# Wisconsin AB309: An Act to create 256.35 (7) (c) of the statutes; Relating to: immunity for 911 call centers and dispatchers that transfer callers to the national 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline.

Wisconsin AB309, An Act to create 256.35 (7) (c) of the statutes; Relating to: immunity for 911 call centers and dispatchers that transfer callers to the national 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline., is a 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session) House bill sponsored by Elijah Behnke (Republican), Lindee Brill (Republican), Barbara Dittrich (Republican) and 11 others; status failed, last action 2026-03-23 (Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Wisconsin AB309
- State: Wisconsin
- Session: 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session)
- Title: An Act to create 256.35 (7) (c) of the statutes; Relating to: immunity for 911 call centers and dispatchers that transfer callers to the national 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-06-06
- Last action: 2026-03-23, Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
- Sponsors: Elijah Behnke (Republican), Lindee Brill (Republican), Barbara Dittrich (Republican), Dean Kaufert (Republican), Daniel Knodl (Republican), Dave Maxey (Republican), Paul Melotik (Republican), David Murphy (Republican), Jeffrey Mursau (Republican), Jerry O'Connor (Republican), Sylvia Ortiz-Velez (Democratic), William Penterman (Republican), Paul Tittl (Republican), Nancy VanderMeer (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 11
- Subjects: Death, Public liability, Telephone
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Elijah Behnke (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Lindee Brill (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Barbara Dittrich (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Dean Kaufert (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Daniel Knodl (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Dave Maxey (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Paul Melotik (Republican), House
- Sponsor: David Murphy (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Jeffrey Mursau (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Jerry O'Connor (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Sylvia Ortiz-Velez (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: William Penterman (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Paul Tittl (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Nancy VanderMeer (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Brienne Brown (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Dora Drake (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jodi Emerson (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jenna Jacobson (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jesse James (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Sarah Keyeski (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Howard Marklein (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Romaine Quinn (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Melissa Ratcliff (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Lisa Subeck (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Van Wanggaard (Republican), Senate

## Actions (16)

- 2026-03-23: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1 (House)
- 2026-03-19: Representative Emerson added as a coauthor (House)
- 2026-03-06: Representative Brown added as a coauthor (House)
- 2025-10-14: Senator Ratcliff added as a cosponsor (House)
- 2025-10-14: Senator Drake added as a cosponsor (House)
- 2025-10-14: Laid on the table (House)
- 2025-10-09: Placed on calendar 10-14-2025 by Committee on Rules (House)
- 2025-09-15: Referred to committee on Rules (House)
- 2025-09-15: Report passage recommended by Committee on Mental Health and Substance Abuse Prevention, Ayes 8, Noes 1 (House)
- 2025-09-09: Representative J. Jacobson added as a coauthor (House)
- 2025-09-09: Executive action taken (House)
- 2025-09-05: Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Roe (House)
- 2025-09-03: Public hearing held (House)
- 2025-06-18: Representative Subeck added as a coauthor (House)
- 2025-06-06: Read first time and referred to Committee on Mental Health and Substance Abuse Prevention (House)
- 2025-06-06: 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 (House)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [HTML](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB309), [PDF](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB309.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Bill Text (HTML)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB309)
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB309.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WI-AB309-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).