SB 308

This bill prohibits discrimination on the basis of a person's gender identity or

gender expression, which is defined in the bill as a person's gender-related identity,

gender-related appearance, gender-related expression, or gender-related behavior,

regardless of the person's assigned sex at birth or gender identifiers on official

documents issued by a federal, state, or local government agency. The bill also adds

sexual orientation and gender identity or gender expression as bases of

discrimination in certain other laws prohibiting discrimination.

Current law prohibits discrimination in employment, housing, and the equal

enjoyment of a public place of accommodation or amusement on the basis of a

person's sex or sexual orientation. Current law also prohibits the University of

Wisconsin System, the Technical College System, public elementary and secondary

schools, and charter schools from discriminating against a student on the basis of the

student's sex or sexual orientation. The bill also prohibits the University of

Wisconsin System, the Technical College System, public elementary and secondary

schools, and charter schools from discriminating against a student based on the

protected status of the student's parent. In addition, current law prohibits exclusion

of a person from jury duty on the basis of the person's sex or sexual orientation.

This bill adds gender identity or gender expression as a prohibited basis for

discrimination in employment, housing, and the equal enjoyment of a public place

of accommodation or amusement; prohibits the UW System, the Technical College

System, public elementary and secondary schools, and charter schools from

discriminating against a student on the basis of the student's gender identity or

gender expression; and prohibits exclusion of a person from jury duty on the basis

of the person's gender identity or gender expression. This bill also removes sex as

a bona fide occupational qualification.

Current law prohibits motor carriers, automobile insurers, and real estate

brokers and salespersons from discriminating against a person on the basis of sex;

prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex 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 based on sex.

This bill prohibits motor carriers, automobile insurers, and real estate brokers

and salespersons from discriminating against a person on the basis of sexual

orientation, gender identity, or gender expression; prohibits discrimination on the

basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression 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 based on sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender

expression.

The bill also generally prohibits an insurer from discriminating against a