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Bills · 2023-2024 Regular Session

SB 902

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Relating to: certain preferential treatment by local governments.

County Discrimination in employment Municipality

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

A statutory provision created in

2023 Wisconsin Act 12

provides that, unless

required to secure federal aid, no political subdivision may discriminate against, or

grant preferential treatment on the basis of, race, color, ancestry, national origin, or

sexual orientation in making employment decisions regarding employees of a

political subdivision or contracting for public works. This bill eliminates the

specification in this provision that the granting of preferential treatment based on

the listed characteristics is prohibited.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Agard (D) , L. Johnson (D) , Larson (D) , Spreitzer (D) , Taylor (D)

16 cosponsors

C. Anderson (D) , Clancy (D) , Conley (D) , Considine (D) , Goyke (D) , J. Anderson (D) , Jacobson (D) , Madison (D) , Moore Omokunde (D) , Neubauer (D) , Ohnstad (D) , Ortiz-Velez (D) , Ratcliff (D) , Sinicki (D) , Stubbs (D) , Subeck (D)

Full history

  1. Jan 11, 2024 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Taylor, L. Johnson, Spreitzer, Agard and Larson; cosponsored by Representatives Madison, Ratcliff, Clancy, Conley, C. Anderson, J. Anderson, Considine, Goyke, Jacobson, Moore Omokunde, Neubauer, Ohnstad, Ortiz-Velez, Stubbs and Sinicki

  2. Jan 11, 2024 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Transportation and Local Government

  3. Jan 16, 2024 · Senate

    Representative Subeck added as a cosponsor

  4. Apr 15, 2024 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1