September 29, 2023 - Introduced by Senators L. Johnson, Hesselbein, Agard, Carpenter, Larson, Pfaff, Roys, Smith, Spreitzer, Taylor and Wirch, cosponsored by Representatives Subeck, Bare, C. Anderson, J. Anderson, Cabrera, Considine, Emerson, Goyke, Haywood, Joers, Ohnstad, Ortiz-Velez, Palmeri, Ratcliff, Shankland, Shelton, Sinicki, Snodgrass, Stubbs and Vining. Referred to Committee on Transportation and Local Government.
SB469,,22An Act to repeal 103.10 (1m) (title), (a), (b) (intro.), 1., 2., 3., 4., 5. and 7., (c), (d) and (e); to renumber 103.10 (1m) (b) 6.; and to amend 103.10 (1) (b), 103.10 (1) (c), 103.12 (3) (a), 103.12 (3) (b) and 165.68 (1) (a) 3. of the statutes; relating to: allowing the enactment of family and medical leave ordinances. SB469,,33Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau Under current law, a city, county, town, or village may not enact and administer an ordinance that requires an employer to provide family or medical leave to an employee. This bill eliminates that prohibition.
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SB469,,44The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows: SB469,15Section 1. 103.10 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read: SB469,,66103.10 (1) (b) Except as provided in sub. (1m) (b) 2. and s. 452.38, “employee” means an individual employed in this state by an employer, except the employer’s parent, spouse, domestic partner, or child. SB469,27Section 2. 103.10 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read: SB469,,88103.10 (1) (c) Except as provided in sub. (1m) (b) 3., “employer” “Employer” means a person engaging in any activity, enterprise, or business in this state employing at least 50 individuals on a permanent basis. “Employer” includes the state and any office, department, independent agency, authority, institution, association, society, or other body in state government created or authorized to be created by the constitution or any law, including the legislature and the courts. SB469,39Section 3. 103.10 (1m) (title), (a), (b) (intro.), 1., 2., 3., 4., 5. and 7., (c), (d) and (e) of the statutes are repealed. SB469,410Section 4. 103.10 (1m) (b) 6. of the statutes is renumbered 165.68 (1) (h). SB469,511Section 5. 103.12 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: SB469,,1212103.12 (3) (a) Except as provided in ss. 103.10 (1m) (d) and s. 103.11 (2) (d), no city, village, town, or county may enact or enforce an ordinance requiring an employer to provide certain employment benefits to its employees, to provide a minimum level of employment benefits to its employees, or to prescribe the terms or conditions of employment benefits provided to its employees. SB469,613Section 6. 103.12 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read: SB469,,1414103.12 (3) (b) Except as provided in ss. 103.10 (1m) (d) and s. 103.11 (2) (d), if a city, village, town, or county has in effect on April 18, 2018, an ordinance requiring an employer to provide certain employment benefits or to provide a minimum level of employment benefits to its employees, the ordinance does not apply and may not be enforced. SB469,715Section 7. 165.68 (1) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read: SB469,,1616165.68 (1) (a) 3. Sexual abuse, as defined in s. 103.10 (1m) (b) 6.
