SB474: Bill Text

SB474,,124 118.20 (1) No discrimination because of sex, except where sex is a bona fide occupational qualification as defined in s. 111.36 (2),; race, nationality; national origin; sexual orientation, as defined in s. 111.32 (13m); gender identity or gender expression, as defined in s. 111.32 (7j); or political or religious affiliation may be practiced in the employment of teachers or administrative personnel in public schools or in their assignment or reassignment. No questions of any nature or form relative to sex, except where sex is a bona fide occupational qualification, as defined described in s. 111.36 (2),: race, nationality; national origin; sexual orientation, as defined in s. 111.32 (13m); gender identity or gender expression, as defined in s. 111.32 (7j); or political or religious affiliation may be asked applicants for teaching or administrative positions in the public schools either by public school officials or employees or by teachers agencies or placement bureaus.

SB474,59 Section 59. 118.40 (4) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB474,,126 118.40 (4) (b) 2. Except as provided in sub. (3) (h), discriminate in admission or deny participation in any program or activity on the basis of a person’s the sex,; race,; religion,; national origin,; ancestry,; pregnancy,; marital or parental status,; sexual orientation, as defined in s. 111.32 (13m); gender identity or gender expression, as defined in s. 111.32 (7j); or physical, mental, emotional, or learning disability of the person or of the person’s parent.

SB474,60 Section 60. 194.025 of the statutes is amended to read:

SB474,,128 194.025 Discrimination prohibited. No motor carrier may engage in any practice, act, or omission which that results in discrimination on the basis of race, creed, sex, sexual orientation, as defined in s. 111.32 (13m), gender identity or gender expression, as defined in s. 111.32 (7j), or national origin.

SB474,61 Section 61. 224.77 (1) (o) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB474,,130 224.77 (1) (o) In the course of practice as a mortgage banker, mortgage loan originator, or mortgage broker, except in relation to housing designed to meet the needs of elderly individuals, treat a person unequally solely because of sex, race, color, handicap disability, sexual orientation, as defined in s. 111.32 (13m), gender identity or gender expression, as defined in s. 111.32 (7j), religion, national origin, age, or ancestry, the person’s lawful source of income, or the sex, marital status, or status as a victim of domestic abuse, sexual assault, or stalking, as defined in s. 106.50 (1m) (u), of the person maintaining a household.

SB474,62 Section 62. 227.10 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB474,,132 227.10 (3) (a) No rule, either by its terms or in its application, may discriminate for or against any person by reason of sex, sexual orientation, as defined in s. 111.32 (13m), gender identity or gender expression, as defined in s. 111.32 (7j), race, creed, color, sexual orientation, national origin, or ancestry.

SB474,63 Section 63. 230.01 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB474,,134 230.01 (2) (b) It is the policy of this state to provide for equal employment opportunity by ensuring that all personnel actions including hire, tenure or term, and condition or privilege of employment be based on the ability to perform the duties and responsibilities assigned to the particular position without regard to age, race, creed or religion, color, disability, sex, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, as defined in s. 111.32 (13m), gender identity or gender expression, as defined in s. 111.32 (7j), or political affiliation.

SB474,64 Section 64. 230.18 of the statutes is amended to read:

SB474,,136 230.18 Discrimination prohibited. No question in any form of application or in any evaluation used in the hiring process may be so framed as to elicit information concerning the partisan political or religious opinions or affiliations of any applicant nor may any inquiry be made concerning such those opinions or affiliations and all disclosures thereof of those opinions or affiliations shall be discountenanced except that the director may evaluate the competence and impartiality of applicants for positions such as clinical chaplain in a state institutional program. No discriminations may be exercised in the recruitment, application, or hiring process against or in favor of any person because of the person’s political or religious opinions or affiliations or because of age, sex, disability, race, color, sexual orientation, as defined in s. 111.32 (13m), gender identity or gender expression, as defined in s. 111.32 (7j), national origin, or ancestry, except as otherwise provided.

SB474,65 Section 65. 234.29 of the statutes is amended to read:

SB474,,138 234.29 Equality of occupancy and employment. The authority shall require that occupancy of housing projects assisted under this chapter be open to all regardless of sex,; race,; religion,; creed; sexual orientation, as defined in s. 111.32 (13m); gender identity or gender expression, as defined in s. 111.32 (7j); or status as a victim of domestic abuse, sexual assault, or stalking, as defined in s. 106.50 (1m) (u), or creed, and that contractors and subcontractors engaged in the construction of economic development or housing projects, shall provide an equal opportunity for employment, without discrimination as to sex, race, religion, sexual orientation, as defined in s. 111.32 (13m), gender identity or gender expression, as defined in s. 111.32 (7j), or creed.

SB474,66 Section 66. 321.37 of the statutes is amended to read:

SB474,,140 321.37 No discrimination. No person, otherwise qualified, may be denied membership in the national guard or state defense force because of sex, color, race, creed, or sexual orientation, as defined in s. 111.32 (13m), or gender identity or gender expression, as defined in s. 111.32 (7j), and no member of the national guard or state defense force may be segregated within the national guard or state defense force on the basis of sex, color, race, creed, or sexual orientation, as defined in s. 111.32 (13m), or gender identity or gender expression, as defined in s. 111.32 (7j). Nothing in this section prohibits separate facilities for persons of different sexes with regard to dormitory accommodations, toilets, showers, saunas, and dressing rooms, except that no person may be denied equal access to facilities most consistent with the person’s gender identity.

SB474,67 Section 67. 440.45 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB474,,142 440.45 (1) Each licensed company shall adopt a policy of nondiscrimination on the basis of trip origin or destination, race, color, national origin, religious belief or affiliation, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, as defined in s. 111.32 (13m), or gender identity or gender expression, as defined in s. 111.32 (7j), with respect to passengers and prospective passengers and notify all of its participating drivers of the nondiscrimination policy.

SB474,68 Section 68. 440.45 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB474,,144 440.45 (2) A participating driver may not discriminate against any passenger or prospective passenger on the basis of destination, race, color, national origin, religious belief or affiliation, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, as defined in s. 111.32 (13m), or gender identity or gender expression, as defined in s. 111.32 (7j).

SB474,69 Section 69. 452.14 (3) (n) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB474,,146 452.14 (3) (n) Treated any person unequally solely because of sex,; race,; color,; handicap, disability; national origin,; ancestry,; marital status,; lawful source of income,; sexual orientation, as defined in s. 111.32 (13m); gender identity or gender expression, as defined in s. 111.32 (7j); or status as a victim of domestic abuse, sexual assault, or stalking, as defined in s. 106.50 (1m) (u).

SB474,70 Section 70. 625.12 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB474,,148 625.12 (2) Classification. Except as provided in s. 632.729, risks may be classified in any reasonable way for the establishment of rates and minimum premiums, except that no classifications may be based on race, color, creed or, national origin, sexual orientation, as defined in s. 111.32 (13m), or gender identity or gender expression, as defined in s. 111.32 (7j), and classifications in automobile insurance may not be based on physical condition or developmental disability as defined in s. 51.01 (5). Subject to ss. 632.365 and 632.729, rates thus produced may be modified for individual risks in accordance with rating plans or schedules that establish reasonable standards for measuring probable variations in hazards, expenses, or both. Rates may also be modified for individual risks under s. 625.13 (2).

SB474,71 Section 71. 628.34 (3) (c) of the statutes is created to read:

SB474,,150 628.34 (3) (c) No insurer may refuse to insure or refuse to continue to insure, or limit the amount, extent, or kind of coverage available to an individual, or charge an individual a different rate for the same coverage because of a person’s age, sex, residence, race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, marital status, occupation, gender identity or gender expression, as defined in s. 111.32 (7j), or sexual orientation, as defined in s. 111.32 (13m).

SB474,72 Section 72. 632.35 of the statutes is amended to read:

SB474,,152 632.35 Prohibited rejection, cancellation, and nonrenewal. No insurer may cancel or refuse to issue or renew an automobile insurance policy wholly or partially because of one or more of the following characteristics of any person: a person’s age, sex, residence, race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, marital status or, occupation, gender identity or gender expression, as defined in s. 111.32 (7j), or sexual orientation, as defined in s. 111.32 (13m).

SB474,73 Section 73. 756.001 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB474,,154 756.001 (3) No person who is qualified and able to serve as a juror may be excluded from that service in any court of this state on the basis of sex, race, color, sexual orientation, as defined in s. 111.32 (13m), gender identity or gender expression, as defined in s. 111.32 (7j), disability, religion, national origin, marital status, family status, lawful source of income, age, or ancestry or because of a physical condition.

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