LRB-2624/1
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1997 - 1998 LEGISLATURE
April 3, 1997 - Introduced by Representatives Dobyns, Urban, Musser, Schafer,
Freese, Goetsch, Gunderson, Lorge, Hahn, Ainsworth, F. Lasee,
Brandemuehl, Zukowski, Albers, Williams, Skindrud, Handrick, Lazich,
Wasserman and Seratti, cosponsored by Senators Buettner, Welch, Schultz,
Farrow, Zien and
Rosenzweig. Referred to Committee on Aging and
Long-Term Care.
AB240,1,4
1An Act to create 106.04 (5m) (bm) of the statutes;
relating to: providing an
2exception to the open housing law to permit a person to offer a discount or other
3reduction in price for the lease or rental of housing to a person 55 years of age
4or over.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Under the current open housing law, it is unlawful to discriminate against
members of certain protected classes in the lease or rental of housing. Currently, one
of the bases on which it is unlawful to discriminate in housing is age and one of the
discriminatory practices that is expressly prohibited is the practice of exacting a
different price for the lease or rental of housing. This bill permits a person,
notwithstanding the open housing law, to offer a discount or other reduction in price
for the lease or rental of housing to a person 55 years of age or over.
For further information see the state and local fiscal estimate, which will be
printed as an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
AB240, s. 1
5Section
1. 106.04 (5m) (bm) of the statutes is created to read:
AB240,2,3
1106.04
(5m) (bm) Nothing in this section shall prohibit a person from offering
2a discount or other reduction in price for the lease or rental of housing to a person
355 years of age or over.
