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SB309 • 2025

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

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

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This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
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
Last action
2026-03-19
Official status
S - Enacted into law
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

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

immunity for 911 call centers and dispatchers that transfer callers to the national 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline Status: S - Enacted into law

What This Bill Does

  • immunity for 911 call centers and dispatchers that transfer callers to the national 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline Status: S - Enacted into law

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-19 Sen.

    Representative Emerson added as a cosponsor

  2. 2026-03-06 Sen.

    Representative Brown added as a cosponsor

  3. 2025-11-04 Sen.

    Representative J. Jacobson added as a cosponsor

  4. 2025-11-03 Sen.

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

  5. 2025-11-03 Sen.

    Published 11-1-2025

  6. 2025-10-30 Sen.

    Presented to the Governor on 10-30-2025

  7. 2025-10-16 Sen.

    Report correctly enrolled

  8. 2025-10-15 Sen.

    Received from Assembly concurred in

  9. 2025-10-14 Sen.

    Senators Ratcliff , Smith and Drake added as coauthors

  10. 2025-10-14 Sen.

    Read a second time

  11. 2025-10-14 Sen.

    Ordered to a third reading

  12. 2025-10-14 Sen.

    Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  13. 2025-10-14 Sen.

    Read a third time and passed

  14. 2025-10-14 Sen.

    Ordered immediately messaged

  15. 2025-10-14 Asm.

    Received from Senate

  16. 2025-10-14 Asm.

    Read

  17. 2025-10-14 Asm.

    Rules suspended to withdraw from Senate message and take up

  18. 2025-10-14 Asm.

    Read a second time

  19. 2025-10-14 Asm.

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Fitzgerald

  20. 2025-10-14 Asm.

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

  21. 2025-10-14 Asm.

    Decision of the Chair appealed

  22. 2025-10-14 Asm.

    Decision of the Chair upheld, Ayes 54, Noes 42

  23. 2025-10-14 Asm.

    Ordered to a third reading

  24. 2025-10-14 Asm.

    Rules suspended

  25. 2025-10-14 Asm.

    Read a third time and concurred in

  26. 2025-10-14 Asm.

    Ordered immediately messaged

  27. 2025-10-13 Sen.

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

  28. 2025-10-10 Sen.

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

  29. 2025-10-10 Sen.

    Available for scheduling

  30. 2025-10-02 Sen.

    Executive action taken

  31. 2025-09-04 Sen.

    Public hearing held

  32. 2025-06-18 Sen.

    Representative Subeck added as a cosponsor

  33. 2025-06-04 Sen.

    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

  34. 2025-06-04 Sen.

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

Official Summary Text

immunity for 911 call centers and dispatchers that transfer callers to the national 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline
Status: S - Enacted into law

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2025 - 2026 LEGISLATURE
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2025 SENATE BILL 309
June 4, 2025 - 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
. Referred to Committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families.
SB309,1,3
1
An Act

to create
256.35 (7) (c) of the statutes;
relating to:
immunity for 911
2
call centers and dispatchers that transfer callers to the national 988 Suicide
3
and Crisis Lifeline.
Analysis by the 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.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
SB309,1
4
Section

1
.
256.35 (7) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
SB309,1,7
5
256.35
(7)
(c) 1. In this paragraph, “national crisis hotline” means the
6
telephone or text access number “988,” or its successor, that is maintained under
7
the federally administered program under
42 USC 290bb-36c
.
SB309,2,2
8
2. Any public safety answering point or dispatcher that transfers a caller to
1
the national crisis hotline is immune from civil liability for any outcomes resulting
2
from the transfer.
SB309,2,5
3
3. Subdivision 2. does not apply if the injury claimed to have resulted from the
4
transfer is the result of an act or omission that constitutes gross negligence or
5
willful or wanton misconduct by the dispatcher or public safety answering point.
SB309,2,6
6
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