AB501,7,202 36.29 (1) All gifts, grants, and bequests for the benefit or advantage of the
3system or any of its institutions, departments, or facilities or to provide any means
4of instruction, illustration, or knowledge in connection therewith, whether made to
5trustees or otherwise, shall be valid notwithstanding any other provision of this
6chapter except as otherwise provided in this subsection and shall be executed and
7enforced according to the provisions of the instrument making the same, including
8all provisions and directions in any such instrument for accumulation of the income
9of any fund or rents and profits of any real estate without being subject to the
10limitations and restrictions provided by law in other cases; but no such income
11accumulation shall be allowed to produce a fund more than 20 times as great as that
12originally given. No investment of the funds of such gifts, grants, or bequests shall
13knowingly be made in any company, corporation, subsidiary, or affiliate that
14practices or condones through its actions discrimination on the basis of race, religion,
15color, creed, or sex, gender identity or gender expression, as defined in s. 111.32 (7j),
16or sexual orientation, as defined in s. 111.32 (13m)
. Except as otherwise provided in
17this section, the board may invest not to exceed 85 percent of trust funds held and
18administered by the board in common stocks. This subsection does not apply to a gift,
19grant, or bequest that the board declines to accept or that the board is not authorized
20to accept under this section.
AB501,8 21Section 8. 38.04 (13) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB501,8,222 38.04 (13) (b) No person may, on the ground of sex, gender identity or gender
23expression, as defined in s. 111.32 (7j), sexual orientation, as defined in s. 111.32
24(3m),
age, race, color, religion, or national origin, be excluded from participating in,

1be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or
2activity funded in whole or in part with funds made available under this subsection.
AB501,9 3Section 9. 38.23 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB501,8,94 38.23 (1) No student may be denied admission to, participation in, or the
5benefits of, or be discriminated against in, any service, program, course, or facility
6of the board or any district because of the student's race, color, creed, religion, sex,
7national origin, disability, ancestry, age, sexual orientation, as defined in s. 111.32
8(13m), gender identity or gender expression, as defined in s. 111.32 (7j),
pregnancy,
9marital status, or parental status of the student or of the student's parent.
AB501,10 10Section 10. 38.23 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB501,8,1411 38.23 (4) Nothing in this section or s. 36.12 prevents institutions from
12segregating students in dormitories based on sex, except that no person may be
13denied equal access to the dormitory most consistent with the person's gender
14identity
.
AB501,11 15Section 11. 47.02 (3m) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB501,8,2216 47.02 (3m) (f) Assure that eligibility for vocational rehabilitation services
17under this chapter is determined without regard to the sex, gender identity or gender
18expression, as defined in s. 111.32 (7j), sexual orientation, as defined in s. 111.32
19(13m),
race, age, creed, color, or national origin of the individual applying for
20services, that no class of individuals is found ineligible solely on the basis of type of
21disability, and that no age limitations for eligibility exist which that, by themselves,
22would result in ineligibility for vocational rehabilitation services.
AB501,12 23Section 12 . 48.82 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB501,8,2524 48.82 (1) (a) A husband and wife Two adults married to each other jointly, or
25either the husband or wife spouse if the other spouse is a parent of the minor.
AB501,13
1Section 13. 48.82 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB501,9,52 48.82 (6) No otherwise qualified person may be denied the benefits of this
3subchapter because of his or her the person's race, color, ancestry or, national origin,
4sex, gender identity or gender expression, as defined in s. 111.32 (7j), or sexual
5orientation, as defined in s. 111.32 (13m)
.
AB501,14 6Section 14. 51.90 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB501,9,11 751.90 Antidiscrimination. No employee, prospective employee, patient, or
8resident of an approved treatment facility, or consumer of services provided under
9this chapter, may be discriminated against because of age, race, creed, color, sex or
10handicap
, disability, gender identity or gender expression, as defined in s. 111.32 (7j),
11or sexual orientation, as defined in s. 111.32 (13m)
.
AB501,15 12Section 15. 66.0125 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB501,9,2313 66.0125 (3) (a) The purpose of the commission is to study, analyze, and
14recommend solutions for the major social, economic, and cultural problems that
15affect people residing or working within the local governmental unit, including
16problems of the family, youth, education, the aging, juvenile delinquency, health and
17zoning standards, discrimination in employment and public accommodations and
18facilities on the basis of sex, class, race, religion, gender identity or gender
19expression, as defined in s. 111.32 (7j),
sexual orientation, as defined in s. 111.32
20(13m),
or ethnic or minority status and discrimination in housing on the basis of sex,
21class, race, religion, sexual orientation, as defined in s. 111.32 (13m), gender identity
22or gender expression, as defined in s. 111.32 (7j),
ethnic or minority status, or status
23as a victim of domestic abuse, sexual assault, or stalking.
AB501,16 24Section 16. 66.0125 (3) (c) 1. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB501,10,7
166.0125 (3) (c) 1. b. To ensure to all residents of a local governmental unit,
2regardless of sex, race, sexual orientation, as defined in s. 111.32 (13m), gender
3identity or gender expression, as defined in s. 111.32 (7j),
or color, the right to enjoy
4equal employment opportunities and to ensure to those residents, regardless of sex,
5race, sexual orientation, as defined in s. 111.32 (13m), gender identity or gender
6expression, as defined in s. 111.32 (7j),
color, or status as a victim of domestic abuse,
7sexual assault, or stalking, the right to possess equal housing opportunities.
AB501,17 8Section 17. 66.0125 (9) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB501,10,179 66.0125 (9) Intent. It is the intent of this section to promote fair and friendly
10relations among all the people in this state, and to that end race, creed, sexual
11orientation, as defined in s. 111.32 (13m), gender identity or gender expression, as
12defined in s. 111.32 (7j),
or color ought not to be made tests in the matter of the right
13of any person to earn a livelihood or to enjoy the equal use of public accommodations
14and facilities and race, creed, sexual orientation, as defined in s. 111.32 (13m), gender
15identity or gender expression, as defined in s. 111.32 (7j),
color, or status as a victim
16of domestic abuse, sexual assault, or stalking ought not to be made tests in the matter
17of the right of any person to sell, lease, occupy, or use real estate.
AB501,18 18Section 18. 66.1011 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB501,11,619 66.1011 (1) Declaration of policy. The right of all persons to have equal
20opportunities for housing regardless of their sex, race, color, disability, as defined in
21s. 106.50 (1m) (g), sexual orientation, as defined in s. 111.32 (13m), gender identity
22or gender expression, as defined in s. 111.32 (7j),
religion, national origin, marital
23status, family status, as defined in s. 106.50 (1m) (k), status as a victim of domestic
24abuse, sexual assault, or stalking, as defined in s. 106.50 (1m) (u), lawful source of
25income, age, or ancestry is a matter both of statewide concern under ss. 101.132 and

1106.50 and also of local interest under this section and s. 66.0125. The enactment
2of ss. 101.132 and 106.50 by the legislature does not preempt the subject matter of
3equal opportunities in housing from consideration by political subdivisions, and does
4not exempt political subdivisions from their duty, nor deprive them of their right, to
5enact ordinances that prohibit discrimination in any type of housing solely on the
6basis of an individual being a member of a protected class.
AB501,19 7Section 19. 66.1201 (2m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB501,11,148 66.1201 (2m) Discrimination. Persons otherwise entitled to any right, benefit,
9facility, or privilege under ss. 66.1201 to 66.1211 may not be denied the right, benefit,
10facility, or privilege in any manner for any purpose nor be discriminated against
11because of sex, race, color, creed, national origin, gender identity or gender
12expression, as defined in s. 111.32 (7j),
sexual orientation, as defined in s. 111.32
13(13m), or
status as a victim of domestic abuse, sexual assault, or stalking, as defined
14in s. 106.50 (1m) (u), or national origin.
AB501,20 15Section 20. 66.1213 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB501,11,2216 66.1213 (3) Discrimination. Persons otherwise entitled to any right, benefit,
17facility, or privilege under this section may not be denied the right, benefit, facility,
18or privilege in any manner for any purpose nor be discriminated against because of
19sex, race, color, creed, national origin, gender identity or gender expression, as
20defined in s. 111.32 (7j),
sexual orientation, as defined in s. 111.32 (13m), or status
21as a victim of domestic abuse, sexual assault, or stalking, as defined in s. 106.50 (1m)
22(u), or national origin.
AB501,21 23Section 21. 66.1301 (2m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB501,12,524 66.1301 (2m) Discrimination. Persons entitled to any right, benefit, facility,
25or privilege under ss. 66.1301 to 66.1329 may not be denied the right, benefit, facility,

1or privilege in any manner for any purpose nor be discriminated against because of
2sex, race, color, creed, national origin, gender identity or gender expression, as
3defined in s. 111.32 (7j),
sexual orientation, as defined in s. 111.32 (13m), or status
4as a victim of domestic abuse, sexual assault, or stalking, as defined in s. 106.50 (1m)
5(u), or national origin.
AB501,22 6Section 22 . 66.1331 (2m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB501,12,137 66.1331 (2m) Discrimination. Persons otherwise entitled to any right, benefit,
8facility, or privilege under this section may not be denied the right, benefit, facility,
9or privilege in any manner for any purpose nor be discriminated against because of
10sex, race, color, creed, national origin, gender identity or gender expression, as
11defined in s. 111.32 (7j),
sexual orientation, as defined in s. 111.32 (13m), or status
12as a victim of domestic abuse, sexual assault, or stalking, as defined in s. 106.50 (1m)
13(u), or national origin.
AB501,23 14Section 23. 66.1333 (3) (e) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB501,12,2115 66.1333 (3) (e) 2. Persons otherwise entitled to any right, benefit, facility, or
16privilege under this section may not be denied the right, benefit, facility, or privilege
17in any manner for any purpose nor be discriminated against because of sex, race,
18color, creed, national origin, gender identity or gender expression, as defined in s.
19111.32 (7j),
sexual orientation, as defined in s. 111.32 (13m), or status as a victim of
20domestic abuse, sexual assault, or stalking, as defined in s. 106.50 (1m) (u), or
21national origin
.
AB501,24 22Section 24. 86.195 (5) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB501,13,423 86.195 (5) (c) Conformity with discrimination laws. Each business identified
24as a motorist service on a specific information sign shall, as a condition of eligibility
25for erection, installation, and maintenance of a sign under this section, give written

1assurance to the department that the business conforms with all applicable laws
2concerning the provisions of public accommodations without regard to race, religion,
3color, sex, sexual orientation, as defined in s. 111.32 (13m), gender identity or gender
4expression, as defined in s. 111.32 (7j),
or national origin.
AB501,25 5Section 25. 106.50 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB501,13,206 106.50 (1) Intent. It is the intent of this section to render unlawful
7discrimination in housing. It is the declared policy of this state that all persons shall
8have an equal opportunity for housing regardless of sex, ; race,; color, ; sexual
9orientation,; gender identity or gender expression; disability,; religion ,; national
10origin,; marital status,; family status,; status as a victim of domestic abuse, sexual
11assault, or stalking,; lawful source of income,; age, ; or ancestry, and it is the duty of
12the political subdivisions to assist in the orderly prevention or removal of all
13discrimination in housing through the powers granted under ss. 66.0125 and
1466.1011. The legislature hereby extends the state law governing equal housing
15opportunities to cover single-family residences that are owner-occupied. The
16legislature finds that the sale and rental of single-family residences constitute a
17significant portion of the housing business in this state and should be regulated.
18This section shall be considered an exercise of the police powers of the state for the
19protection of the welfare, health, peace, dignity, and human rights of the people of
20this state.
AB501,26 21Section 26. 106.50 (1m) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB501,14,222 106.50 (1m) (h) “Discriminate" means to segregate, separate, exclude, or treat
23a person or class of persons unequally in a manner described in sub. (2), (2m), or (2r)
24because of sex,; race, ; color,; sexual orientation ,; gender identity or gender
25expression;
disability,; religion ,; national origin,; marital status,; family status ,;

1status as a victim of domestic abuse, sexual assault, or stalking,; lawful source of
2income,; age,; or ancestry.
AB501,27 3Section 27. 106.50 (1m) (kg) of the statutes is created to read:
AB501,14,54 106.50 (1m) (kg) “Gender identity or gender expression" has the meaning given
5in s. 111.32 (7j).
AB501,28 6Section 28. 106.50 (1m) (nm) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB501,14,117 106.50 (1m) (nm) “Member of a protected class" means a group of natural
8persons, or a natural person, who may be categorized because of sex ,; race,; color ,;
9disability,; sexual orientation ,; gender identity or gender expression; religion ,;
10national origin,; marital status ,; family status,; status as a victim of domestic abuse,
11sexual abuse, or stalking,; lawful source of income,; age, ; or ancestry.
AB501,29 12Section 29. 106.50 (5m) (f) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB501,14,1813 106.50 (5m) (f) 1. Nothing in this section prohibits an owner or agent from
14requiring that a person who seeks to buy or rent housing supply information
15concerning family status, and marital, financial, and business status , but not
16concerning race,; color,; disability,; sexual orientation,; gender identity or gender
17expression;
ancestry,; national origin,; religion, ; creed,; status as a victim of domestic
18abuse, sexual assault, or stalking,; or, subject to subd. 2., age.
AB501,30 19Section 30. 106.52 (1) (cr) of the statutes is created to read:
AB501,14,2120 106.52 (1) (cr) “Gender identity or gender expression" has the meaning given
21in s. 111.32 (7j).
AB501,31 22Section 31. 106.52 (3) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB501,15,223 106.52 (3) (a) 1. Deny to another or charge another a higher price than the
24regular rate for the full and equal enjoyment of any public place of accommodation

1or amusement because of sex,; race,; color,; creed,; disability,; sexual orientation,;
2gender identity or gender expression;
national origin; or ancestry.
AB501,32 3Section 32. 106.52 (3) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB501,15,74 106.52 (3) (a) 2. Give preferential treatment to some classes of persons in
5providing services or facilities in any public place of accommodation or amusement
6because of sex,; race, ; color,; creed, ; sexual orientation,; gender identity or gender
7expression;
national origin; or ancestry.
AB501,33 8Section 33. 106.52 (3) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB501,15,169 106.52 (3) (a) 3. Directly or indirectly publish, circulate, display, or mail any
10written communication which that the communicator knows is to the effect that any
11of the facilities of any public place of accommodation or amusement will be denied
12to any person by reason of, or that the patronage of any person is unwelcome,
13objectionable, or unacceptable, because of
sex, ; race,; color, ; creed,; disability,; sexual
14orientation,; gender identity or gender expression; national origin; or ancestry or
15that the patronage of a person is unwelcome, objectionable or unacceptable for any
16of those reasons
.
AB501,34 17Section 34 . 106.52 (3) (a) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB501,15,2018 106.52 (3) (a) 4. Refuse to furnish or charge another a higher rate for any
19automobile insurance because of race, color, creed, disability, national origin or,
20ancestry, gender identity or gender expression, or sexual orientation.
AB501,35 21Section 35. 106.52 (3) (a) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB501,16,222 106.52 (3) (a) 5. Refuse to rent, charge a higher price than the regular rate, or
23give preferential treatment, regarding the use of any private facilities commonly
24rented to the public
because of sex,; race,; color,; creed,; sexual orientation ,; gender

1identity or gender expression;
national origin; or ancestry, regarding the use of any
2private facilities commonly rented to the public
.
AB501,36 3Section 36. 106.52 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB501,16,74 106.52 (3) (b) Nothing in this subsection prohibits separate dormitories at
5higher educational institutions or separate public toilets, showers, saunas and
6dressing rooms for persons of different sexes, except that no person may be denied
7equal access to the facilities most consistent with the person's gender identity
.
AB501,37 8Section 37. 106.52 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB501,16,129 106.52 (3) (c) Nothing in this subsection prohibits separate treatment of
10persons based on sex with regard to public toilets, showers, saunas and dressing
11rooms for persons of different sexes, except that no person may be denied equal access
12to the facilities most consistent with the person's gender identity
.
AB501,38 13Section 38. 106.52 (3) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB501,16,2114 106.52 (3) (d) Nothing in this subsection prohibits a domestic abuse services
15organization, as defined in s. 995.67 (1) (b), from providing separate shelter facilities,
16private home shelter care, advocacy, counseling or other care, treatment or services
17for persons of different sexes or from providing for separate treatment of persons
18based on sex with regard to the provision of shelter facilities, private home shelter
19care, advocacy, counseling or other care, treatment or services for persons of different
20sexes, except that no person may be denied equal access to the facilities most
21consistent with the person's gender identity
.
AB501,39 22Section 39. 106.52 (3) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB501,17,623 106.52 (3) (e) Nothing in this section prohibits a fitness center whose services
24or facilities are intended for the exclusive use of persons of the same sex from
25providing the use of those services or facilities exclusively to persons of that sex, from

1denying the use of those services or facilities to persons of the opposite sex, or from
2directly or indirectly publishing, circulating, displaying, or mailing any written
3communication to the effect that the use of those services or facilities will be provided
4exclusively to persons of the same sex and will be denied to persons of the opposite
5sex, except that no person my be denied equal access to the facilities most consistent
6with the person's gender identity
.
AB501,40 7Section 40. 106.58 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB501,17,14 8106.58 Discrimination in education prohibited. No child may be excluded
9from or discriminated against in admission to any public school or in obtaining the
10advantages, privileges, and courses of study of such a public school on account of the
11sex,; race,; religion or; national origin ; ancestry; creed; pregnancy; marital or
12parental status; sexual orientation, as defined in s. 111.32 (13m); gender identity or
13gender expression, as defined in s. 111.32 (7j); or physical, mental, emotional, or
14learning disability of the child or of the child's parent
.
AB501,41 15Section 41. 111.31 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB501,18,716 111.31 (1) The legislature finds that the practice of unfair discrimination in
17employment against properly qualified individuals by reason of their age,; race,;
18creed,; color,; disability,; marital status ,; sex,; national origin,; ancestry, ; sexual
19orientation,; gender identity or gender expression; arrest record,; conviction record,;
20military service,; use or nonuse of lawful products off the employer's premises during
21nonworking hours,; or declining to attend a meeting or to participate in any
22communication about religious matters or political matters, substantially and
23adversely affects the general welfare of the state. Employers, labor organizations,
24employment agencies, and licensing agencies that deny employment opportunities
25and discriminate in employment against properly qualified individuals solely

1because of their age,; race ,; creed,; color ,; disability,; marital status,; sex, ; national
2origin,; ancestry, ; sexual orientation,; gender identity or gender expression; arrest
3record,; conviction record,; military service,; use or nonuse of lawful products off the
4employer's premises during nonworking hours,; or declining to attend a meeting or
5to participate in any communication about religious matters or political matters,
6deprive those individuals of the earnings that are necessary to maintain a just and
7decent standard of living.
AB501,42 8Section 42. 111.31 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB501,18,219 111.31 (2) It is the intent of the legislature to protect by law the rights of all
10individuals to obtain gainful employment and to enjoy privileges free from
11employment discrimination because of age,; race,; creed,; color,; disability,; marital
12status,; sex,; national origin,; ancestry ,; sexual orientation,; gender identity or
13gender expression;
arrest record,; conviction record,; military service ,; use or nonuse
14of lawful products off the employer's premises during nonworking hours ,; or
15declining to attend a meeting or to participate in any communication about religious
16matters or political matters, and to encourage the full, nondiscriminatory utilization
17of the productive resources of the state to the benefit of the state, the family, and all
18the people of the state. It is the intent of the legislature in promulgating this
19subchapter to encourage employers to evaluate an employee or applicant for
20employment based upon the individual qualifications of the employee or applicant
21rather than upon a particular class to which the individual may belong.
AB501,43 22Section 43. 111.31 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB501,19,823 111.31 (3) In the interpretation and application of this subchapter, and
24otherwise, it is declared to be the public policy of the state to encourage and foster
25to the fullest extent practicable the employment of all properly qualified individuals

1regardless of age,; race ,; creed,; color ,; disability,; marital status,; sex, ; national
2origin,; ancestry, ; sexual orientation,; gender identity or gender expression; arrest
3record,; conviction record,; military service,; use or nonuse of lawful products off the
4employer's premises during nonworking hours,; or declining to attend a meeting or
5to participate in any communication about religious matters or political matters.
6Nothing in this subsection requires an affirmative action program to correct an
7imbalance in the work force. This subchapter shall be liberally construed for the
8accomplishment of this purpose.
AB501,44 9Section 44. 111.32 (7j) of the statutes is created to read:
AB501,19,1310 111.32 (7j) “Gender identity or gender expression” means any of the following
11with respect to an individual, whether actual or perceived, and regardless of the
12individual's assigned sex at birth or gender identifiers on official documents issued
13by a federal, state, or local government agency:
AB501,19,1414 (a) Gender-related identity.
AB501,19,1515 (b) Gender-related appearance.
AB501,19,1616 (c) Gender-related expression.
AB501,19,1717 (d) Gender-related behavior.
AB501,45 18Section 45 . 111.321 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB501,20,2 19111.321 Prohibited bases of discrimination. Subject to ss. 111.33 to
20111.365, no employer, labor organization, employment agency, licensing agency, or
21other person may engage in any act of employment discrimination as specified in s.
22111.322 against any individual on the basis of age, ; race,; creed, ; color,; disability,;
23marital status,; sex, ; national origin,; ancestry ,; sexual orientation; gender identity
24or gender expression;
arrest record,; conviction record,; military service ,; use or
25nonuse of lawful products off the employer's premises during nonworking hours,; or

1declining to attend a meeting or to participate in any communication about religious
2matters or political matters.
AB501,46 3Section 46. 111.36 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB501,20,5 4111.36 (title) Sex, sexual orientation , gender identity or gender
5expression
; exceptions and special cases.
AB501,47 6Section 47. 111.36 (1) (br) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB501,20,177 111.36 (1) (br) Engaging in harassment that consists of unwelcome verbal or
8physical conduct directed at another individual because of that individual's gender,
9or gender identity or gender expression, other than the conduct described in par. (b),
10and that has the purpose or effect of creating an intimidating, hostile or offensive
11work environment or has the purpose or effect of substantially interfering with that
12individual's work performance. Under this paragraph, substantial interference with
13an employee's work performance or creation of an intimidating, hostile or offensive
14work environment is established when the conduct is such that a reasonable person
15under the same circumstances as the employee would consider the conduct
16sufficiently severe or pervasive to interfere substantially with the person's work
17performance or to create an intimidating, hostile or offensive work environment.
AB501,48 18Section 48. 111.36 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB501,20,2219 111.36 (1) (c) Discriminating against any woman individual on the basis of
20pregnancy, childbirth, maternity parental leave, or related medical conditions by
21engaging in any of the actions prohibited under s. 111.322, including, but not limited
22to, actions concerning fringe benefit programs covering illnesses and disability.
AB501,49 23Section 49. 111.36 (1) (d) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB501,21,524 111.36 (1) (d) 1. For any employer, labor organization, licensing agency or
25employment agency or other person to refuse
Refusing to hire, employ, admit, or

1license, or to bar or terminate any individual; barring or terminating from
2employment, membership, or licensure any individual ,; or to discriminate
3discriminating against an any individual in promotion, in compensation , or in the
4terms, conditions, or privileges of employment because of the individual's sexual
5orientation; or or gender identity or gender expression.
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