Bills by subject

Discrimination in employment

65 bills and resolutions. 11 became law, 1 was vetoed, and 26 never got a public hearing. They span 3 sessions, from the 2009–10 session to the 2025–26 session.

This is the Legislature's own subject heading, not our category, so a bill is here only if the Legislature filed it under this term. Each count comes from the bill's official history.

Latest activity

The 5 bills on this subject with the newest recorded action.

AJR 102 Prohibiting governmental entity discrimination (second consideration).
Adopted. Last action May 26, 2026
SB 45 State finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2025 legislature. (FE)
Became law. Last action May 13, 2026
SB 431 Discrimination based on arrest record under the fair employment law.
Vetoed by the governor. Last action May 13, 2026
AB 50 State finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2025 legislature. (FE)
Stopped before the full Assembly voted. Last action Mar 23, 2026
AB 173 Regulation of pharmacy benefit managers, fiduciary and disclosure requirements on pharmacy benefit managers, and application of prescription drug payments to health insurance cost-sharing requirements. (FE)
Stopped in committee. Last action Mar 23, 2026

Every bill on this subject

2025–26 session: 20

Mar 23, 2026
AB 50: State finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2025 legislature. (FE)
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 173: Regulation of pharmacy benefit managers, fiduciary and disclosure requirements on pharmacy benefit managers, and application of prescription drug payments to health insurance cost-sharing requirements. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 220: Discrimination in employment, housing, public accommodations, education, insurance coverage, national guard, jury duty, and adoption and in the receipt of mental health or vocational rehabilitation services.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 430: Discrimination based on arrest record under the fair employment law.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 512: Prohibiting an employer from relying on information about a prospective employee’s compensation when making employment decisions or inquiring about a prospective employee’s compensation and from restricting an employee’s right to disclose compensation information, allowing actions in circuit court, and providing a penalty. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 513: Actions in circuit court alleging discrimination in employment, unfair honesty testing, or unfair genetic testing. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 547: Regulating medical cannabis, the prescription drug monitoring program, and providing a penalty. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 690: Certain preferential treatment by local governments.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 1166: Requiring an employer to provide reasonable break time and accommodations for an employee who is breastfeeding the employee’s child to express breast milk for the child. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 1193: Decriminalizing prostitution and creating a sex workers’ bill of rights.
Stopped in committee.

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May 26, 2026
AJR 102: Prohibiting governmental entity discrimination (second consideration).
Adopted.
May 13, 2026
SB 45: State finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2025 legislature. (FE)
Became law.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 203: Regulation of pharmacy benefit managers, fiduciary and disclosure requirements on pharmacy benefit managers, and application of prescription drug payments to health insurance cost-sharing requirements. (FE)
Stopped before the full Senate voted.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 223: Discrimination in employment, housing, public accommodations, education, insurance coverage, national guard, jury duty, and adoption and in the receipt of mental health or vocational rehabilitation services.
Stopped in committee.
May 13, 2026
SB 431: Discrimination based on arrest record under the fair employment law.
Vetoed by the governor.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 534: Regulating medical cannabis, the prescription drug monitoring program, and providing a penalty. (FE)
Stopped before the full Senate voted.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 540: Prohibiting an employer from relying on information about a prospective employee’s compensation when making employment decisions or inquiring about a prospective employee’s compensation and from restricting an employee’s right to disclose compensation information, allowing actions in circuit court, and providing a penalty. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 541: Actions in circuit court alleging discrimination in employment, unfair honesty testing, or unfair genetic testing. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 1131: Requiring an employer to provide reasonable break time and accommodations for an employee who is breastfeeding the employee’s child to express breast milk for the child. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
SJR 94: Prohibiting governmental entity discrimination (second consideration).
Stopped before the full Senate voted.

2011–12 session: 18

Mar 23, 2012
AB 68: Mandatory reporting of child abuse or neglect by school district employees; training in child abuse and neglect identification, laws, and procedures for those employees; retaliation against a person who reports child abuse or neglect in good faith, and granting rule-making authority.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 122: Permitting an educational agency to refuse to employ or to terminate from employment an unpardoned felon.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 286: Permitting an employer to refuse to employ or to bar or terminate from employment an individual who has been convicted of a felony and who has not been pardoned for that felony and preempting cities, villages, towns, and counties from adopting provisions concerning employment discrimination based on arrest or conviction record that prohibit activity that is allowed under the state fair employment law.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 289: Elimination of compensatory and punitive damages for acts of employment discrimination or unfair honesty or genetic testing.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 344: Employment discrimination based on employment status.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 350: Employment discrimination based on credit history.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 436: Prohibiting consideration of the conviction record of an applicant for employment before the applicant has been selected for an interview.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 578: Employment discrimination based on credit history.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 729: Prohibiting discrimination in employment against an individual for signing or refusing to sign a recall petition.
Stopped in committee.
Nov 28, 2011
SB 42: Mandatory reporting of child abuse or neglect by school district employees; training in child abuse and neglect identification, laws, and procedures for those employees; retaliation against a person who reports child abuse or neglect in good faith, and granting rule-making authority.
Became law.

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Nov 28, 2011
SB 86: Permitting an educational agency to refuse to employ or to terminate from employment an unpardoned felon.
Became law.
Apr 10, 2012
SB 202: Elimination of compensatory and punitive damages for acts of employment discrimination or unfair honesty or genetic testing.
Became law.
Mar 23, 2012
SB 207: Permitting an employer to refuse to employ or to bar or terminate from employment an individual who has been convicted of a felony and who has not been pardoned for that felony and preempting cities, villages, towns, and counties from adopting provisions concerning employment discrimination based on arrest or conviction record that prohibit activity that is allowed under the state fair employment law.
Stopped before the full Senate voted.
Mar 23, 2012
SB 246: Employment discrimination based on credit history.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
SB 249: Employment discrimination based on employment status.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
SB 309: Prohibiting consideration of the conviction record of an applicant for employment before the applicant has been selected for an interview.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
SB 566: Prohibiting discrimination in employment against an individual for signing or refusing to sign a recall petition.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 16, 2012
SB 572: False claims against the state or a local government and providing a penalty.
Stopped in committee.

2009–10 session: 27

Apr 28, 2010
AB 9: A requirement that all employers in this state grant a paid leave of absence on Veterans Day to employees who are veterans.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 21: Discharge from employment of a passenger-for-hire vehicle operator solely on the basis of having been involved in a single motor vehicle accident.
Passed the Assembly, then stopped.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 22: Prohibiting discrimination in housing because of arrest or conviction record, making it a Class I felony to discriminate in employment or housing because of arrest or conviction record, and providing a penalty.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 30: Employer monitoring of employee electronic mail usage.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 31: Authorizing the circuit court to order a person who engages in discrimination in employment to pay compensatory and punitive damages and a surcharge and making an appropriation.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 64: Employer monitoring of employee electronic mail usage.
Stopped in committee.
May 26, 2010
AB 75: State finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2009 legislature.
Became law.
Oct 30, 2009
AB 132: A requirement that an employer grant an unpaid leave of absence to allow an employee to participate in an emergency service operation of the Civil Air Patrol and prohibiting discrimination in employment based on Civil Air Patrol membership.
Became law.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 152: Mandatory overtime hours and on-call time worked by health care workers and providing penalties.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 367: Employment discrimination based on credit history.
Passed the Assembly, then stopped.

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