Senate Bill 547
Liability exemption for the provision of previously owned eyeglasses
Stopped in committee
It never got a , so it never came up for a vote. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Oct 31, 2019
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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Senate vote, not reached
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Assembly vote, not reached
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Governor, not reached
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Apr 1, 2020: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It never got a hearing in the Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
Legislative Reference Bureau
The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.
Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary
Author
A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.
Official term: Author, coauthor. More in the glossary
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
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.
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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.
Who's behind it
3 senators are its . 2 are Republicans and 1 is a Democrat.
14 more lawmakers .
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Authors (3)
- André Jacque · Republican, Senate
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
- Luther S. Olsen · Republican, Senate
Signed on in support (14)
- Mark Born · Republican, Assembly
- Barbara Dittrich · Republican, Assembly
- Cody Horlacher · Republican, Assembly
- Mike Kuglitsch · Republican, Assembly
- Bob Kulp · Republican, Assembly
- John Nygren · Republican, Assembly
- Warren Petryk · Republican, Assembly
- Jon Plumer · Republican, Assembly
- Ken Skowronski · Republican, Assembly
- Shae Sortwell · Republican, Assembly
- David Steffen · Republican, Assembly
- Paul Tittl · Republican, Assembly
- Ron Tusler · Republican, Assembly
- Tyler Vorpagel · Republican, Assembly
What happened
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Apr 1, 2020
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Nov 12, 2019
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Oct 31, 2019
Sent to the Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety.
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Oct 31, 2019
Introduced in the Senate.
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- 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
- Oct 31, 2019 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety
- Nov 12, 2019 · Senate
Representative Dittrich added as a cosponsor
- Apr 1, 2020 · Senate
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Terms on this page
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
Legislative Reference Bureau
The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.
Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary
Author
A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.
Official term: Author, coauthor. More in the glossary
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
From the Wisconsin Legislature's official record, checked Sep 15, 2026. See the source
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1
Legislative Reference Bureau
The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.
Official term: LRB analysis
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor