This bill makes changes to various areas of the law to prohibit discrimination
based on a person's hairstyle, including a “protective hairstyle,” which is defined in
the bill to include braids, locs, and twists. The bill also defines “race” to include traits
historically associated with race, including hair texture and protective hairstyles.

Under current law, discrimination because of race is prohibited in employment,
housing, education, service as a juror, adoption, and the equal enjoyment of a public
place of accommodation or amusement. This bill prohibits discrimination based on
a person's hairstyle in employment, housing, education, service as a juror, adoption,
and the equal enjoyment of a public place of accommodation or amusement.
Current law also prohibits motor carriers, automobile insurers, mortgage
bankers, mortgage loan originators, mortgage brokers, and real estate brokers and
salespersons from discriminating against a person on the basis of race; prohibits
discrimination based on race in the provision of vocational rehabilitation or mental
health services; and prohibits the University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents
from investing gifts, grants, and bequests in companies that practice discrimination
on the basis of race.
This bill prohibits motor carriers, automobile insurers, mortgage bankers,
mortgage loan originators, mortgage brokers, and real estate brokers and
salespersons from discriminating against a person on the basis of hairstyle; prohibits
discrimination based on hairstyle in the provision of vocational rehabilitation or
mental health services; and prohibits the UW System Board of Regents from
investing gifts, grants, and bequests in companies that practice discrimination on
the basis of hairstyle.
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:
AB440,1 1Section 1. 15.04 (1) (g) of the statutes is renumbered 15.04 (1) (g) 2.
AB440,2 2Section 2. 15.04 (1) (g) 1. of the statutes is created to read:
AB440,2,33 15.04 (1) (g) 1. In this paragraph:
AB440,2,44 a. “Protective hairstyles” includes hairstyles such as braids, locs, and twists.
AB440,2,65 b. “Race” includes traits historically associated with race, including hair
6texture and protective hairstyles.
AB440,3 7Section 3. 16.70 (10p) of the statutes is created to read:
AB440,2,98 16.70 (10p) “Protective hairstyles” includes hairstyles such as braids, locs, and
9twists.
AB440,4 10Section 4. 16.70 (10t) of the statutes is created to read:
AB440,3,2
116.70 (10t) “Race” includes traits historically associated with race, including
2hair texture and protective hairstyles.
AB440,5 3Section 5. 36.05 (10g) of the statutes is created to read:
AB440,3,54 36.05 (10g) “Protective hairstyles” includes hairstyles such as braids, locs, and
5twists.
AB440,6 6Section 6. 36.05 (10r) of the statutes is created to read:
AB440,3,87 36.05 (10r) “Race” includes traits historically associated with race, including
8hair texture and protective hairstyles.
AB440,7 9Section 7. 38.01 (6g) of the statutes is created to read:
AB440,3,1110 38.01 (6g) “Protective hairstyles” includes hairstyles such as braids, locs, and
11twists.
AB440,8 12Section 8. 38.01 (6r) of the statutes is created to read:
AB440,3,1413 38.01 (6r) “Race” includes traits historically associated with race, including
14hair texture and protective hairstyles.
AB440,9 15Section 9. 47.01 (4) of the statutes is created to read:
AB440,3,1716 47.01 (4) “Protective hairstyles” includes hairstyles such as braids, locs, and
17twists.
AB440,10 18Section 10. 47.01 (4m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB440,3,2019 47.01 (4m) “Race” includes traits historically associated with race, including
20hair texture and protective hairstyles.
AB440,11 21Section 11. 48.82 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 48.82 (1m).
AB440,12 22Section 12. 48.82 (1d) of the statutes is created to read:
AB440,3,2323 48.82 (1d) In this section:
AB440,3,2424 (a) “Protective hairstyles” includes hairstyles such as braids, locs, and twists.
AB440,4,2
1(b) “Race” includes traits historically associated with race, including hair
2texture and protective hairstyles.
AB440,13 3Section 13. 51.01 (13g) of the statutes is created to read:
AB440,4,54 51.01 (13g) “Protective hairstyles” includes hairstyles such as braids, locs, and
5twists.
AB440,14 6Section 14. 51.01 (13r) of the statutes is created to read:
AB440,4,87 51.01 (13r) “Race” includes traits historically associated with race, including
8hair texture and protective hairstyles.
AB440,15 9Section 15. 66.1011 (1m) (f) of the statutes is created to read:
AB440,4,1110 66.1011 (1m) (f) “Protective hairstyles” includes hairstyles such as braids, locs,
11and twists.
AB440,16 12Section 16. 66.1011 (1m) (g) of the statutes is created to read:
AB440,4,1413 66.1011 (1m) (g) “Race” includes traits historically associated with race,
14including hair texture and protective hairstyles.
AB440,17 15Section 17. 66.1201 (3) (mg) of the statutes is created to read:
AB440,4,1716 66.1201 (3) (mg) “Protective hairstyles” includes hairstyles such as braids, locs,
17and twists.
AB440,18 18Section 18. 66.1201 (3) (mr) of the statutes is created to read:
AB440,4,2019 66.1201 (3) (mr) “Race” includes traits historically associated with race,
20including hair texture and protective hairstyles.
AB440,19 21Section 19. 66.1301 (3) (pg) of the statutes is created to read:
AB440,4,2322 66.1301 (3) (pg) “Protective hairstyles” includes hairstyles such as braids, locs,
23and twists.
AB440,20 24Section 20. 66.1301 (3) (pr) of the statutes is created to read:
AB440,5,2
166.1301 (3) (pr) “Race” includes traits historically associated with race,
2including hair texture and protective hairstyles.
AB440,21 3Section 21 . 106.50 (1m) (pg) of the statutes is created to read:
AB440,5,54 106.50 (1m) (pg) “Protective hairstyles” includes hairstyles such as braids,
5locs, and twists.
AB440,22 6Section 22 . 106.50 (1m) (pr) of the statutes is created to read:
AB440,5,87 106.50 (1m) (pr) “Race” includes traits historically associated with race,
8including hair texture and protective hairstyles.
AB440,23 9Section 23 . 106.52 (1) (dg) of the statutes is created to read:
AB440,5,1110 106.52 (1) (dg) “Protective hairstyles” includes hairstyles such as braids, locs,
11and twists.
AB440,24 12Section 24 . 106.52 (1) (er) of the statutes is created to read:
AB440,5,1413 106.52 (1) (er) “Race” includes traits historically associated with race,
14including hair texture and protective hairstyles.
AB440,25 15Section 25 . 106.58 of the statutes is renumbered 106.58 (2).
AB440,26 16Section 26 . 106.58 (1) of the statutes is created to read:
AB440,5,1717 106.58 (1) In this section:
AB440,5,1818 (a) “Protective hairstyles” includes hairstyles such as braids, locs, and twists.
AB440,5,2019 (b) “Race” includes traits historically associated with race, including hair
20texture and protective hairstyles.
AB440,27 21Section 27. 111.32 (12k) of the statutes is created to read:
AB440,5,2322 111.32 (12k) “Protective hairstyles” includes hairstyles such as braids, locs,
23and twists.
AB440,28 24Section 28. 111.32 (12L) of the statutes is created to read:
AB440,6,2
1111.32 (12L) “Race” includes traits historically associated with race, including
2hair texture and protective hairstyles.
AB440,29 3Section 29. 111.70 (1) (mg) of the statutes is created to read:
AB440,6,54 111.70 (1) (mg) “Protective hairstyles” includes hairstyles such as braids, locs,
5and twists.
AB440,30 6Section 30. 111.70 (1) (mr) of the statutes is created to read:
AB440,6,87 111.70 (1) (mr) “Race” includes traits historically associated with race,
8including hair texture and protective hairstyles.
AB440,31 9Section 31. 111.81 (15p) of the statutes is created to read:
AB440,6,1110 111.81 (15p) “Protective hairstyles” includes hairstyles such as braids, locs,
11and twists.
AB440,32 12Section 32. 111.81 (15u) of the statutes is created to read:
AB440,6,1413 111.81 (15u) “Race” includes traits historically associated with race, including
14hair texture and protective hairstyles.
AB440,33 15Section 33. 118.13 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 118.13 (1) (b).
AB440,34 16Section 34. 118.13 (1) (a) of the statutes is created to read:
AB440,6,1717 118.13 (1) (a) In this subsection:
AB440,6,1818 1. “Protective hairstyles” includes hairstyles such as braids, locs, and twists.
AB440,6,2019 2. “Race” includes traits historically associated with race, including hair
20texture and protective hairstyles.
AB440,35 21Section 35. 118.20 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 118.20 (1) (b).
AB440,36 22Section 36. 118.20 (1) (a) of the statutes is created to read:
AB440,6,2323 118.20 (1) (a) In this subsection:
AB440,6,2424 1. “Protective hairstyles” includes hairstyles such as braids, locs, and twists.
AB440,7,2
12. “Race” includes traits historically associated with race, including hair
2texture and protective hairstyles.
AB440,37 3Section 37. 118.40 (4) (ae) of the statutes is created to read:
AB440,7,44 118.40 (4) (ae) Definitions. In this subsection:
AB440,7,55 1. “Protective hairstyles” includes hairstyles such as braids, locs, and twists.
AB440,7,76 2. “Race” includes traits historically associated with race, including hair
7texture and protective hairstyles.
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