Bill Commons

WI SB 309

enacted

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

Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did WI SB 309 pass?

Yes. WI SB 309 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-03-19): Representative Emerson added as a cosponsor

What is WI SB 309 about?

WI SB 309 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session titled “Relating to: immunity for 911 call centers and dispatchers that transfer callers to the national 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline.”.

Who sponsors WI SB 309?

Wanggaard, Quinn, Marklein and 2 others are the primary sponsors of WI SB 309, joined by 14 cosponsors.

Introduced
2025-06-04
Latest action
2026-03-19 — Representative Emerson added as a cosponsor
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Wanggaardprimary
  • Quinnprimary
  • Markleinprimary
  • Keyeskiprimary
  • Jamesprimary
  • VanderMeercosponsor
  • Dittrichcosponsor
  • Behnkecosponsor
  • Brillcosponsor
  • Kaufertcosponsor
  • Knodlcosponsor
  • Maxeycosponsor
  • Melotikcosponsor
  • Murphycosponsor
  • Mursaucosponsor
  • O'Connorcosponsor
  • Ortiz-Velezcosponsor
  • Pentermancosponsor
  • Tittlcosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-03-19

    Representative Emerson added as a cosponsor

  2. 2026-03-06

    Representative Brown added as a cosponsor

  3. 2025-11-04

    Representative J. Jacobson added as a cosponsor

  4. 2025-11-03

    Published 11-1-2025

    became-law

  5. 2025-11-03

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

    executive-signature

  6. 2025-10-30

    Presented to the Governor on 10-30-2025

    executive-receipt

  7. 2025-10-16

    Report correctly enrolled

    enrolled

  8. 2025-10-15

    Received from Assembly concurred in

    receipt

  9. 2025-10-14

    Ordered immediately messaged

  10. 2025-10-14

    Read a third time and concurred in

    passage,reading-3

  11. 2025-10-14

    Rules suspended

  12. 2025-10-14

    Ordered to a third reading

    reading-3

  13. 2025-10-14

    Decision of the Chair upheld, Ayes 54, Noes 42

  14. 2025-10-14

    Decision of the Chair appealed

  15. 2025-10-14

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

  16. 2025-10-14

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Fitzgerald

    amendment-introduction

  17. 2025-10-14

    Read a second time

    reading-2

  18. 2025-10-14

    Rules suspended to withdraw from Senate message and take up

  19. 2025-10-14

    Read

  20. 2025-10-14

    Received from Senate

    receipt

  21. 2025-10-14

    Ordered immediately messaged

  22. 2025-10-14

    Read a third time and passed

    passage,reading-3

  23. 2025-10-14

    Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  24. 2025-10-14

    Ordered to a third reading

    reading-3

  25. 2025-10-14

    Read a second time

    reading-2

  26. 2025-10-14

    Senators Ratcliff, Smith and Drake added as coauthors

  27. 2025-10-13

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

  28. 2025-10-10

    Available for scheduling

  29. 2025-10-10

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

    committee-passage-favorable

  30. 2025-10-02

    Executive action taken

  31. 2025-09-04

    Public hearing held

  32. 2025-06-18

    Representative Subeck added as a cosponsor

  33. 2025-06-04

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

    reading-1,referral-committee

  34. 2025-06-04

    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

    introduction

Versions

Documents

Votes

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

    2025-10-10 · pass · 5-0

  • SHALL THE DECISION OF THE CHAIR STAND

    2025-10-14 · pass · 54-42

    Member-level votes (96)
    • ALLEN: yes
    • ANDERSON: no
    • ANDRACA: no
    • ARMSTRONG: yes
    • ARNEY: no
    • AUGUST: yes
    • BARE: no
    • BEHNKE: yes
    • BILLINGS: no
    • BORN: yes
    • BRILL: yes
    • BROOKS: yes
    • BROWN: no
    • CALLAHAN: yes
    • CRUZ: no
    • DALLMAN: yes
    • DESANTO: no
    • DESMIDT: no
    • DITTRICH: yes
    • DONOVAN: yes
    • DOYLE: no
    • DUCHOW: yes
    • EMERSON: no
    • FITZGERALD: no
    • FRANKLIN: yes
    • GOEBEN: yes
    • GOODWIN: no
    • GREEN: yes
    • GUNDRUM: yes
    • GUSTAFSON: yes
    • HAYWOOD: no
    • HONG: no
    • HURD: yes
    • HYSELL: no
    • JACOBSON, B: yes
    • JACOBSON, J: no
    • JOERS: no
    • JOHNSON: no
    • KAUFERT: yes
    • KIRSCH: no
    • KITCHENS: yes
    • KNODL: yes
    • KREIBICH: yes
    • KRUG: yes
    • KURTZ: yes
    • MADISON: no
    • MAXEY: yes
    • MAYADEV: no
    • MCCARVILLE: no
    • MCGUIRE: no
    • MELOTIK: yes
    • MIRESSE: no
    • MOORE OMOKUNDE: no
    • MOSES: yes
    • MURPHY: yes
    • NEDWESKI: yes
    • NEUBAUER: no
    • NEYLON: yes
    • NOVAK: yes
    • O'CONNOR: yes
    • ORTIZ-VELEZ: yes
    • PALMERI: no
    • PENTERMAN: yes
    • PETERSEN: yes
    • PHELPS: no
    • PIWOWARCZYK: yes
    • PRADO: no
    • PRONSCHINSKE: yes
    • RIVERA-WAGNER: no
    • RODRIGUEZ: yes
    • ROE: no
    • SHEEHAN: no
    • SINICKI: no
    • SNODGRASS: no
    • SNYDER: yes
    • SORTWELL: yes
    • SPAUDE: no
    • SPIROS: yes
    • STEFFEN: yes
    • STROUD: no
    • STUBBS: no
    • SUBECK: no
    • SUMMERFIELD: yes
    • SWEARINGEN: yes
    • TAYLOR: no
    • TENORIO: no
    • TITTL: yes
    • TRANEL: yes
    • TUCKER: yes
    • TUSLER: yes
    • UDELL: no
    • VANDERMEER: yes
    • WICHGERS: yes
    • WITTKE: yes
    • ZIMMERMAN: yes
    • SPEAKER: yes

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