SB474,2961Section 29. 106.50 (5m) (f) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB474,,6262106.50 (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,; gender identity or gender expression; ancestry,; national origin,; religion,; creed,; status as a victim of domestic abuse, sexual assault, or stalking,; or, subject to subd. 2., age.
SB474,3063Section 30. 106.52 (1) (cr) of the statutes is created to read:
SB474,,6464106.52 (1) (cr) “Gender identity or gender expression” has the meaning given in s. 111.32 (7j).
SB474,3165Section 31. 106.52 (3) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB474,,6666106.52 (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,; gender identity or gender expression; national origin; or ancestry.
SB474,3267Section 32. 106.52 (3) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB474,,6868106.52 (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,; gender identity or gender expression; national origin; or ancestry.
SB474,3369Section 33. 106.52 (3) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB474,,7070106.52 (3) (a) 3. Directly or indirectly publish, circulate, display, or mail any written communication which that 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, or that the patronage of any person is unwelcome, objectionable, or unacceptable, because of sex,; race,; color,; creed,; disability,; sexual orientation,; gender identity or gender expression; national origin; or ancestry or that the patronage of a person is unwelcome, objectionable or unacceptable for any of those reasons.
SB474,3471Section 34. 106.52 (3) (a) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB474,,7272106.52 (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, gender identity or gender expression, or sexual orientation.
SB474,3573Section 35. 106.52 (3) (a) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB474,,7474106.52 (3) (a) 5. Refuse to rent, charge a higher price than the regular rate, or give preferential treatment, regarding the use of any private facilities commonly rented to the public because of sex,; race,; color,; creed,; sexual orientation,; gender identity or gender expression; national origin; or ancestry, regarding the use of any private facilities commonly rented to the public.
SB474,3675Section 36. 106.52 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB474,,7676106.52 (3) (b) Nothing in this subsection prohibits separate dormitories at higher educational institutions or separate public toilets, showers, saunas and dressing rooms for persons of different sexes, except that no person may be denied equal access to the facilities most consistent with the person’s gender identity.
SB474,3777Section 37. 106.52 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB474,,7878106.52 (3) (c) Nothing in this subsection prohibits separate treatment of persons based on sex with regard to public toilets, showers, saunas and dressing rooms for persons of different sexes, except that no person may be denied equal access to the facilities most consistent with the person’s gender identity.
SB474,3879Section 38. 106.52 (3) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB474,,8080106.52 (3) (d) Nothing in this subsection prohibits a domestic abuse services organization, as defined in s. 995.67 (1) (b), from providing separate shelter facilities, private home shelter care, advocacy, counseling or other care, treatment or services for persons of different sexes or from providing for separate treatment of persons based on sex with regard to the provision of shelter facilities, private home shelter care, advocacy, counseling or other care, treatment or services for persons of different sexes, except that no person may be denied equal access to the facilities most consistent with the person’s gender identity.
SB474,3981Section 39. 106.52 (3) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB474,,8282106.52 (3) (e) Nothing in this section prohibits a fitness center whose services or facilities are intended for the exclusive use of persons of the same sex from providing the use of those services or facilities exclusively to persons of that sex, from denying the use of those services or facilities to persons of the opposite sex, or from directly or indirectly publishing, circulating, displaying, or mailing any written communication to the effect that the use of those services or facilities will be provided exclusively to persons of the same sex and will be denied to persons of the opposite sex, except that no person my be denied equal access to the facilities most consistent with the person’s gender identity.
SB474,4083Section 40. 106.58 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB474,,8484106.58 Discrimination in education prohibited. No child may be excluded from or discriminated against in admission to any public school or in obtaining the advantages, privileges, and courses of study of such a public school on account of the sex,; race,; religion or; national origin; ancestry; creed; 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 child or of the child’s parent.
SB474,4185Section 41. 111.31 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB474,,8686111.31 (1) The legislature finds that the practice of unfair discrimination in employment against properly qualified individuals by reason of their age,; race,; creed,; color,; disability,; marital status,; sex,; national origin,; ancestry,; sexual orientation,; gender identity or gender expression; arrest record,; conviction record,; military service,; use or nonuse of lawful products off the employer’s premises during nonworking hours,; or declining to attend a meeting or to participate in any communication about religious matters or political matters, substantially and adversely affects the general welfare of the state. Employers, labor organizations, employment agencies, and licensing agencies that deny employment opportunities and discriminate in employment against properly qualified individuals solely because of their age,; race,; creed,; color,; disability,; marital status,; sex,; national origin,; ancestry,; sexual orientation,; gender identity or gender expression; arrest record,; conviction record,; military service,; use or nonuse of lawful products off the employer’s premises during nonworking hours,; or declining to attend a meeting or to participate in any communication about religious matters or political matters, deprive those individuals of the earnings that are necessary to maintain a just and decent standard of living.
SB474,4287Section 42. 111.31 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB474,,8888111.31 (2) It is the intent of the legislature to protect by law the rights of all individuals to obtain gainful employment and to enjoy privileges free from employment discrimination because of age,; race,; creed,; color,; disability,; marital status,; sex,; national origin,; ancestry,; sexual orientation,; gender identity or gender expression; arrest record,; conviction record,; military service,; use or nonuse of lawful products off the employer’s premises during nonworking hours,; or declining to attend a meeting or to participate in any communication about religious matters or political matters, and to encourage the full, nondiscriminatory utilization of the productive resources of the state to the benefit of the state, the family, and all the people of the state. It is the intent of the legislature in promulgating this subchapter to encourage employers to evaluate an employee or applicant for employment based upon the individual qualifications of the employee or applicant rather than upon a particular class to which the individual may belong.
SB474,4389Section 43. 111.31 (3) of the statutes is amended to read: