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 claimants
10employment status and shall consider all of the following: