AB933: Bill Text

AB933, s. 5 Section 5. 66.0125 (3) (c) 1. b. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB933,4,18 66.0125 (3) (c) 1. b. To ensure to all residents of a local governmental unit, regardless of sex, race, sexual orientation or, color, or arrest or conviction record, the rights to possess equal housing accommodations and to enjoy equal employment opportunities.

AB933, s. 6 Section 6. 66.0125 (9) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB933,5,2 66.0125 (9) Intent. It is the intent of this section to promote fair and friendly relations among all the people in this state, and to that end race, creed, sexual orientation, or color ought not to be made tests in the matter of the right of any person to sell, lease, occupy or use real estate or to earn a livelihood or to enjoy the equal use of public accommodations and facilities and race, creed, sexual orientation, color, or arrest or conviction record ought not to be made tests in the matter of the right of any person to sell, lease, occupy, or use real estate or to earn a livelihood.

AB933, s. 7 Section 7. 66.1011 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB933,5,16 66.1011 (1) Declaration of policy. The right of all persons to have equal opportunities for housing regardless of their sex, race, color, physical condition, disability as defined in s. 106.50 (1m) (g), sexual orientation, as defined in s. 111.32 (13m), religion, national origin, marital status, family status, as defined in s. 106.50 (1m) (k), lawful source of income, arrest record, as defined in s. 106.50 (1m) (bg), conviction record, as defined in s. 106.50 (1m) (fg), age, or ancestry is a matter both of statewide concern under ss. 101.132 and 106.50 and also of local interest under this section and s. 66.0125. The enactment of ss. 101.132 and 106.50 by the legislature does not preempt the subject matter of equal opportunities in housing from consideration by political subdivisions, and does not exempt political subdivisions from their duty, nor deprive them of their right, to enact ordinances which prohibit discrimination in any type of housing solely on the basis of an individual being a member of a protected class.

AB933, s. 8 Section 8. 66.1201 (2m) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB933,5,23 66.1201 (2m) Discrimination. Persons otherwise entitled to any right, benefit, facility, or privilege under ss. 66.1201 to 66.1211 shall may not be denied them the right, benefit, facility, or privilege in any manner for any purpose nor be discriminated against because of sex, race, color, creed, sexual orientation, arrest record, as defined in s. 106.50 (1m) (bg), conviction record, as defined in s. 106.50 (1m) (fg), or national origin.

AB933, s. 9 Section 9. 66.1213 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB933,6,6 66.1213 (3) Discrimination. Persons otherwise entitled to any right, benefit, facility, or privilege under this section shall may not be denied them the right, benefit, facility, or privilege in any manner for any purpose nor be discriminated against because of sex, race, color, creed, sexual orientation, arrest record, as defined in s. 106.50 (1m) (bg), conviction record, as defined in s. 106.50 (1m) (fg), or national origin.

AB933, s. 10 Section 10. 66.1301 (2m) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB933,6,13 66.1301 (2m) Discrimination. Persons entitled to any right, benefit, facility, or privilege under ss. 66.1301 to 66.1329 shall may not be denied them the right, benefit, facility, or privilege in any manner for any purpose nor be discriminated against because of sex, race, color, creed, sexual orientation, arrest record, as defined in s. 106.50 (1m) (bg), conviction record, as defined in s. 106.50 (1m) (fg), or national origin.

AB933, s. 11 Section 11. 66.1331 (2m) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB933,6,20 66.1331 (2m) Discrimination. Persons otherwise entitled to any right, benefit, facility, or privilege under this section shall may not be denied them the right, benefit, facility, or privilege in any manner for any purpose nor be discriminated against because of sex, race, color, creed, sexual orientation, arrest record, as defined in s. 106.50 (1m) (bg), conviction record, as defined in s. 106.50 (1m) (fg), or national origin.

AB933, s. 12 Section 12. 66.1333 (3) (e) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB933,7,2 66.1333 (3) (e) 2. Persons otherwise entitled to any right, benefit, facility, or privilege under this section may not be denied the right, benefit, facility, or privilege in any manner for any purpose nor be discriminated against because of sex, race, color, creed, sexual orientation, arrest record, as defined in s. 106.50 (1m) (bg), conviction record, as defined in s. 106.50 (1m) (fg), or national origin.

AB933, s. 13 Section 13. 106.50 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB933,7,17 106.50 (1) Intent. It is the intent of this section to render unlawful discrimination in housing. It is the declared policy of this state that all persons shall have an equal opportunity for housing regardless of sex, race, color, sexual orientation, disability, religion, national origin, marital status, family status, lawful source of income, arrest or conviction record, age , or ancestry and it is the duty of the political subdivisions to assist in the orderly prevention or removal of all discrimination in housing through the powers granted under ss. 66.0125 and 66.1011. The legislature hereby extends the state law governing equal housing opportunities to cover single-family residences which are owner-occupied. The legislature finds that the sale and rental of single-family residences constitute a significant portion of the housing business in this state and should be regulated. This section shall be deemed an exercise of the police powers of the state for the protection of the welfare, health, peace, dignity, and human rights of the people of this state.

AB933, s. 14 Section 14. 106.50 (1m) (bg) of the statutes is created to read:

AB933,7,23 106.50 (1m) (bg) "Arrest record" includes information indicating that an individual has been questioned, apprehended, taken into custody or detention, held for investigation, arrested, charged with, indicted, or tried for any felony, misdemeanor, or other offense pursuant to any law enforcement or military authority more than 3 years before a discriminatory act in violation of sub. (2) occurs.

AB933, s. 15 Section 15. 106.50 (1m) (fg) of the statutes is created to read:

AB933,8,6 106.50 (1m) (fg) "Conviction record" includes information indicating that an individual has been convicted of any felony, misdemeanor, or other offense, has been adjudicated delinquent, has been less than honorably discharged, or has been placed on probation, fined, imprisoned, placed on extended supervision, or paroled pursuant to any law enforcement or military authority more than 3 years before a discriminatory act in violation of sub. (2) occurs.

AB933, s. 16 Section 16. 106.50 (1m) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB933,8,12 106.50 (1m) (h) "Discriminate" means to segregate, separate, exclude, or treat a person or class of persons unequally in a manner described in sub. (2), (2m), or (2r) because of sex, race, color, sexual orientation, disability, religion, national origin, marital status, family status, lawful source of income, arrest or conviction record, age, or ancestry.

AB933, s. 17 Section 17. 106.50 (1m) (nm) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB933,8,18 106.50 (1m) (nm) "Member of a protected class" means a group of natural persons, or a natural person, who may be categorized based on one or more of the following characteristics: because of sex, race, color, disability, sexual orientation as defined in s. 111.32 (13m), religion, national origin, marital status, family status, lawful source of income, arrest or conviction record, age, or ancestry.

AB933, s. 18 Section 18. 106.50 (5m) (f) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB933,8,24 106.50 (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 arrest or conviction record, family status , and marital, financial, and business status but not concerning race, color, physical condition, disability, sexual orientation, ancestry, national origin, religion, creed, or, subject to subd. 2., age.

AB933, s. 19 Section 19. 106.50 (7) of the statutes is created to read:

AB933,9,3 106.50 (7) Discrimination based on arrest or conviction record. (a) Any person who commits a discriminatory act in violation of sub. (2) because of arrest or conviction record is guilty of a Class I felony.

AB933,9,8 (b) Any person who commits an act described in sub. (2) (a) to (k) against an individual because the individual has been the subject of an action described in sub. (1m) (bg) or (fg) within the 3 years preceding that act shall inform the individual of the reason for the act, allow the individual to provide information relevant to the action, and, if the individual provides that information, reconsider the act.

AB933, s. 20 Section 20. 111.336 of the statutes is created to read:

AB933,9,12 111.336 Arrest or conviction record; criminal penalty. (1) Except as provided in sub. (2), any person who commits an act of discrimination because of arrest or conviction record is guilty of a Class I felony.

AB933,9,17 (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to an act of employment discrimination that is permitted or required under s. 48.685 (4m) (a) or (b) or (5m), 50.065 (4m) (a) or (b) or (5m), 85.21 (3m) (b), 111.335, 121.555 (3) (c), 343.12 (2) (dm), (7) (a) or (b), or (8) (a) or (b), 343.14 (2g) (a), 346.923, 562.045, 565.02 (1) (b) or (2) (c), 565.10 (3) (a), 569.04 (2), or 632.68 (3) (a) 4. or (5) (a) 3.

AB933, s. 21 Section 21. 224.77 (1) (o) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB933,9,25 224.77 (1) (o) In the course of practice as a mortgage banker, loan originator, or mortgage broker, except in relation to housing designed to meet the needs of elderly individuals, treated a person unequally solely because of sex, race, color, handicap, sexual orientation, as defined in s. 111.32 (13m), religion, national origin, age, or ancestry, the person's lawful source of income, the person's arrest record, as defined in s. 106.50 (1m) (bg), or conviction record, as defined in s. 106.50 (1m) (fg), or the sex or marital status of the person maintaining a household.

AB933, s. 22 Section 22. 234.29 of the statutes is amended to read:

AB933,10,10 234.29 Equality of occupancy and employment. The authority shall require that occupancy of housing projects assisted under this chapter be open to all regardless of sex, race, religion, sexual orientation, arrest record, as defined in s. 106.50 (1m) (bg), conviction record, as defined in s. 106.50 (1m) (fg), or creed, and that contractors and subcontractors engaged in the construction of economic development or housing projects, shall provide an equal opportunity for employment, without discrimination as to sex, race, religion, sexual orientation, arrest record, as defined in s. 111.32 (1), conviction record, as defined in s. 111.32 (3), or creed.

AB933, s. 23 Section 23. 452.14 (3) (n) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB933,10,14 452.14 (3) (n) Treated any person unequally solely because of sex, race, color, handicap, national origin, ancestry, marital status or , lawful source of income, arrest record, as defined in s. 111.32 (1), or conviction record, as defined in s. 111.32 (3).

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