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3 | 3 | | 2023 - 2024 LEGISLATURE |
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4 | 4 | | 2023 ASSEMBLY BILL 697 |
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5 | 5 | | November 27, 2023 - Introduced by Representatives J. ANDERSON, HONG, MOORE |
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6 | 6 | | OMOKUNDE, C. ANDERSON, CLANCY, JACOBSON, JOERS, MADISON, PALMERI, |
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7 | 7 | | RATCLIFF, BALDEH, BARE, CABRERA, DRAKE, EMERSON, OHNSTAD, ORTIZ-VELEZ, |
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8 | 8 | | SHELTON, SINICKI, SNODGRASS, STUBBS and SUBECK, cosponsored by Senators |
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9 | 9 | | ROYS, L. JOHNSON, AGARD, CARPENTER, HESSELBEIN, LARSON, SPREITZER and |
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10 | 10 | | TAYLOR. Referred to Committee on Housing and Real Estate. |
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11 | 11 | | ***AUTHORS SUBJECT TO CHANGE*** |
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12 | 12 | | AN ACT to amend 66.0125 (3) (a), 66.0125 (3) (c) 1. b., 66.1011 (1), 66.1201 (2m), |
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13 | 13 | | 66.1213 (3), 66.1301 (2m), 66.1331 (2m), 66.1333 (3) (e) 2., 106.50 (1m) (h), |
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14 | 14 | | 106.50 (5m) (f) 1., 224.77 (1) (o), 234.29 and 452.14 (3) (n) of the statutes; |
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15 | 15 | | relating to: discrimination in housing based on citizenship or immigration |
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16 | 16 | | status. |
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17 | 17 | | Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau |
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18 | 18 | | Under current law, including the open housing law, it is unlawful for any person |
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19 | 19 | | to engage in certain forms of discrimination in housing based upon certain |
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20 | 20 | | characteristics of an individual such as sex, race, color, sexual orientation, disability, |
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21 | 21 | | religion, national origin, marital status, and family status. This bill adds citizenship |
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22 | 22 | | and immigration status to the list of characteristics on which it is unlawful to |
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23 | 23 | | discriminate in housing. |
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24 | 24 | | The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do |
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25 | 25 | | enact as follows: |
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26 | 26 | | SECTION 1. 66.0125 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: |
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27 | 27 | | 66.0125 (3) (a) The purpose of the commission is to study, analyze, and |
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28 | 28 | | recommend solutions for the major social, economic, and cultural problems that |
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38 | 38 | | SECTION 1 ASSEMBLY BILL 697 |
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39 | 39 | | affect people residing or working within the local governmental unit, including |
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40 | 40 | | problems of the family, youth, education, the aging, juvenile delinquency, health and |
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41 | 41 | | zoning standards, discrimination in employment and public accommodations and |
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42 | 42 | | facilities on the basis of sex, class, race, religion, sexual orientation, or ethnic or |
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43 | 43 | | minority status and discrimination in housing on the basis of sex, class, race, |
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44 | 44 | | citizenship or immigration status, religion, sexual orientation, ethnic or minority |
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45 | 45 | | status, or status as a victim of domestic abuse, sexual assault, or stalking. |
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46 | 46 | | SECTION 2. 66.0125 (3) (c) 1. b. of the statutes is amended to read: |
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47 | 47 | | 66.0125 (3) (c) 1. b. To ensure to all residents of a local governmental unit, |
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48 | 48 | | regardless of sex, race, sexual orientation, or color, the right to enjoy equal |
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49 | 49 | | employment opportunities and to ensure to those residents, regardless of sex, race, |
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50 | 50 | | citizenship or immigration status, sexual orientation, color, or status as a victim of |
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51 | 51 | | domestic abuse, sexual assault, or stalking, the right to possess equal housing |
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52 | 52 | | opportunities. |
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53 | 53 | | SECTION 3. 66.1011 (1) of the statutes is amended to read: |
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54 | 54 | | 66.1011 (1) DECLARATION OF POLICY. The right of all persons to have equal |
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55 | 55 | | opportunities for housing regardless of their sex, race, color, disability, as defined in |
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56 | 56 | | s. 106.50 (1m) (g), sexual orientation, as defined in s. 111.32 (13m), religion, national |
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57 | 57 | | origin, citizenship or immigration status, marital status, family status, as defined |
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58 | 58 | | in s. 106.50 (1m) (k), status as a victim of domestic abuse, sexual assault, or stalking, |
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59 | 59 | | as defined in s. 106.50 (1m) (u), lawful source of income, age, or ancestry is a matter |
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60 | 60 | | both of statewide concern under ss. 101.132 and 106.50 and also of local interest |
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61 | 61 | | under this section and s. 66.0125. The enactment of ss. 101.132 and 106.50 by the |
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62 | 62 | | legislature does not preempt the subject matter of equal opportunities in housing |
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63 | 63 | | from consideration by political subdivisions, and does not exempt political |
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91 | 91 | | SECTION 3 |
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92 | 92 | | ASSEMBLY BILL 697 |
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93 | 93 | | subdivisions from their duty, nor deprive them of their right, to enact ordinances that |
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94 | 94 | | prohibit discrimination in any type of housing solely on the basis of an individual |
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95 | 95 | | being a member of a protected class. |
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96 | 96 | | SECTION 4. 66.1201 (2m) of the statutes is amended to read: |
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97 | 97 | | 66.1201 (2m) DISCRIMINATION. Persons otherwise entitled to any right, benefit, |
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98 | 98 | | facility, or privilege under ss. 66.1201 to 66.1211 may not be denied the right, benefit, |
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99 | 99 | | facility, or privilege in any manner for any purpose nor be discriminated against |
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100 | 100 | | because of sex, race, color, creed, sexual orientation, status as a victim of domestic |
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101 | 101 | | abuse, sexual assault, or stalking, as defined in s. 106.50 (1m) (u), or national origin, |
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102 | 102 | | or citizenship or immigration status. |
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103 | 103 | | SECTION 5. 66.1213 (3) of the statutes is amended to read: |
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104 | 104 | | 66.1213 (3) DISCRIMINATION. Persons otherwise entitled to any right, benefit, |
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105 | 105 | | facility, or privilege under this section may not be denied the right, benefit, facility, |
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106 | 106 | | or privilege in any manner for any purpose nor be discriminated against because of |
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107 | 107 | | sex, race, color, creed, sexual orientation, status as a victim of domestic abuse, sexual |
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108 | 108 | | assault, or stalking, as defined in s. 106.50 (1m) (u), or national origin, or citizenship |
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109 | 109 | | or immigration status. |
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110 | 110 | | SECTION 6. 66.1301 (2m) of the statutes is amended to read: |
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111 | 111 | | 66.1301 (2m) DISCRIMINATION. Persons entitled to any right, benefit, facility, |
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112 | 112 | | or privilege under ss. 66.1301 to 66.1329 may not be denied the right, benefit, facility, |
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113 | 113 | | or privilege in any manner for any purpose nor be discriminated against because of |
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114 | 114 | | sex, race, color, creed, sexual orientation, status as a victim of domestic abuse, sexual |
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115 | 115 | | assault, or stalking, as defined in s. 106.50 (1m) (u), or national origin, or citizenship |
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116 | 116 | | or immigration status. |
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117 | 117 | | SECTION 7. 66.1331 (2m) of the statutes is amended to read: |
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144 | 144 | | SECTION 7 ASSEMBLY BILL 697 |
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145 | 145 | | 66.1331 (2m) DISCRIMINATION. Persons otherwise entitled to any right, benefit, |
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146 | 146 | | facility, or privilege under this section may not be denied the right, benefit, facility, |
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147 | 147 | | or privilege in any manner for any purpose nor be discriminated against because of |
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148 | 148 | | sex, race, color, creed, sexual orientation, status as a victim of domestic abuse, sexual |
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149 | 149 | | assault, or stalking, as defined in s. 106.50 (1m) (u), or national origin, or citizenship |
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150 | 150 | | or immigration status. |
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151 | 151 | | SECTION 8. 66.1333 (3) (e) 2. of the statutes is amended to read: |
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152 | 152 | | 66.1333 (3) (e) 2. Persons otherwise entitled to any right, benefit, facility, or |
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153 | 153 | | privilege under this section may not be denied the right, benefit, facility, or privilege |
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154 | 154 | | in any manner for any purpose nor be discriminated against because of sex, race, |
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155 | 155 | | color, creed, sexual orientation, status as a victim of domestic abuse, sexual assault, |
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156 | 156 | | or stalking, as defined in s. 106.50 (1m) (u), or national origin, or citizenship or |
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157 | 157 | | immigration status. |
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158 | 158 | | SECTION 9. 106.50 (1m) (h) of the statutes is amended to read: |
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159 | 159 | | 106.50 (1m) (h) “Discriminate" means to segregate, separate, exclude, or treat |
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160 | 160 | | a person or class of persons unequally in a manner described in sub. (2), (2m), or (2r) |
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161 | 161 | | because of sex, race, color, sexual orientation, disability, religion, national origin, |
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162 | 162 | | citizenship or immigration status, marital status, family status, status as a victim |
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163 | 163 | | of domestic abuse, sexual assault, or stalking, lawful source of income, age, or |
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164 | 164 | | ancestry. |
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165 | 165 | | SECTION 10. 106.50 (5m) (f) 1. of the statutes is amended to read: |
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166 | 166 | | 106.50 (5m) (f) 1. Nothing in this section prohibits an owner or agent from |
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167 | 167 | | requiring that a person who seeks to buy or rent housing supply information |
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168 | 168 | | concerning family status, and marital, financial, and business status but not |
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169 | 169 | | concerning race, color, disability, sexual orientation, ancestry, national origin, |
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198 | 198 | | ASSEMBLY BILL 697 |
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199 | 199 | | citizenship or immigration status, religion, creed, status as a victim of domestic |
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200 | 200 | | abuse, sexual assault, or stalking, or, subject to subd. 2., age. |
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201 | 201 | | SECTION 11. 224.77 (1) (o) of the statutes is amended to read: |
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202 | 202 | | 224.77 (1) (o) In the course of practice as a mortgage banker, mortgage loan |
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203 | 203 | | originator, or mortgage broker, except in relation to housing designed to meet the |
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204 | 204 | | needs of elderly individuals, treat a person unequally solely because of sex, race, |
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205 | 205 | | color, handicap, sexual orientation, as defined in s. 111.32 (13m), religion, national |
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206 | 206 | | origin, citizenship or immigration status, age, or ancestry, the person's lawful source |
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207 | 207 | | of income, or the sex, marital status, or status as a victim of domestic abuse, sexual |
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208 | 208 | | assault, or stalking, as defined in s. 106.50 (1m) (u), of the person maintaining a |
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209 | 209 | | household. |
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210 | 210 | | SECTION 12. 234.29 of the statutes is amended to read: |
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211 | 211 | | 234.29 Equality of occupancy and employment. The authority shall |
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212 | 212 | | require that occupancy of housing projects assisted under this chapter be open to all |
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213 | 213 | | regardless of sex, race, citizenship or immigration status, religion, sexual |
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214 | 214 | | orientation, status as a victim of domestic abuse, sexual assault, or stalking, as |
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215 | 215 | | defined in s. 106.50 (1m) (u), or creed, and that contractors and subcontractors |
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216 | 216 | | engaged in the construction of economic development or housing projects, shall |
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217 | 217 | | provide an equal opportunity for employment, without discrimination as to sex, race, |
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218 | 218 | | religion, sexual orientation, or creed. |
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219 | 219 | | SECTION 13. 452.14 (3) (n) of the statutes is amended to read: |
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220 | 220 | | 452.14 (3) (n) Treated any person unequally solely because of sex, race, color, |
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221 | 221 | | handicap, national origin, citizenship or immigration status, ancestry, marital |
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247 | 247 | | status, lawful source of income, or status as a victim of domestic abuse, sexual |
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248 | 248 | | assault, or stalking, as defined in s. 106.50 (1m) (u). |
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