oct 14, 2025 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Fitzgerald

  18. Oct 14, 2025 · Assembly

    Point of order that Assembly Amendment 1 not germane under Assembly Rule 54 (3)(f) well taken

  19. Oct 14, 2025 · Assembly

    Decision of the Chair appealed

  20. Oct 14, 2025 · Assembly

    Decision of the Chair upheld, Ayes 54, Noes 42

  21. Oct 14, 2025 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  22. Oct 14, 2025 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  23. Oct 14, 2025 · Assembly

    Read a third time and concurred in

  24. Oct 14, 2025 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  25. Oct 14, 2025 · Senate

    Senators Ratcliff, Smith and Drake added as coauthors

  26. Oct 14, 2025 · Senate

    Read a second time

  27. Oct 15, 2025 · Senate

    Received from Assembly concurred in

  28. Oct 16, 2025 · Senate

    Report correctly enrolled

  29. Oct 30, 2025 · Senate

    Presented to the Governor on 10-30-2025

  30. Nov 3, 2025 · Senate

    Report approved by the Governor on 10-31-2025. 2025 Wisconsin Act 41

  31. Nov 3, 2025 · Senate

    Published 11-1-2025

  32. Nov 4, 2025 · Senate

    Representative J. Jacobson added as a cosponsor

  33. Mar 6, 2026 · Senate

    Representative Brown added as a cosponsor

  34. Mar 19, 2026 · Senate

    Representative Emerson added as a cosponsor