AB50,943,2 111.32 (11m) “Marijuana” means all parts of the plants of the genus Cannabis, whether growing or not; the seeds thereof; the resin extracted from any part of the plant; and every compound, manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture, or preparation of the plant, its seeds or resin, including tetrahydrocannabinols.

AB50,1786 Section 1786. 111.32 (12) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,943,5 111.32 (12) “Marital status” means the status of being married, single, divorced, separated, or widowed a surviving spouse.

AB50,1787 Section 1787. 111.321 of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,943,15 111.321 Prohibited bases of discrimination. Subject to ss. 111.33 to 111.365, no employer, labor organization, employment agency, licensing agency, or other person may engage in any act of employment discrimination as specified in s. 111.322 against any individual on the basis of age, race, creed, color, disability, marital status, sex, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender expression, gender identity, 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.

AB50,1788 Section 1788. 111.321 of the statutes, as affected by 2025 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is amended to read:

AB50,944,3 111.321 Prohibited bases of discrimination. Subject to ss. 111.33 to 111.365, no employer, labor organization, employment agency, licensing agency, or other person may engage in any act of employment discrimination as specified in s. 111.322 against any individual on the basis of age, race, creed, color, disability, marital status, sex, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender expression, gender identity, arrest record, conviction record, military service, status as a holder or nonholder of a license under s. 343.03 (3r), 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.

AB50,1789 Section 1789. 111.322 (2m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,944,8 111.322 (2m) (a) The individual files a complaint or attempts to enforce any right under s. 103.02, 103.035, 103.10, 103.108, 103.11, 103.13, 103.28, 103.32, 103.34, 103.455, 103.50, 104.12, 109.03, 109.07, 109.075, 146.997, or 995.55, or ss. 101.58 to 101.599 or 103.64 to 103.82.

AB50,1790 Section 1790. 111.322 (2m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,944,13 111.322 (2m) (b) The individual testifies or assists in any action or proceeding held under or to enforce any right under s. 103.02, 103.035, 103.10, 103.108, 103.11, 103.13, 103.28, 103.32, 103.34, 103.455, 103.50, 104.12, 109.03, 109.07, 109.075, 146.997, or 995.55, or ss. 101.58 to 101.599 or 103.64 to 103.82.

AB50,1791 Section 1791. 111.322 (2m) (c) of the statutes is created to read:

AB50,944,17 111.322 (2m) (c) The individual files a complaint or attempts to enforce a right under s. 66.0903, 103.49, or 229.8275 or testifies or assists in any action or proceeding under s. 66.0903, 103.49, or 229.8275.

AB50,1792 Section 1792. 111.335 (3) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 111.335 (3) (ar).

AB50,1793 Section 1793. 111.335 (3) (ag) of the statutes is created to read:

AB50,945,2 111.335 (3) (ag) 1. Employment discrimination because of conviction record includes a prospective employer requesting an applicant for employment, on an application form or otherwise, to supply information regarding the conviction record of the applicant, or otherwise inquiring into or considering the conviction record of an applicant for employment, before the applicant has been selected for an interview by the prospective employer.

AB50,945,6 2. Subdivision 1. does not prohibit a prospective employer from notifying applicants for employment that, subject to this section and ss. 111.321 and 111.322, an individual with a particular conviction record may be disqualified by law or under the employer’s policies from employment in particular positions.

AB50,945,7 3. The department may promulgate rules to implement this paragraph.

AB50,1794 Section 1794. 111.335 (3) (ah) of the statutes is created to read:

AB50,945,15 111.335 (3) (ah) 1. Employment discrimination because of conviction record includes, but is not limited to, requesting an applicant, employee, member, licensee, or any other individual, on an application form or otherwise, to supply information regarding a crime the record of which has been expunged under s. 973.015. A request to supply information regarding criminal convictions shall not be construed as a request to supply information regarding a crime the record of which has been expunged under s. 973.015.

AB50,945,21 2. Notwithstanding par. (ar) 1., and except as provided in par. (g), it is employment discrimination because of conviction record for an employer or licensing agency to engage in any act of employment discrimination specified in s. 111.322 on the basis of a conviction the record of which has been expunged under s. 973.015. This subdivision does not apply to the extent that its application conflicts with federal law.

AB50,1795 Section 1795. 111.335 (3) (g) of the statutes is created to read:

AB50,946,4 111.335 (3) (g) Notwithstanding s. 111.322, it is not employment discrimination because of conviction record for the law enforcement standards board to refuse to certify, recertify, or allow to participate in a preparatory training program or to decertify under s. 165.85 an individual who has a conviction the record of which has been expunged under s. 973.015.

AB50,1796 Section 1796. 111.335 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,946,10 111.335 (4) (b) It is employment discrimination because of conviction record for a licensing agency to refuse to license any individual under sub. (3) (a) (ar) 1. or to bar or terminate an individual from licensing under sub. (3) (a) (ar) 1. because the individual was adjudicated delinquent under ch. 938 for an offense other than an exempt offense.

AB50,1797 Section 1797. 111.335 (4) (c) 1. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,946,15 111.335 (4) (c) 1. (intro.) If a licensing agency refuses to license an individual under sub. (3) (a) (ar) 1. or bars or terminates an individual from licensing under sub. (3) (a) (ar) 1., the licensing agency shall, subject to subd. 2., do all of the following:

AB50,1798 Section 1798. 111.335 (4) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,946,21 111.335 (4) (e) A state licensing agency that may refuse to license individuals under sub. (3) (a) (ar) 1. or that may bar or terminate an individual from licensure under sub. (3) (a) (ar) 1. shall publish on the agency’s Internet site a document indicating the offenses or kinds of offenses that may result in such a refusal, bar, or termination.