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Bills · 2019-2020 Regular Session

SB 547

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Relating to: liability exemption for the provision of previously owned eyeglasses.

Charitable corporation Damage personal injury Optometry

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill establishes a liability exemption for charitable organizations for

damages arising out of providing previously owned eyeglasses. The bill defines a

charitable organization as an organization the contributions to which are deductible

by corporations in computing net income.

Under the bill, a charitable organization is not liable for any damages arising

out of providing previously owned eyeglasses to a person if the recipient of the

eyeglasses is at least 14 years of age and the eyeglasses are provided without charge.

The bill also requires that the eyeglasses be provided by a licensed optometrist or

ophthalmologist who has either personally examined the person who will receive the

eyeglasses and issued a prescription for the eyeglasses or personally consulted with

the licensed optometrist or ophthalmologist who issued the prescription for the

eyeglasses.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Jacque (R) , L. Taylor (D) , Olsen (R)

14 cosponsors

Born (R) , Dittrich (R) , Horlacher (R) , Kuglitsch (R) , Kulp (R) , Nygren (R) , Petryk (R) , Plumer (R) , Skowronski (R) , Sortwell (R) , Steffen (R) , Tittl (R) , Tusler (R) , Vorpagel (R)

Full history

  1. Oct 31, 2019 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Jacque, Olsen and L. Taylor; cosponsored by Representatives Tittl, Plumer, Skowronski, Sortwell, Horlacher, Vorpagel, Steffen, Petryk, Kulp, Kuglitsch, Born, Nygren and Tusler

  2. Oct 31, 2019 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety

  3. Nov 12, 2019 · Senate

    Representative Dittrich added as a cosponsor

  4. Apr 1, 2020 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1