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AB309,10,117 106.50 (1m) (nm) “Member of a protected class" means a group of natural
8persons, or a natural person, who may be categorized because of sex, race, color,
9disability, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, marital status, family status,
10status as a victim of domestic abuse, sexual abuse, or stalking, lawful source of
11income, age, or ancestry, or vaccination status.
AB309,22 12Section 22. 106.50 (1m) (v) of the statutes is created to read:
AB309,10,1313 106.50 (1m) (v) “Vaccination status” has the meaning given in s. 111.32 (15).
AB309,23 14Section 23. 106.50 (5m) (f) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB309,10,2015 106.50 (5m) (f) 1. Nothing in this section prohibits an owner or agent from
16requiring that a person who seeks to buy or rent housing supply information
17concerning family status, and marital, financial, and business status but not
18concerning race, color, disability, sexual orientation, ancestry, national origin,
19religion, creed, status as a victim of domestic abuse, sexual assault, or stalking,
20vaccination status, or, subject to subd. 2., age.
AB309,24 21Section 24. 106.52 (1) (h) of the statutes is created to read:
AB309,10,2222 106.52 (1) (h) “Vaccination status” has the meaning given in s. 111.32 (15).
AB309,25 23Section 25. 106.52 (3) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB309,11,224 106.52 (3) (a) 1. Deny to another or charge another a higher price than the
25regular rate for the full and equal enjoyment of any public place of accommodation

1or amusement because of sex, race, color, creed, vaccination status, disability, sexual
2orientation, national origin, or ancestry.
AB309,26 3Section 26. 106.52 (3) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB309,11,74 106.52 (3) (a) 2. Give preferential treatment to some classes of persons in
5providing services or facilities in any public place of accommodation or amusement
6because of sex, race, color, creed, sexual orientation, national origin or, ancestry, or
7vaccination status
.
AB309,27 8Section 27. 106.52 (3) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB309,11,169 106.52 (3) (a) 3. Directly or indirectly publish, circulate, display, or mail any
10written communication which the communicator knows is to the effect that any of
11the facilities of any public place of accommodation or amusement will be denied to
12any person by reason of, or that the patronage of any person is unwelcome,
13objectionable, or unacceptable, because of
sex, race, color, creed, disability, sexual
14orientation, national origin or, ancestry or that the patronage of a person is
15unwelcome, objectionable or unacceptable for any of those reasons
, or vaccination
16status
.
AB309,28 17Section 28 . 106.52 (3) (a) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB309,11,2018 106.52 (3) (a) 4. Refuse to furnish or charge another a higher rate for any
19automobile insurance because of race, color, creed, disability, national origin or,
20ancestry, or vaccination status.
AB309,29 21Section 29. 106.52 (3) (a) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB309,11,2522 106.52 (3) (a) 5. Refuse to rent, charge a higher price than the regular rate, or
23give preferential treatment, because of sex, race, color, creed, sexual orientation,
24national origin or, ancestry, or vaccination status, regarding the use of any private
25facilities commonly rented to the public.
AB309,30
1Section 30. 106.58 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB309,12,5 2106.58 Discrimination in education prohibited. No child may be excluded
3from or discriminated against in admission to any public school or in obtaining the
4advantages, privileges, and courses of study of such public school on account of sex,
5race, religion or, national origin , or vaccination status, as defined in s. 111.32 (15).
AB309,31 6Section 31. 111.31 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB309,12,227 111.31 (1) The legislature finds that the practice of unfair discrimination in
8employment against properly qualified individuals by reason of their age, race,
9creed, color, disability, marital status, sex, national origin, ancestry, sexual
10orientation, arrest record, conviction record, military service, use or nonuse of lawful
11products off the employer's premises during nonworking hours, or declining to
12attend a meeting or to participate in any communication about religious matters or
13political matters, or vaccination status substantially and adversely affects the
14general welfare of the state. Employers, labor organizations, employment agencies,
15and licensing agencies that deny employment opportunities and discriminate in
16employment against properly qualified individuals solely because of their age, race,
17creed, color, disability, marital status, sex, national origin, ancestry, sexual
18orientation, arrest record, conviction record, military service, use or nonuse of lawful
19products off the employer's premises during nonworking hours, or declining to
20attend a meeting or to participate in any communication about religious matters or
21political matters, or vaccination status deprive those individuals of the earnings that
22are necessary to maintain a just and decent standard of living.
AB309,32 23Section 32. 111.31 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB309,13,1124 111.31 (2) It is the intent of the legislature to protect by law the rights of all
25individuals to obtain gainful employment and to enjoy privileges free from

1employment discrimination because of age, race, creed, color, disability, marital
2status, sex, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, arrest record, conviction
3record, military service, use or nonuse of lawful products off the employer's premises
4during nonworking hours, or declining to attend a meeting or to participate in any
5communication about religious matters or political matters, or vaccination status
6and to encourage the full, nondiscriminatory utilization of the productive resources
7of the state to the benefit of the state, the family, and all the people of the state. It
8is the intent of the legislature in promulgating this subchapter to encourage
9employers to evaluate an employee or applicant for employment based upon the
10individual qualifications of the employee or applicant rather than upon a particular
11class to which the individual may belong.
AB309,33 12Section 33. 111.31 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB309,13,2213 111.31 (3) In the interpretation and application of this subchapter, and
14otherwise, it is declared to be the public policy of the state to encourage and foster
15to the fullest extent practicable the employment of all properly qualified individuals
16regardless of age, race, creed, color, disability, marital status, sex, national origin,
17ancestry, sexual orientation, arrest record, conviction record, military service, use or
18nonuse of lawful products off the employer's premises during nonworking hours, or
19declining to attend a meeting or to participate in any communication about religious
20matters or political matters, or vaccination status. Nothing in this subsection
21requires an affirmative action program to correct an imbalance in the work force.
22This subchapter shall be liberally construed for the accomplishment of this purpose.
AB309,34 23Section 34. 111.32 (15) of the statutes is created to read:
AB309,13,2524 111.32 (15) “Vaccination status” means whether an individual has received one
25or more doses of a vaccine.
AB309,35
1Section 35. 111.321 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB309,14,9 2111.321 Prohibited bases of discrimination. Subject to ss. 111.33 to
3111.365, no employer, labor organization, employment agency, licensing agency, or
4other person may engage in any act of employment discrimination as specified in s.
5111.322 against any individual on the basis of age, race, creed, color, disability,
6marital status, sex, national origin, ancestry, arrest record, conviction record,
7military service, use or nonuse of lawful products off the employer's premises during
8nonworking hours, or declining to attend a meeting or to participate in any
9communication about religious matters or political matters, or vaccination status.
AB309,36 10Section 36. 111.373 of the statutes is created to read:
AB309,14,12 11111.373 Vaccination status. No employer, labor organization, employment
12agency, or licensing agency may directly or indirectly do any of the following:
AB309,14,14 13(1) Require any individual as a condition of continued employment or an offer
14of employment, labor organization membership, or licensure to receive any vaccine.
AB309,14,17 15(2) Require any individual as a condition of continued employment or an offer
16of employment, labor organization membership, or licensure to provide proof of
17immunization.
AB309,14,21 18(3) Affect the terms, conditions, or privileges of employment, labor
19organization membership, or licensure or terminate the employment, labor
20organization membership, or licensure of any individual who refuses to provide
21information regarding the individual's vaccination status.
AB309,37 22Section 37 . 111.70 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB309,15,2523 111.70 (2) Rights of municipal employees. Municipal employees have the right
24of self-organization, and the right to form, join, or assist labor organizations, to
25bargain collectively through representatives of their own choosing, and to engage in

1lawful, concerted activities for the purpose of collective bargaining or other mutual
2aid or protection. Municipal employees have the right to refrain from any and all
3such activities. A general municipal employee has the right to refrain from paying
4dues while remaining a member of a collective bargaining unit. A public safety
5employee or a transit employee, however, may be required to pay dues in the manner
6provided in a fair-share agreement; a fair-share agreement covering a public safety
7employee or a transit employee must contain a provision requiring the municipal
8employer to deduct the amount of dues as certified by the labor organization from the
9earnings of the employee affected by the fair-share agreement and to pay the amount
10deducted to the labor organization. A fair-share agreement covering a public safety
11employee or transit employee is subject to the right of the municipal employer or a
12labor organization to petition the commission to conduct a referendum. Such
13petition must be supported by proof that at least 30 percent of the employees in the
14collective bargaining unit desire that the fair-share agreement be terminated. Upon
15so finding, the commission shall conduct a referendum. If the continuation of the
16agreement is not supported by at least the majority of the eligible employees, it shall
17terminate. The commission shall declare any fair-share agreement suspended upon
18such conditions and for such time as the commission decides whenever it finds that
19the labor organization involved has refused on the basis of race, color, sexual
20orientation, creed, or sex, or vaccination status, as defined in s. 111.32 (15), to receive
21as a member any public safety employee or transit employee of the municipal
22employer in the bargaining unit involved, and such agreement is subject to this duty
23of the commission. Any of the parties to such agreement or any public safety
24employee or transit employee covered by the agreement may come before the
25commission, as provided in s. 111.07, and ask the performance of this duty.
AB309,38
1Section 38. 111.81 (12) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB309,16,42 111.81 (12) (b) Which discriminates with regard to the terms or conditions of
3membership because of race, color, creed, sex, age, sexual orientation or, national
4origin, or vaccination status, as defined in s. 111.32 (15).
AB309,39 5Section 39 . 111.85 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB309,16,146 111.85 (2) (b) The commission shall declare any fair-share or maintenance of
7membership agreement suspended upon such conditions and for such time as the
8commission decides whenever it finds that the labor organization involved has
9refused on the basis of race, color, sexual orientation or, creed, or vaccination status,
10as defined in s. 111.32 (15),
to receive as a member any public safety employee in the
11collective bargaining unit involved, and the agreement shall be made subject to the
12findings and orders of the commission. Any of the parties to the agreement, or any
13public safety employee covered thereby, may come before the commission, as
14provided in s. 111.07, and petition the commission to make such a finding.
AB309,40 15Section 40 . 118.019 (2d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB309,16,2316 118.019 (2d) Nondiscrimination. An instructional program under this section
17shall use instructional methods and materials that, consistent with s. 118.13 (1), do
18not discriminate against a pupil based upon the pupil's race, gender, religion, sexual
19orientation, or ethnic or cultural background or against sexually active pupils or,
20children with disabilities, or vaccination status, as defined in s. 111.32 (15). Nothing
21in this subsection shall be construed to prohibit a school board from approving an
22instructional program under this section that includes instruction on abstinence
23from sexual activity or that is abstinence-centered.
AB309,41 24Section 41. 118.13 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB309,17,7
1118.13 (1) Except as provided in s. 120.13 (37m), no person may be denied
2admission to any public school or be denied participation in, be denied the benefits
3of or be discriminated against in any curricular, extracurricular, pupil services,
4recreational or other program or activity because of the person's sex, race, religion,
5national origin, ancestry, creed, pregnancy, marital or parental status, sexual
6orientation or, physical, mental, emotional, or learning disability, or vaccination
7status, as defined in s. 111.32 (15)
.
AB309,42 8Section 42. 118.20 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB309,17,189 118.20 (1) No discrimination because of sex, except where sex is a bona fide
10occupational qualification as defined in s. 111.36 (2), race, nationality or, political or
11religious affiliation, or vaccination status, as defined in s. 111.32 (15), may be
12practiced in the employment of teachers or administrative personnel in public
13schools or in their assignment or reassignment. No questions of any nature or form
14relative to sex, except where sex is a bona fide occupational qualification as defined
15in s. 111.36 (2), race, nationality or, political or religious affiliation, or vaccination
16status, as defined in s. 111.32 (15),
may be asked applicants for teaching or
17administrative positions in the public schools either by public school officials or
18employees or by teachers agencies or placement bureaus.
AB309,43 19Section 43. 118.40 (4) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB309,17,2420 118.40 (4) (b) 2. Except as provided in sub. (3) (h), discriminate in admission
21or deny participation in any program or activity on the basis of a person's sex, race,
22religion, national origin, ancestry, pregnancy, marital or parental status, sexual
23orientation or, physical, mental, emotional, or learning disability, or vaccination
24status, as defined in s. 111.32 (15)
.
AB309,44 25Section 44 . 194.025 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB309,18,3
1194.025 Discrimination prohibited. No motor carrier may engage in any
2practice, act, or omission which that results in discrimination on the basis of race,
3creed, sex or, national origin , or vaccination status, as defined in s. 111.32 (15).
AB309,45 4Section 45 . 224.77 (1) (o) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB309,18,125 224.77 (1) (o) In the course of practice as a mortgage banker, mortgage loan
6originator, or mortgage broker, except in relation to housing designed to meet the
7needs of elderly individuals, treat a person unequally solely because of sex, race,
8color, handicap, sexual orientation, as defined in s. 111.32 (13m), religion, national
9origin, age, or ancestry, vaccination status, as defined in s. 111.32 (15), the person's
10lawful source of income, or the sex, marital status, or status as a victim of domestic
11abuse, sexual assault, or stalking, as defined in s. 106.50 (1m) (u), of the person
12maintaining a household.
AB309,46 13Section 46 . 227.10 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB309,18,1614 227.10 (3) (a) No rule, either by its terms or in its application, may discriminate
15for or against any person by reason of sex, race, creed, color, sexual orientation,
16national origin or, ancestry , or vaccination status, as defined in s. 111.32 (15).
AB309,47 17Section 47 . 230.01 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB309,18,2318 230.01 (2) (b) It is the policy of this state to provide for equal employment
19opportunity by ensuring that all personnel actions including hire, tenure or term,
20and condition or privilege of employment be based on the ability to perform the duties
21and responsibilities assigned to the particular position without regard to age, race,
22creed or religion, color, disability, sex, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation,
23or
political affiliation, or vaccination status, as defined in s. 111.32 (15).
AB309,48 24Section 48 . 230.18 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB309,19,12
1230.18 Discrimination prohibited. No question in any form of application
2or in any evaluation used in the hiring process may be so framed as to elicit
3information concerning the partisan political or religious opinions or affiliations of
4any applicant nor may any inquiry be made concerning such those opinions or
5affiliations and all disclosures thereof of those opinions or affiliations shall be
6discountenanced except that the director may evaluate the competence and
7impartiality of applicants for positions such as clinical chaplain in a state
8institutional program. No discriminations may be exercised in the recruitment,
9application, or hiring process against or in favor of any person because of the person's
10political or religious opinions or affiliations or because of age, sex, disability, race,
11color, sexual orientation, national origin, or ancestry, or vaccination status, as
12defined in s. 111.32 (15),
except as otherwise provided.
AB309,49 13Section 49. 234.29 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB309,19,22 14234.29 Equality of occupancy and employment. The authority shall
15require that occupancy of housing projects assisted under this chapter be open to all
16regardless of sex, race, religion, creed, sexual orientation, status as a victim of
17domestic abuse, sexual assault, or stalking, as defined in s. 106.50 (1m) (u), or creed
18vaccination status, as defined in s. 111.32 (15), and that contractors and
19subcontractors engaged in the construction of economic development or housing
20projects, shall provide an equal opportunity for employment, without discrimination
21as to sex, race, religion, sexual orientation, or creed, or vaccination status, as defined
22in s. 111.32 (15)
.
AB309,50 23Section 50 . 440.45 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB309,20,324 440.45 (1) Each licensed company shall adopt a policy of nondiscrimination on
25the basis of trip origin or destination, race, color, national origin, religious belief or

1affiliation, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, or gender identity, or vaccination
2status, as defined in s. 111.32 (15),
with respect to passengers and prospective
3passengers and notify all of its participating drivers of the nondiscrimination policy.
AB309,51 4Section 51 . 440.45 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB309,20,85 440.45 (2) A participating driver may not discriminate against any passenger
6or prospective passenger on the basis of destination, race, color, national origin,
7religious belief or affiliation, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, or gender
8identity, or vaccination status, as defined in s. 111.32 (15).
AB309,52 9Section 52. 452.14 (3) (n) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB309,20,1310 452.14 (3) (n) Treated any person unequally solely because of sex, race, color,
11handicap, national origin, ancestry, marital status, lawful source of income, or status
12as a victim of domestic abuse, sexual assault, or stalking, as defined in s. 106.50 (1m)
13(u), or vaccination status, as defined in s. 111.32 (15).
AB309,53 14Section 53 . 625.12 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB309,20,2415 625.12 (2) Classification. Except as provided in s. 632.729, risks may be
16classified in any reasonable way for the establishment of rates and minimum
17premiums, except that no classifications may be based on race, color, creed or,
18national origin, or vaccination status, as defined in s. 111.32 (15), and classifications
19in automobile insurance may not be based on physical condition or developmental
20disability as defined in s. 51.01 (5). Subject to ss. 632.365 and 632.729, rates thus
21produced may be modified for individual risks in accordance with rating plans or
22schedules that establish reasonable standards for measuring probable variations in
23hazards, expenses, or both. Rates may also be modified for individual risks under
24s. 625.13 (2).
AB309,54 25Section 54 . 628.34 (3) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
AB309,21,4
1628.34 (3) (c) No insurer may refuse to insure or refuse to continue to insure,
2or limit the amount, extent, or kind of coverage available to an individual, or charge
3an individual a different rate for the same coverage because of a person's vaccination
4status, as defined in s. 111.32 (15).
AB309,55 5Section 55 . 632.35 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB309,21,10 6632.35 Prohibited rejection, cancellation , and nonrenewal. No insurer
7may cancel or refuse to issue or renew an automobile insurance policy wholly or
8partially because of one or more of the following characteristics of any person: an
9individual's
age, sex, residence, race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry,
10marital status or, occupation, or vaccination status, as defined in s. 111.32 (15).
AB309,56 11Section 56 . 756.001 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB309,21,1612 756.001 (3) No person who is qualified and able to serve as a juror may be
13excluded from that service in any court of this state on the basis of sex, race, color,
14sexual orientation, as defined in s. 111.32 (13m), disability, religion, national origin,
15marital status, family status, lawful source of income, age, or ancestry, or vaccination
16status, as defined in s. 111.32 (15),
or because of a physical condition.
AB309,21,1717 (End)
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