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Bills · 2023-2024 Regular Session

SB 261

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Relating to: regulation of tanning facilities. (FE)

Cosmetology

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

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What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill makes several changes to the regulation of tanning facilities. Under

current law, no person may operate a tanning facility in this state without a permit

issued by the Department of Safety and Professional Services. Tanning facilities are

required to adhere to certain requirements established by statute and rules

promulgated by DSPS. The bill makes the following changes to the regulation of

tanning facilities:

1. Under current law, an owner of a tanning facility must ensure that no person

under the age of 16 is permitted to use the tanning facility. The bill requires the

owner of a tanning facility to ensure that no customer who is 16 or 17 years of age

is permitted to use the tanning facility unless the customer's parent or guardian

provides written authorization for the customer to use a tanning device.

2. The bill prohibits tanning facilities from advertising or distributing

promotional materials that claim that using a tanning device is safe or free from risk

or that the use of a tanning device will result in medical or health benefits.

3. Under current law, each tanning facility must prominently display a

warning sign in each area where a tanning device is used that contains certain

directions and information. The bill requires that the warning sign be at least 11

inches by 17 inches and that the warning sign provide a current telephone number

for a customer to contact DSPS to report an injury.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Cabral-Guevara (R) , Spreitzer (D)

12 cosponsors

Baldeh (D) , Binsfeld (R) , Conley (D) , Emerson and Gustafson , Gundrum (R) , Joers (D) , Madison and Clancy , Moses (R) , O'Connor (R) , Palmeri (D) , Rozar (R) , Subeck (D)

Votes

Senate: Report passage recommended by Committee on Shared Revenue, Elections and Consumer Protection, Ayes 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 Oct 4, 2023 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. May 2, 2023 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Cabral-Guevara and Spreitzer; cosponsored by Representatives Rozar, Baldeh, Binsfeld, Conley, Gundrum, O'Connor, Palmeri and Subeck

  2. May 2, 2023 · Senate

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

  3. May 4, 2023 · Senate

    Representatives Madison and Clancy added as cosponsors

  4. May 17, 2023 · Senate

    Representative Joers added as a cosponsor

  5. Jun 13, 2023 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  6. Jul 10, 2023 · Senate

    Withdrawn from committee on Government Operations and rereferred to committee on Shared Revenue, Elections and Consumer Protection pursuant to Senate Rule 46(2)(c)

  7. Sep 26, 2023 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  8. Oct 3, 2023 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  9. Oct 4, 2023 · Senate

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Shared Revenue, Elections and Consumer Protection, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  10. Oct 4, 2023 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  11. Nov 13, 2023 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 11-14-2023 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  12. Nov 14, 2023 · Senate

    Placed on the foot of the 14th order of business on the calendar of 11-14-2023

  13. Nov 14, 2023 · Senate

    Read a second time

  14. Nov 14, 2023 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  15. Nov 14, 2023 · Senate

    Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  16. Nov 14, 2023 · Senate

    Read a third time and passed

  17. Nov 14, 2023 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  18. Nov 14, 2023 · Assembly

    Received from Senate

  19. Jan 16, 2024 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Rules

  20. Jan 16, 2024 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 1-18-2024 by Committee on Rules

  21. Jan 17, 2024 · Assembly

    Representatives Emerson and Gustafson added as cosponsors

  22. Jan 18, 2024 · Assembly

    Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up

  23. Jan 18, 2024 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  24. Jan 18, 2024 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  25. Jan 18, 2024 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  26. Jan 18, 2024 · Assembly

    Read a third time and concurred in

  27. Jan 18, 2024 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  28. Jan 18, 2024 · Senate

    Received from Assembly concurred in

  29. Jan 22, 2024 · Senate

    Report correctly enrolled

  30. Feb 21, 2024 · Senate

    Representative Moses added as a cosponsor

  31. Mar 18, 2024 · Senate

    Presented to the Governor on 3-18-2024

  32. Mar 26, 2024 · Senate

    Report approved by the Governor on 3-22-2024. 2023 Wisconsin Act 190

  33. Mar 26, 2024 · Senate

    Published 3-23-2024