AB50,169515Section 1695. 106.50 (1m) (nm) of the statutes is amended to read: AB50,908,2116106.50 (1m) (nm) “Member of a protected class” means a group of natural 17persons, or a natural person, who may be categorized because of sex, race, color, 18disability, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, marital status, family 19status, status as a holder or nonholder of a license under s. 343.03 (3r), status as a 20victim of domestic abuse, sexual abuse, or stalking, lawful source of income, age, or 21ancestry. AB50,169622Section 1696. 106.50 (1m) (rm) of the statutes is created to read: AB50,909,623106.50 (1m) (rm) “Rental or housing assistance” means any form of financial
1contribution from a 3rd party for the purpose of creating or maintaining affordable 2housing for tenants, purchasers, or other recipients of housing, including assistance 3provided under 42 USC 1437f, the HOME Investment Partnerships Program 4administered by the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development, or the 5Community Development Block Grant Program administered by the federal 6Department of Housing and Urban Development. AB50,16977Section 1697. 106.50 (5m) (f) 1. of the statutes is amended to read: AB50,909,148106.50 (5m) (f) 1. Nothing in this section prohibits an owner or agent from 9requiring that a person who seeks to buy or rent housing supply information 10concerning family status, and marital, financial, and business status but not 11concerning race, color, disability, sexual orientation, ancestry, national origin, 12religion, creed, status as a holder or nonholder of a license under s. 343.03 (3r), 13status as a victim of domestic abuse, sexual assault, or stalking, or, subject to subd. 142., age. AB50,169815Section 1698. 106.52 (3) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read: AB50,909,2016106.52 (3) (a) 1. Deny to another or charge another a higher price than the 17regular rate for the full and equal enjoyment of any public place of accommodation 18or amusement because of sex, race, color, creed, disability, sexual orientation, 19national origin, or ancestry or because a person holds or does not hold a license 20under s. 343.03 (3r). AB50,169921Section 1699. 106.52 (3) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read: AB50,910,222106.52 (3) (a) 2. Give preferential treatment to some classes of persons in 23providing services or facilities in any public place of accommodation or amusement
1because of sex, race, color, creed, sexual orientation, national origin, or ancestry or 2because a person holds or does not hold a license under s. 343.03 (3r). AB50,17003Section 1700. 106.52 (3) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read: AB50,910,104106.52 (3) (a) 3. Directly or indirectly publish, circulate, display or mail any 5written communication which the communicator knows is to the effect that any of 6the facilities of any public place of accommodation or amusement will be denied to 7any person by reason of sex, race, color, creed, disability, sexual orientation, 8national origin, or ancestry or because a person holds or does not hold a license 9under s. 343.03 (3r) or that the patronage of a person is unwelcome, objectionable or 10unacceptable for any of those reasons. AB50,170111Section 1701. 106.52 (3) (a) 4. of the statutes is amended to read: AB50,910,1412106.52 (3) (a) 4. Refuse to furnish or charge another a higher rate for any 13automobile insurance because of race, color, creed, disability, national origin, or 14ancestry or because a person holds or does not hold a license under s. 343.03 (3r). AB50,170215Section 1702. 106.52 (3) (a) 5. of the statutes is amended to read: AB50,910,2016106.52 (3) (a) 5. Refuse to rent, charge a higher price than the regular rate or 17give preferential treatment, because of sex, race, color, creed, sexual orientation, 18national origin, or ancestry or because a person holds or does not hold a license 19under s. 343.03 (3r), regarding the use of any private facilities commonly rented to 20the public. AB50,170321Section 1703. 108.02 (18r) of the statutes is created to read: AB50,910,2322108.02 (18r) Marijuana. “Marijuana” has the meaning given in s. 111.32 23(11m). AB50,1704
1Section 1704. 108.02 (26m) of the statutes is repealed. AB50,17052Section 1705. 108.022 of the statutes is created to read: AB50,911,73108.022 Electronic payments and filings; good cause. For purposes of 4requirements to use electronic filing, payment, or interchange methods specified 5under ss. 108.14 (2e), 108.17 (2b) and (7) (a), 108.185, and 108.205 (2), good cause 6for not using such method includes all of the following, as determined by the 7department: AB50,911,88(1) Having limited or no Internet access. AB50,911,99(2) Having digital literacy limitations. AB50,911,1210(3) Having communication barriers, such as having a vision or other 11disability that prevents the ease of using the electronic method or having limited or 12no English proficiency. AB50,911,1413(4) The presence of other circumstances that make use of the electronic 14method unusually difficult for the person, as determined by the department. AB50,170615Section 1706. 108.04 (2) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: AB50,911,1816108.04 (2) (a) (intro.) Except as provided in pars. par. (b) to (bd), sub. (16) (am) 17and (b), and s. 108.062 (10) and (10m) and as otherwise expressly provided, a 18claimant is eligible for benefits as to any given week only if all of the following apply: AB50,170719Section 1707. 108.04 (2) (a) 3. of the statutes is repealed and recreated to 20read: AB50,912,1021108.04 (2) (a) 3. The claimant conducts a reasonable search for suitable work 22during that week and provides verification of that search to the department. The 23search for suitable work must include at least 4 actions per week that constitute a
1reasonable search as prescribed by rule of the department. In addition, the 2department may, by rule, require a claimant to take more than 4 reasonable work 3search actions in any week. The department shall require a uniform number of 4reasonable work search actions for similar types of claimants. This subdivision 5does not apply to a claimant if the department determines that the claimant is 6currently laid off from employment with an employer but there is a reasonable 7expectation of reemployment of the individual by that employer. In determining 8whether the claimant has a reasonable expectation of reemployment by an 9employer, the department shall request the employer to verify the claimant’s 10employment status and shall consider all of the following: