Senate Bill 535
Liability exemption for the provision of previously owned eyeglasses
Became law
The governor signed it on Apr 15, 2022. It's .
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Introduced, passed
Aug 26, 2021
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Senate vote, passed
Passed Feb 15, 2022
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Assembly vote, passed
Passed Feb 23, 2022
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Governor, passed
Signed
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Law, here now
2021 Wisconsin Act 257
Latest entry in the official record, Apr 15, 2022: “Published 4-16-2022”
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Wisconsin Act
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Legislative Reference Bureau
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Author
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Signed on in support
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Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
Roll call
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Official term: Roll call vote. More in the glossary
What it does
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. For purposes of the bill, “charitable organizations” are certain organizations that are exempt from federal income tax under section 501 (a) of the Internal Revenue Code.
Under the bill, a charitable organization is not liable for any damages arising out of providing previously owned eyeglasses to an individual if the recipient of the eyeglasses is at least 14 years old 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 individual 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
2 senators are its . All 2 are Republicans.
15 more lawmakers .
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Authors (2)
- Joan Ballweg · Republican, Senate
- André Jacque · Republican, Senate
Signed on in support (15)
- Dave Armstrong · Republican, Assembly
- Janel Brandtjen · Republican, Assembly
- Rachael Cabral-Guevara · Republican, Senate
- Barbara Dittrich · Republican, Assembly
- James Edming · Republican, Assembly
- Evan Goyke · Democrat, Assembly
- Rick Gundrum · Republican, Assembly
- Cody Horlacher · Republican, Assembly
- Dan Knodl · Republican, Assembly
- Jeff Mursau · Republican, Assembly
- Donna Rozar · Republican, Assembly
- Lisa Subeck · Democrat, Assembly
- Jeremy Thiesfeldt · Republican, Assembly
- Paul Tittl · Republican, Assembly
- Chuck Wichgers · Republican, Assembly
How lawmakers voted
There was one vote on this bill.
Senate Committee on Government Operations vote to recommend it
Passed, 4 to 1 · Jan 20, 2022
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report passage recommended by Committee on Government Operations, Legal Review and Consumer Protection, Ayes 4, Noes 1”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Apr 15, 2022
The new law was published.
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Apr 15, 2022
The governor signed it. It became 2021 Wisconsin Act 257.
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Apr 14, 2022
Sent to the governor.
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Feb 23, 2022
The Assembly passed it too.
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Feb 17, 2022
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Feb 15, 2022
The Assembly received it.
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Feb 15, 2022
The Senate passed it.
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Jan 20, 2022
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 4 to 1.
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Jan 18, 2022
The committee held a public hearing.
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Sep 3, 2021 to Jan 3, 2022
3 more representatives signed on in support.
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Aug 26, 2021
Sent to the Senate Committee on Government Operations, Legal Review and Consumer Protection.
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Aug 26, 2021
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Aug 26, 2021 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Jacque and Ballweg; cosponsored by Representatives Tittl, Armstrong, Brandtjen, Cabral-Guevara, Dittrich, Edming, Gundrum, Horlacher, Mursau, Rozar, Subeck and Thiesfeldt
- Aug 26, 2021 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Government Operations, Legal Review and Consumer Protection
- Sep 3, 2021 · Senate
Representative Wichgers added as a cosponsor
- Sep 9, 2021 · Senate
Representative Knodl added as a cosponsor
- Jan 3, 2022 · Senate
Representative Goyke added as a cosponsor
- Jan 18, 2022 · Senate
Public hearing held
- Jan 20, 2022 · Senate
Executive action taken
- Jan 20, 2022 · Senate
Report passage recommended by Committee on Government Operations, Legal Review and Consumer Protection, Ayes 4, Noes 1
- Jan 20, 2022 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Feb 11, 2022 · Senate
Placed on calendar 2-15-2022 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- Feb 15, 2022 · Senate
Read a second time
- Feb 15, 2022 · Senate
Ordered to a third reading
- Feb 15, 2022 · Senate
Rules suspended
- Feb 15, 2022 · Senate
Read a third time and passed
- Feb 15, 2022 · Senate
Ordered immediately messaged
- Feb 15, 2022 · Assembly
Received from Senate
- Feb 17, 2022 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Rules
- Feb 22, 2022 · Assembly
Made a special order of business at 8:21 AM on 2-23-2022 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 29
- Feb 23, 2022 · Assembly
Read a second time
- Feb 23, 2022 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
- Feb 23, 2022 · Assembly
Rules suspended
- Feb 23, 2022 · Assembly
Read a third time and concurred in
- Feb 23, 2022 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
- Feb 23, 2022 · Senate
Received from Assembly concurred in
- Feb 25, 2022 · Senate
Report correctly enrolled
- Apr 14, 2022 · Senate
Presented to the Governor on 4-14-2022
- Apr 15, 2022 · Senate
Report approved by the Governor on 4-15-2022. 2021 Wisconsin Act 257
- Apr 15, 2022 · Senate
Published 4-16-2022
Terms on this page
Wisconsin Act
The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.
Official term: Act. 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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote. More in the glossary
From the Wisconsin Legislature's official record, checked Sep 15, 2026. See the source
Wisconsin Act
The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.
Official term: Act
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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote