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Bills · 2021-2022 Regular Session

SB 535

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

Charitable corporation Damage personal injury Data processing Optometry

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

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. 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.

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.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Ballweg (R) , Jacque (R)

15 cosponsors

Armstrong (R) , Brandtjen (R) , Cabral-Guevara (R) , Dittrich (R) , Edming (R) , Goyke (D) , Gundrum (R) , Horlacher (R) , Knodl (R) , Mursau (R) , Rozar (R) , Subeck (D) , Thiesfeldt (R) , Tittl (R) , Wichgers (R)

Votes

Senate: Report passage recommended by Committee on Government Operations, Legal Review and Consumer Protection, Ayes 4, Noes 1

Passed 4–1 Jan 20, 2022 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. 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

  2. Aug 26, 2021 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Government Operations, Legal Review and Consumer Protection

  3. Sep 3, 2021 · Senate

    Representative Wichgers added as a cosponsor

  4. Sep 9, 2021 · Senate

    Representative Knodl added as a cosponsor

  5. Jan 3, 2022 · Senate

    Representative Goyke added as a cosponsor

  6. Jan 18, 2022 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  7. Jan 20, 2022 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  8. Jan 20, 2022 · Senate

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Government Operations, Legal Review and Consumer Protection, Ayes 4, Noes 1

  9. Jan 20, 2022 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  10. Feb 11, 2022 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 2-15-2022 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  11. Feb 15, 2022 · Senate

    Read a second time

  12. Feb 15, 2022 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  13. Feb 15, 2022 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  14. Feb 15, 2022 · Senate

    Read a third time and passed

  15. Feb 15, 2022 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  16. Feb 15, 2022 · Assembly

    Received from Senate

  17. Feb 17, 2022 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Rules

  18. Feb 22, 2022 · Assembly

    Made a special order of business at 8:21 AM on 2-23-2022 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 29

  19. Feb 23, 2022 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  20. Feb 23, 2022 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  21. Feb 23, 2022 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  22. Feb 23, 2022 · Assembly

    Read a third time and concurred in

  23. Feb 23, 2022 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  24. Feb 23, 2022 · Senate

    Received from Assembly concurred in

  25. Feb 25, 2022 · Senate

    Report correctly enrolled

  26. Apr 14, 2022 · Senate

    Presented to the Governor on 4-14-2022

  27. Apr 15, 2022 · Senate

    Report approved by the Governor on 4-15-2022. 2021 Wisconsin Act 257

  28. Apr 15, 2022 · Senate

    Published 4-16-2022