DOA:......Rice, BB0260 - Housing Discrimination Prevention
For 2025-2027 Budget -- Not Ready For Introduction
An Act ...; relating to: the budget.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
HOUSING
Discrimination
Discrimination in housing based on receipt of rental or housing assistance
Current open housing law prohibits discrimination in housing based on sex; race; color; sexual orientation; disability; religion; national origin; marital status; family status; status as a victim of domestic abuse, sexual assault, or stalking; lawful source of income; age; or ancestry. This bill prohibits discrimination in housing based on receipt of rental or housing assistance in the form of a contribution from a third party.
For further information see the state and local fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. 106.50 (1m) (rm) of the statutes is created to read:
106.50 (1m) (rm) “Rental or housing assistance” means any form of financial contribution from a 3rd party for the purpose of creating or maintaining affordable housing for tenants, purchasers, or other recipients of housing, including assistance provided under 42 USC 1437f, the HOME Investment Partnerships Program administered by the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development, or the Community Development Block Grant Program administered by the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development. (end)
