republic-os/legislation/us/states/wi/2019/ab-531.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to: requiring that student identification cards include contact information for suicide prevention hotlines. (FE)"
description: "Relating to: requiring that student identification cards include contact information for suicide prevention hotlines. (FE)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/wi"
legislature: "Wisconsin Legislature"
session: "2019"
identifier: "AB 531"
citation: "Wisconsin AB 531 (2019)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["B. Meyers", "Ballweg", "C. Taylor", "Cabrera", "Doyle", "Duchow", "Edming", "Felzkowski", "James", "Knodl", "Kurtz", "Loudenbeck", "Magnafici", "Milroy", "Mursau", "Neubauer", "Oldenburg", "Ott", "Petersen", "Petryk", "Plumer", "Pronschinske", "Ramthun", "Riemer", "Rodriguez", "Rohrkaste", "Sanfelippo", "Schraa", "Spiros", "Stafsholt", "Tittl", "Tranel", "Vining", "Vruwink", "Wichgers", "Wittke", "Zimmerman"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 43
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2019-10-14T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2020-03-02T06:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c8ef4bd8-f3e0-428a-aaf4-c499691fe6ae"
source_url: "http://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2019/proposals/reg/asm/bill/ab531"
source_hash: "c822643d8814319dd4086713997010639af5d0c367b8e281266f3bc9182b556a"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-wi"]
---

# Wisconsin AB 531 (2019) — Relating to: requiring that student identification cards include contact information for suicide prevention hotlines. (FE)

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Assembly Amendment 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/amends/2019/REG/AB531-AA1)
2. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](http://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2019/REG/AB531)
3. **Senate Amendment 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/amends/2019/REG/AB531-SA1)

## Votes

- Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 14, Noes 0 — **14–0** (pass) · lower
- Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 5, Noes 0 — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 12, Noes 0 — **12–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- B. Meyers — primary (person)
- Ballweg — primary (person)
- C. Taylor — primary (person)
- Cabrera — primary (person)
- Doyle — primary (person)
- Duchow — primary (person)
- Edming — primary (person)
- Felzkowski — primary (person)
- James — primary (person)
- Knodl — primary (person)
- Kurtz — primary (person)
- Loudenbeck — primary (person)
- Magnafici — primary (person)
- Milroy — primary (person)
- Mursau — primary (person)
- Neubauer — primary (person)
- Oldenburg — primary (person)
- Ott — primary (person)
- Petersen — primary (person)
- Petryk — primary (person)
- Plumer — primary (person)
- Pronschinske — primary (person)
- Ramthun — primary (person)
- Riemer — primary (person)
- Rodriguez — primary (person)
- Rohrkaste — primary (person)
- Sanfelippo — primary (person)
- Schraa — primary (person)
- Spiros — primary (person)
- Stafsholt — primary (person)
- Tittl — primary (person)
- Tranel — primary (person)
- Vining — primary (person)
- Vruwink — primary (person)
- Wichgers — primary (person)
- Wittke — primary (person)
- Zimmerman — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2019-10-14T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced by Representatives Stafsholt, B. Meyers, Ballweg, Cabrera, Doyle, Duchow, Edming, Felzkowski, James, Knodl, Kurtz, Loudenbeck, Magnafici, Milroy, Mursau, Neubauer, Oldenburg, Ott, Petersen, Petryk, Plumer, Pronschinske, Ramthun, Riemer, Rodriguez, Rohrkaste, Sanfelippo, Schraa, Spiros, C. Taylor, Tittl, Tranel, Vining, Vruwink, Wichgers, Wittke and Zimmerman; cosponsored by Senators Olsen, Bernier, Carpenter, L. Taylor and Schachtner `introduction`
- **2019-10-14T05:00:00+00:00** Read first time and referred to Committee on Education `referral-committee`
- **2019-10-18T05:00:00+00:00** Representative Subeck added as a coauthor
- **2019-10-18T05:00:00+00:00** Fiscal estimate received
- **2019-10-18T05:00:00+00:00** Fiscal estimate received
- **2019-10-22T05:00:00+00:00** Fiscal estimate received
- **2019-10-24T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing held
- **2019-10-24T05:00:00+00:00** Representative Kitchens added as a coauthor
- **2019-10-28T05:00:00+00:00** Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Stafsholt `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-10-28T05:00:00+00:00** Representative Bowen added as a coauthor
- **2019-10-29T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken
- **2019-11-01T05:00:00+00:00** Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 12, Noes 0
- **2019-11-01T05:00:00+00:00** Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 14, Noes 0 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-11-01T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to committee on Rules `referral-committee`
- **2019-11-05T06:00:00+00:00** Placed on calendar 11-7-2019 by Committee on Rules
- **2019-11-07T06:00:00+00:00** Read a second time `reading-2`
- **2019-11-07T06:00:00+00:00** Assembly Amendment 1 adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2019-11-07T06:00:00+00:00** Ordered to a third reading
- **2019-11-07T06:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended
- **2019-11-07T06:00:00+00:00** Read a third time and passed `passage`
- **2019-11-07T06:00:00+00:00** Ordered immediately messaged
- **2019-11-08T06:00:00+00:00** Received from Assembly
- **2020-01-09T06:00:00+00:00** Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization `referral-committee`
- **2020-01-09T06:00:00+00:00** Available for scheduling
- **2020-01-17T06:00:00+00:00** Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 5, Noes 0
- **2020-01-17T06:00:00+00:00** Placed on calendar 1-21-2020 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- **2020-01-21T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senators Craig, Kooyenga, Stroebel, Kapenga and Nass `amendment-introduction`
- **2020-01-21T06:00:00+00:00** Senator Larson added as a cosponsor
- **2020-01-21T06:00:00+00:00** Read a second time `reading-2`
- **2020-01-21T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment 1 adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2020-01-21T06:00:00+00:00** Ordered to a third reading
- **2020-01-21T06:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended
- **2020-01-21T06:00:00+00:00** Read a third time and concurred in as amended `passage`
- **2020-01-21T06:00:00+00:00** Ordered immediately messaged
- **2020-01-21T06:00:00+00:00** Received from Senate amended and concurred in as amended (Senate amendment 1 adopted)
- **2020-01-31T06:00:00+00:00** Referred to committee on Rules `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-06T06:00:00+00:00** Placed on calendar 2-11-2020 by Committee on Rules
- **2020-02-11T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment 1 concurred in
- **2020-02-11T06:00:00+00:00** Action ordered immediately messaged
- **2020-02-17T06:00:00+00:00** Report correctly enrolled on 2-17-2020
- **2020-02-25T06:00:00+00:00** Presented to the Governor on 2-25-2020 `executive-receipt`
- **2020-03-02T06:00:00+00:00** Report approved by the Governor on 3-2-2020. 2019 Wisconsin Act 116 `executive-signature`
- **2020-03-02T06:00:00+00:00** Published 3-3-2020

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c8ef4bd8-f3e0-428a-aaf4-c499691fe6ae`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Wisconsin legislature records).