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Bills · 2009-2010 Regular Session

AB 591

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authorizing certain optometrists to dispense contact lenses that deliver a therapeutic pharmaceutical agent.

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

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Under current law, a person licensed to practice the profession of optometry by

the Optometry Examining Board (board) in the Department of Regulation and

Licensing may, among other practices, prescribe contact lenses. If the person was

first licensed on or after August 1, 2006, or holds a certificate issued by the board,

the person may also prescribe or administer drugs for ocular therapeutic purposes.

However, the person may not dispense drugs.

This bill permits a person licensed to practice the profession of optometry who

is authorized to prescribe or administer a therapeutic pharmaceutical agent to

dispense contact lenses that deliver the therapeutic pharmaceutical agent.

Sponsors

Introduced by: A. Ott (R) , Ballweg (R) , Benedict (D) , Berceau (D) , Bies (R) , Brooks (R) , Garthwaite (D) , Hebl (D) , Hintz (D) , Hixson (D) , Hubler (D) , Kaufert (R) , Kerkman (R) , Kestell (R) , Knodl (R) , Molepske Jr. (D) , Montgomery (R) , Nass (R) , Pasch (D) , Petrowski (R) , Pridemore (R) , Seidel (D) , Shilling , Suder (R) , Townsend (R) , Turner (D) , Vos (R) , Vruwink (D) , Vukmir (R) , Zigmunt (D)

12 cosponsors

Barca (D) , Cowles (R) , Darling (R) , Decker (D) , Ellis (R) , Hilgenberg (D) , Holperin (D) , Jauch (D) , Lehman (D) , Schultz (R) , Taylor (D) , Vinehout (D)

Votes

Assembly: Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by committee on Health and Healthcare Reform, Ayes 13, Noes 0

Passed 13–0 Jan 12, 2010 official source full page

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

Senate: Report concurrence recommended by committee on Health, Health Insurance, Privacy, Property Tax Relief, and Revenue, Ayes 7, Noes 0

Passed 7–0 Jan 27, 2010 official source full page

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

Full history

  1. Nov 20, 2009 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Seidel, Zigmunt, Ballweg, Benedict, Berceau, Bies, Brooks, Garthwaite, Hebl, Hintz, Hixson, Hubler, Kaufert, Kerkman, Kestell, Knodl, Molepske Jr., Montgomery, Nass, A. Ott, Pasch, Petrowski, Pridemore, Shilling, Suder, Townsend, Turner, Vruwink, Vukmir and Vos;Cosponsored by Senators Vinehout, Cowles, Darling, Ellis, Jauch, Lehman, Schultz, Taylor and Decker

  2. Nov 20, 2009 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Health and Healthcare Reform

  3. Nov 24, 2009 · Assembly

    Senator Holperin added as a cosponsor

  4. Nov 24, 2009 · Assembly

    Representative Hilgenberg added as a coauthor

  5. Dec 2, 2009 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  6. Dec 17, 2009 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  7. Dec 17, 2009 · Assembly

    Assembly amendment 1 offered by committee on Health and Healthcare Reform

  8. Jan 12, 2010 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by committee on Health and Healthcare Reform, Ayes 13, Noes 0

  9. Jan 12, 2010 · Assembly

    Report passage as amended recommended by committee on Health and Healthcare Reform, Ayes 13, Noes 0

  10. Jan 12, 2010 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  11. Jan 13, 2010 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 1-19-2010 by committee on Rules

  12. Jan 19, 2010 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  13. Jan 19, 2010 · Assembly

    Assembly amendment 1 adopted

  14. Jan 19, 2010 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  15. Jan 19, 2010 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  16. Jan 19, 2010 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed

  17. Jan 19, 2010 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  18. Jan 19, 2010 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  19. Jan 21, 2010 · Senate

    Representative Barca added as a coauthor

  20. Jan 22, 2010 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Health, Health Insurance, Privacy, Property Tax Relief, and Revenue

  21. Jan 27, 2010 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  22. Jan 27, 2010 · Senate

    Report concurrence recommended by committee on Health, Health Insurance, Privacy, Property Tax Relief, and Revenue, Ayes 7, Noes 0

  23. Jan 27, 2010 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  24. Feb 10, 2010 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 2-16-2010 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  25. Feb 16, 2010 · Senate

    Read a second time

  26. Feb 16, 2010 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  27. Feb 16, 2010 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  28. Feb 16, 2010 · Senate

    Read a third time and concurred in

  29. Feb 16, 2010 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  30. Feb 16, 2010 · Assembly

    Received from Senate concurred in

  31. Feb 18, 2010 · Assembly

    Report correctly enrolled

  32. Mar 11, 2010 · Assembly

    Presented to the Governor on 3-11-2010

  33. Mar 16, 2010 · Assembly

    Report approved by the Governor on 3-15-2010. 2009 Wisconsin Act 168

  34. Mar 19, 2010 · Assembly

    Published 3-29-2010