AB50,1695 Section 1695. 106.50 (1m) (nm) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,908,21 106.50 (1m) (nm) “Member of a protected class” means a group of natural persons, or a natural person, who may be categorized because of sex, race, color, disability, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, marital status, family status, status as a holder or nonholder of a license under s. 343.03 (3r), status as a victim of domestic abuse, sexual abuse, or stalking, lawful source of income, age, or ancestry.

AB50,1696 Section 1696. 106.50 (1m) (rm) of the statutes is created to read:

AB50,909,6 106.50 (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.

AB50,1697 Section 1697. 106.50 (5m) (f) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,909,14 106.50 (5m) (f) 1. Nothing in this section prohibits an owner or agent from requiring that a person who seeks to buy or rent housing supply information concerning family status, and marital, financial, and business status but not concerning race, color, disability, sexual orientation, ancestry, national origin, religion, creed, status as a holder or nonholder of a license under s. 343.03 (3r), status as a victim of domestic abuse, sexual assault, or stalking, or, subject to subd. 2., age.

AB50,1698 Section 1698. 106.52 (3) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,909,20 106.52 (3) (a) 1. Deny to another or charge another a higher price than the regular rate for the full and equal enjoyment of any public place of accommodation or amusement because of sex, race, color, creed, disability, sexual orientation, national origin, or ancestry or because a person holds or does not hold a license under s. 343.03 (3r).

AB50,1699 Section 1699. 106.52 (3) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,910,2 106.52 (3) (a) 2. Give preferential treatment to some classes of persons in providing services or facilities in any public place of accommodation or amusement because of sex, race, color, creed, sexual orientation, national origin, or ancestry or because a person holds or does not hold a license under s. 343.03 (3r).

AB50,1700 Section 1700. 106.52 (3) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,910,10 106.52 (3) (a) 3. Directly or indirectly publish, circulate, display or mail any written communication which the communicator knows is to the effect that any of the facilities of any public place of accommodation or amusement will be denied to any person by reason of sex, race, color, creed, disability, sexual orientation, national origin, or ancestry or because a person holds or does not hold a license under s. 343.03 (3r) or that the patronage of a person is unwelcome, objectionable or unacceptable for any of those reasons.

AB50,1701 Section 1701. 106.52 (3) (a) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,910,14 106.52 (3) (a) 4. Refuse to furnish or charge another a higher rate for any automobile insurance because of race, color, creed, disability, national origin, or ancestry or because a person holds or does not hold a license under s. 343.03 (3r).

AB50,1702 Section 1702. 106.52 (3) (a) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,910,20 106.52 (3) (a) 5. Refuse to rent, charge a higher price than the regular rate or give preferential treatment, because of sex, race, color, creed, sexual orientation, national origin, or ancestry or because a person holds or does not hold a license under s. 343.03 (3r), regarding the use of any private facilities commonly rented to the public.

AB50,1703 Section 1703. 108.02 (18r) of the statutes is created to read:

AB50,910,23 108.02 (18r) Marijuana. “Marijuana” has the meaning given in s. 111.32 (11m).

AB50,1704 Section 1704. 108.02 (26m) of the statutes is repealed.

AB50,1705 Section 1705. 108.022 of the statutes is created to read:

AB50,911,7 108.022 Electronic payments and filings; good cause. For purposes of requirements to use electronic filing, payment, or interchange methods specified under ss. 108.14 (2e), 108.17 (2b) and (7) (a), 108.185, and 108.205 (2), good cause for not using such method includes all of the following, as determined by the department:

AB50,911,8 (1) Having limited or no Internet access.

AB50,911,9 (2) Having digital literacy limitations.

AB50,911,12 (3) Having communication barriers, such as having a vision or other disability that prevents the ease of using the electronic method or having limited or no English proficiency.

AB50,911,14 (4) The presence of other circumstances that make use of the electronic method unusually difficult for the person, as determined by the department.

AB50,1706 Section 1706. 108.04 (2) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,911,18 108.04 (2) (a) (intro.) Except as provided in pars. par. (b) to (bd), sub. (16) (am) and (b), and s. 108.062 (10) and (10m) and as otherwise expressly provided, a claimant is eligible for benefits as to any given week only if all of the following apply:

AB50,1707 Section 1707. 108.04 (2) (a) 3. of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:

AB50,912,10 108.04 (2) (a) 3. The claimant conducts a reasonable search for suitable work during that week and provides verification of that search to the department. The search for suitable work must include at least 4 actions per week that constitute a reasonable search as prescribed by rule of the department. In addition, the department may, by rule, require a claimant to take more than 4 reasonable work search actions in any week. The department shall require a uniform number of reasonable work search actions for similar types of claimants. This subdivision does not apply to a claimant if the department determines that the claimant is currently laid off from employment with an employer but there is a reasonable expectation of reemployment of the individual by that employer. In determining whether the claimant has a reasonable expectation of reemployment by an employer, the department shall request the employer to verify the claimant’s employment status and shall consider all of the following: