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AB360,34 14Section 34 . 106.52 (3) (a) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB360,15,1715 106.52 (3) (a) 4. Refuse to furnish or charge another a higher rate for any
16automobile insurance because of race, color, creed, disability, national origin or,
17ancestry, gender identity or gender expression, or sexual orientation.
AB360,35 18Section 35. 106.52 (3) (a) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB360,15,2319 106.52 (3) (a) 5. Refuse to rent, charge a higher price than the regular rate, or
20give preferential treatment, regarding the use of any private facilities commonly
21rented to the public
because of sex,; race,; color,; creed,; sexual orientation ,; gender
22identity or gender expression;
national origin; or ancestry, regarding the use of any
23private facilities commonly rented to the public
.
AB360,36 24Section 36. 106.52 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1106.52 (3) (b) Nothing in this subsection prohibits separate dormitories at
2higher educational institutions or separate public toilets, showers, saunas and
3dressing rooms for persons of different sexes, except that no person may be denied
4equal access to the facilities most consistent with the person's gender identity
.
AB360,37 5Section 37. 106.52 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB360,16,96 106.52 (3) (c) Nothing in this subsection prohibits separate treatment of
7persons based on sex with regard to public toilets, showers, saunas and dressing
8rooms for persons of different sexes, except that no person may be denied equal access
9to the facilities most consistent with the person's gender identity
.
AB360,38 10Section 38. 106.52 (3) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB360,16,1811 106.52 (3) (d) Nothing in this subsection prohibits a domestic abuse services
12organization, as defined in s. 995.67 (1) (b), from providing separate shelter facilities,
13private home shelter care, advocacy, counseling or other care, treatment or services
14for persons of different sexes or from providing for separate treatment of persons
15based on sex with regard to the provision of shelter facilities, private home shelter
16care, advocacy, counseling or other care, treatment or services for persons of different
17sexes, except that no person may be denied equal access to the facilities most
18consistent with the person's gender identity
.
AB360,39 19Section 39. 106.52 (3) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB360,17,320 106.52 (3) (e) Nothing in this section prohibits a fitness center whose services
21or facilities are intended for the exclusive use of persons of the same sex from
22providing the use of those services or facilities exclusively to persons of that sex, from
23denying the use of those services or facilities to persons of the opposite sex, or from
24directly or indirectly publishing, circulating, displaying, or mailing any written
25communication to the effect that the use of those services or facilities will be provided

1exclusively to persons of the same sex and will be denied to persons of the opposite
2sex, except that no person my be denied equal access to the facilities most consistent
3with the person's gender identity
.
AB360,40 4Section 40. 106.58 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB360,17,11 5106.58 Discrimination in education prohibited. No child may be excluded
6from or discriminated against in admission to any public school or in obtaining the
7advantages, privileges, and courses of study of such a public school on account of the
8sex,; race,; religion or; national origin ; ancestry; creed; pregnancy; marital or
9parental status; sexual orientation, as defined in s. 111.32 (13m); gender identity or
10gender expression, as defined in s. 111.32 (7j); or physical, mental, emotional, or
11learning disability of the child or of the child's parent
.
AB360,41 12Section 41. 111.31 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB360,18,413 111.31 (1) The legislature finds that the practice of unfair discrimination in
14employment against properly qualified individuals by reason of their age,; race,;
15creed,; color,; disability,; marital status ,; sex,; national origin,; ancestry, ; sexual
16orientation,; gender identity or gender expression; arrest record,; conviction record,;
17military service,; use or nonuse of lawful products off the employer's premises during
18nonworking hours,; or declining to attend a meeting or to participate in any
19communication about religious matters or political matters, substantially and
20adversely affects the general welfare of the state. Employers, labor organizations,
21employment agencies, and licensing agencies that deny employment opportunities
22and discriminate in employment against properly qualified individuals solely
23because of their age,; race,; creed,; color ,; disability,; marital status,; sex, ; national
24origin,; ancestry, ; sexual orientation,; gender identity or gender expression; arrest
25record,; conviction record,; military service,; use or nonuse of lawful products off the

1employer's premises during nonworking hours, ; or declining to attend a meeting or
2to participate in any communication about religious matters or political matters,
3deprive those individuals of the earnings that are necessary to maintain a just and
4decent standard of living.
AB360,42 5Section 42. 111.31 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB360,18,186 111.31 (2) It is the intent of the legislature to protect by law the rights of all
7individuals to obtain gainful employment and to enjoy privileges free from
8employment discrimination because of age,; race,; creed,; color,; disability,; marital
9status,; sex,; national origin,; ancestry ,; sexual orientation,; gender identity or
10gender expression;
arrest record,; conviction record,; military service ,; use or nonuse
11of lawful products off the employer's premises during nonworking hours ,; or
12declining to attend a meeting or to participate in any communication about religious
13matters or political matters, and to encourage the full, nondiscriminatory utilization
14of the productive resources of the state to the benefit of the state, the family, and all
15the people of the state. It is the intent of the legislature in promulgating this
16subchapter to encourage employers to evaluate an employee or applicant for
17employment based upon the individual qualifications of the employee or applicant
18rather than upon a particular class to which the individual may belong.
AB360,43 19Section 43. 111.31 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB360,19,520 111.31 (3) In the interpretation and application of this subchapter, and
21otherwise, it is declared to be the public policy of the state to encourage and foster
22to the fullest extent practicable the employment of all properly qualified individuals
23regardless of age,; race,; creed,; color ,; disability,; marital status,; sex, ; national
24origin,; ancestry, ; sexual orientation,; gender identity or gender expression; arrest
25record,; conviction record,; military service,; use or nonuse of lawful products off the

1employer's premises during nonworking hours, ; or declining to attend a meeting or
2to participate in any communication about religious matters or political matters.
3Nothing in this subsection requires an affirmative action program to correct an
4imbalance in the work force. This subchapter shall be liberally construed for the
5accomplishment of this purpose.
AB360,44 6Section 44. 111.32 (7j) of the statutes is created to read:
AB360,19,107 111.32 (7j) “Gender identity or gender expression” means any of the following
8with respect to an individual, whether actual or perceived, and regardless of the
9individual's assigned sex at birth or gender identifiers on official documents issued
10by a federal, state, or local government agency:
AB360,19,1111 (a) Gender-related identity.
AB360,19,1212 (b) Gender-related appearance.
AB360,19,1313 (c) Gender-related expression.
AB360,19,1414 (d) Gender-related behavior.
AB360,45 15Section 45 . 111.321 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB360,19,24 16111.321 Prohibited bases of discrimination. Subject to ss. 111.33 to
17111.365, no employer, labor organization, employment agency, licensing agency, or
18other person may engage in any act of employment discrimination as specified in s.
19111.322 against any individual on the basis of age, ; race,; creed, ; color,; disability,;
20marital status,; sex, ; national origin,; ancestry ,; sexual orientation; gender identity
21or gender expression;
arrest record,; conviction record,; military service ,; use or
22nonuse of lawful products off the employer's premises during nonworking hours,; or
23declining to attend a meeting or to participate in any communication about religious
24matters or political matters.
AB360,46 25Section 46. 111.36 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1111.36 (title) Sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender
2expression
; exceptions and special cases.
AB360,47 3Section 47. 111.36 (1) (br) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB360,20,144 111.36 (1) (br) Engaging in harassment that consists of unwelcome verbal or
5physical conduct directed at another individual because of that individual's gender,
6or gender identity or gender expression, other than the conduct described in par. (b),
7and that has the purpose or effect of creating an intimidating, hostile or offensive
8work environment or has the purpose or effect of substantially interfering with that
9individual's work performance. Under this paragraph, substantial interference with
10an employee's work performance or creation of an intimidating, hostile or offensive
11work environment is established when the conduct is such that a reasonable person
12under the same circumstances as the employee would consider the conduct
13sufficiently severe or pervasive to interfere substantially with the person's work
14performance or to create an intimidating, hostile or offensive work environment.
AB360,48 15Section 48. 111.36 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB360,20,1916 111.36 (1) (c) Discriminating against any woman individual on the basis of
17pregnancy, childbirth, maternity parental leave, or related medical conditions by
18engaging in any of the actions prohibited under s. 111.322, including, but not limited
19to, actions concerning fringe benefit programs covering illnesses and disability.
AB360,49 20Section 49. 111.36 (1) (d) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB360,21,221 111.36 (1) (d) 1. For any employer, labor organization, licensing agency or
22employment agency or other person to refuse
Refusing to hire, employ, admit, or
23license, or to bar or terminate any individual; barring or terminating from
24employment, membership, or licensure any individual ,; or to discriminate
25discriminating against an any individual in promotion, in compensation , or in the

1terms, conditions, or privileges of employment because of the individual's sexual
2orientation; or or gender identity or gender expression.
AB360,50 3Section 50. 111.36 (1) (d) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB360,21,94 111.36 (1) (d) 2. For any employer, labor organization, licensing agency or
5employment agency or other person to discharge
Discharging or otherwise
6discriminate discriminating against any person because he or she the person has
7opposed any discriminatory practices under this paragraph or because he or she the
8person
has made a complaint, testified, or assisted in any proceeding under this
9paragraph.
AB360,51 10Section 51. 111.36 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB360,21,1711 111.36 (2) For the purposes of this subchapter, sex is a bona fide occupational
12qualification if all of the members of one sex are physically incapable of performing
13the essential duties required by a job, or if the essence of the employer's business
14operation would be undermined if employees were not hired exclusively from one sex,
15provided that an individual may not, for the purposes of this subsection, be treated
16or regarded inconsistent with the individual's gender identity, or discriminated
17against based on the individual's gender identity or gender expression
.
AB360,52 18Section 52. 111.70 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB360,22,2219 111.70 (2) Rights of municipal employees. Municipal employees have the right
20of self-organization, and the right to form, join, or assist labor organizations, to
21bargain collectively through representatives of their own choosing, and to engage in
22lawful, concerted activities for the purpose of collective bargaining or other mutual
23aid or protection. Municipal employees have the right to refrain from any and all
24such activities. A general municipal employee has the right to refrain from paying
25dues while remaining a member of a collective bargaining unit. A public safety

1employee or a transit employee, however, may be required to pay dues in the manner
2provided in a fair-share agreement; a fair-share agreement covering a public safety
3employee or a transit employee must contain a provision requiring the municipal
4employer to deduct the amount of dues as certified by the labor organization from the
5earnings of the employee affected by the fair-share agreement and to pay the amount
6deducted to the labor organization. A fair-share agreement covering a public safety
7employee or transit employee is subject to the right of the municipal employer or a
8labor organization to petition the commission to conduct a referendum. Such
9petition must be supported by proof that at least 30 percent of the employees in the
10collective bargaining unit desire that the fair-share agreement be terminated. Upon
11so finding, the commission shall conduct a referendum. If the continuation of the
12agreement is not supported by at least the majority of the eligible employees, it shall
13terminate. The commission shall declare any fair-share agreement suspended upon
14such conditions and for such time as the commission decides whenever it finds that
15the labor organization involved has refused on the basis of race, color, sexual
16orientation, as defined in s. 111.32 (13m), gender identity or gender expression, as
17defined in s. 111.32 (7j),
creed, or sex to receive as a member any public safety
18employee or transit employee of the municipal employer in the bargaining unit
19involved, and such agreement is subject to this duty of the commission. Any of the
20parties to such agreement or any public safety employee or transit employee covered
21by the agreement may come before the commission, as provided in s. 111.07, and ask
22the performance of this duty.
AB360,53 23Section 53. 111.81 (12) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB360,23,224 111.81 (12) (b) Which discriminates with regard to the terms or conditions of
25membership because of race, color, creed, sex, age, sexual orientation , as defined in

1s. 111.32 (13m), gender identity or gender expression, as defined in s. 111.32 (7j),
or
2national origin.
AB360,54 3Section 54. 111.85 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB360,23,134 111.85 (2) (b) The commission shall declare any fair-share or maintenance of
5membership agreement suspended upon such conditions and for such time as the
6commission decides whenever it finds that the labor organization involved has
7refused on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, as defined in s. 111.32
8(13m), gender identity or gender expression, as defined in s. 111.32 (7j),
or creed to
9receive as a member any public safety employee in the collective bargaining unit
10involved, and the agreement shall be made subject to the findings and orders of the
11commission. Any of the parties to the agreement, or any public safety employee
12covered thereby, may come before the commission, as provided in s. 111.07, and
13petition the commission to make such a finding.
AB360,55 14Section 55. 118.019 (2d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB360,23,2315 118.019 (2d) Nondiscrimination. An instructional program under this section
16shall use instructional methods and materials that, consistent with s. 118.13 (1), do
17not discriminate against a pupil based upon the pupil's race, gender, gender identity
18or gender expression, as defined in s. 111.32 (7j),
religion, sexual orientation, as
19defined in s. 111.32 (13m),
or ethnic or cultural background or against sexually active
20pupils or children with disabilities. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to
21prohibit a school board from approving an instructional program under this section
22that includes instruction on abstinence from sexual activity or that is
23abstinence-centered.
AB360,56 24Section 56. 118.13 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
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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, as defined in s. 111.32 (13m); gender identity or gender expression, as
7defined in s. 111.32 (7j);
or physical, mental, emotional, or learning disability of the
8person or of the person's parent
.
AB360,57 9Section 57. 118.20 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB360,24,2110 118.20 (1) No discrimination because of sex, except where sex is a bona fide
11occupational qualification as defined in s. 111.36 (2), ; race, nationality; national
12origin; sexual orientation, as defined in s. 111.32 (13m); gender identity or gender
13expression, as defined in s. 111.32 (7j);
or political or religious affiliation may be
14practiced in the employment of teachers or administrative personnel in public
15schools or in their assignment or reassignment. No questions of any nature or form
16relative to sex, except where sex is a bona fide occupational qualification, as defined
17described in s. 111.36 (2),: race, nationality; national origin; sexual orientation, as
18defined in s. 111.32 (13m); gender identity or gender expression, as defined in s.
19111.32 (7j);
or political or religious affiliation may be asked applicants for teaching
20or administrative positions in the public schools either by public school officials or
21employees or by teachers agencies or placement bureaus.
AB360,58 22Section 58. 118.40 (4) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB360,25,323 118.40 (4) (b) 2. Except as provided in sub. (3) (h), discriminate in admission
24or deny participation in any program or activity on the basis of a person's the sex,;
25race,; religion, ; national origin,; ancestry ,; pregnancy,; marital or parental status,;

1sexual orientation, as defined in s. 111.32 (13m); gender identity or gender
2expression, as defined in s. 111.32 (7j);
or physical, mental, emotional, or learning
3disability of the person or of the person's parent.
AB360,59 4Section 59. 194.025 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB360,25,8 5194.025 Discrimination prohibited. No motor carrier may engage in any
6practice, act, or omission which that results in discrimination on the basis of race,
7creed, sex, sexual orientation, as defined in s. 111.32 (13m), gender identity or gender
8expression, as defined in s. 111.32 (7j),
or national origin.
AB360,60 9Section 60. 224.77 (1) (o) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB360,25,1710 224.77 (1) (o) In the course of practice as a mortgage banker, mortgage loan
11originator, or mortgage broker, except in relation to housing designed to meet the
12needs of elderly individuals, treat a person unequally solely because of sex, race,
13color, handicap, sexual orientation, as defined in s. 111.32 (13m), gender identity or
14gender expression, as defined in s. 111.32 (7j),
religion, national origin, age, or
15ancestry, the person's lawful source of income, or the sex, marital status, or status
16as a victim of domestic abuse, sexual assault, or stalking, as defined in s. 106.50 (1m)
17(u), of the person maintaining a household.
AB360,61 18Section 61. 227.10 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB360,25,2219 227.10 (3) (a) No rule, either by its terms or in its application, may discriminate
20for or against any person by reason of sex, sexual orientation, as defined in s. 111.32
21(13m), gender identity or gender expression, as defined in s. 111.32 (7j),
race, creed,
22color, sexual orientation, national origin, or ancestry.
AB360,62 23Section 62. 230.01 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB360,26,524 230.01 (2) (b) It is the policy of this state to provide for equal employment
25opportunity by ensuring that all personnel actions including hire, tenure or term,

1and condition or privilege of employment be based on the ability to perform the duties
2and responsibilities assigned to the particular position without regard to age, race,
3creed or religion, color, disability, sex, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation,
4as defined in s. 111.32 (13m), gender identity or gender expression, as defined in s.
5111.32 (7j),
or political affiliation.
AB360,63 6Section 63. 230.18 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB360,26,19 7230.18 Discrimination prohibited. No question in any form of application
8or in any evaluation used in the hiring process may be so framed as to elicit
9information concerning the partisan political or religious opinions or affiliations of
10any applicant nor may any inquiry be made concerning such those opinions or
11affiliations and all disclosures thereof of those opinions or affiliations shall be
12discountenanced except that the director may evaluate the competence and
13impartiality of applicants for positions such as clinical chaplain in a state
14institutional program. No discriminations may be exercised in the recruitment,
15application, or hiring process against or in favor of any person because of the person's
16political or religious opinions or affiliations or because of age, sex, disability, race,
17color, sexual orientation, as defined in s. 111.32 (13m), gender identity or gender
18expression, as defined in s. 111.32 (7j),
national origin, or ancestry, except as
19otherwise provided.
AB360,64 20Section 64. 234.29 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB360,27,5 21234.29 Equality of occupancy and employment. The authority shall
22require that occupancy of housing projects assisted under this chapter be open to all
23regardless of sex,; race,; religion,; creed; sexual orientation, as defined in s. 111.32
24(13m); gender identity or gender expression, as defined in s. 111.32 (7j); or
status as
25a victim of domestic abuse, sexual assault, or stalking, as defined in s. 106.50 (1m)

1(u), or creed, and that contractors and subcontractors engaged in the construction of
2economic development or housing projects, shall provide an equal opportunity for
3employment, without discrimination as to sex, race, religion, sexual orientation, as
4defined in s. 111.32 (13m), gender identity or gender expression, as defined in s.
5111.32 (7j),
or creed.
AB360,65 6Section 65. 321.37 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB360,27,17 7321.37 No discrimination. No person, otherwise qualified, may be denied
8membership in the national guard or state defense force because of sex, color, race,
9creed, or sexual orientation, as defined in s. 111.32 (13m), or gender identity or
10gender expression, as defined in s. 111.32 (7j),
and no member of the national guard
11or state defense force may be segregated within the national guard or state defense
12force on the basis of sex, color, race, creed, or sexual orientation, as defined in s.
13111.32 (13m), or gender identity or gender expression, as defined in s. 111.32 (7j)
.
14Nothing in this section prohibits separate facilities for persons of different sexes with
15regard to dormitory accommodations, toilets, showers, saunas, and dressing rooms,
16except that no person may be denied equal access to facilities most consistent with
17the person's gender identity
.
AB360,66 18Section 66. 440.45 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB360,27,2419 440.45 (1) Each licensed company shall adopt a policy of nondiscrimination on
20the basis of trip origin or destination, race, color, national origin, religious belief or
21affiliation, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, as defined in s. 111.32 (13m), or
22gender identity or gender expression, as defined in s. 111.32 (7j), with respect to
23passengers and prospective passengers and notify all of its participating drivers of
24the nondiscrimination policy.
AB360,67 25Section 67. 440.45 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1440.45 (2) A participating driver may not discriminate against any passenger
2or prospective passenger on the basis of destination, race, color, national origin,
3religious belief or affiliation, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, as defined in s.
4111.32 (13m),
or gender identity or gender expression, as defined in s. 111.32 (7j).
AB360,68 5Section 68. 452.14 (3) (n) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB360,28,106 452.14 (3) (n) Treated any person unequally solely because of sex,; race, ; color,;
7handicap, disability; national origin,; ancestry, ; marital status,; lawful source of
8income,; sexual orientation, as defined in s. 111.32 (13m); gender identity or gender
9expression, as defined in s. 111.32 (7j);
or status as a victim of domestic abuse, sexual
10assault, or stalking, as defined in s. 106.50 (1m) (u).
AB360,69 11Section 69. 625.12 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB360,28,2212 625.12 (2) Classification. Except as provided in s. 632.729, risks may be
13classified in any reasonable way for the establishment of rates and minimum
14premiums, except that no classifications may be based on race, color, creed or,
15national origin, sexual orientation, as defined in s. 111.32 (13m), or gender identity
16or gender expression, as defined in s. 111.32 (7j),
and classifications in automobile
17insurance may not be based on physical condition or developmental disability as
18defined in s. 51.01 (5). Subject to ss. 632.365 and 632.729, rates thus produced may
19be modified for individual risks in accordance with rating plans or schedules that
20establish reasonable standards for measuring probable variations in hazards,
21expenses, or both. Rates may also be modified for individual risks under s. 625.13
22(2).
AB360,70 23Section 70 . 628.34 (3) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
AB360,29,424 628.34 (3) (c) No insurer may refuse to insure or refuse to continue to insure,
25or limit the amount, extent, or kind of coverage available to an individual, or charge

1an individual a different rate for the same coverage because of a person's age, sex,
2residence, race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, marital status,
3occupation, gender identity or gender expression, as defined in s. 111.32 (7j), or
4sexual orientation, as defined in s. 111.32 (13m).
AB360,71 5Section 71. 632.35 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB360,29,11 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: a
9person's
age, sex, residence, race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry,
10marital status or, occupation, gender identity or gender expression, as defined in s.
11111.32 (7j), or sexual orientation, as defined in s. 111.32 (13m)
.
AB360,72 12Section 72. 756.001 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB360,29,1813 756.001 (3) No person who is qualified and able to serve as a juror may be
14excluded from that service in any court of this state on the basis of sex, race, color,
15sexual orientation, as defined in s. 111.32 (13m), gender identity or gender
16expression, as defined in s. 111.32 (7j),
disability, religion, national origin, marital
17status, family status, lawful source of income, age, or ancestry or because of a
18physical condition.
AB360,29,1919 (End)
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