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2025 - 2026 LEGISLATURE
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2025 ASSEMBLY BILL 690
November 26, 2025 - Introduced by Representatives
Madison
,
Taylor
,
Clancy
,
Anderson
,
Arney
,
Billings
,
DeSmidt
,
Fitzgerald
,
Goodwin
,
Joers
,
McCarville
,
Moore Omokunde
,
Neubauer
,
Palmeri
,
Rivera-Wagner
,
Roe
,
Sinicki
,
Stubbs
,
Subeck
,
Udell
,
Vining
,
Miresse
,
Prado
and
Tenorio
, cosponsored by Senators
Drake
,
L. Johnson
,
Ratcliff
,
Dassler-Alfheim
,
Hesselbein
,
Larson
,
Roys
,
Spreitzer
and
Carpenter
. Referred to Committee on Local Government.
AB690,1,2
1
An Act
to amend
66.0145 (title) and 66.0145 (2) of the statutes;
relating to:
2
certain preferential treatment by local governments.
Analysis by the 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.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
AB690,1
3
Section
1
.
66.0145 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB690,1,4
4
66.0145
(title)
No
preferences
discrimination
in hiring or contracting.
AB690,2
5
Section
2
.
66.0145 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB690,2,3
6
66.0145
(2)
Unless required to secure federal aid, no political subdivision may
1
discriminate
against, or grant preferential treatment
on the basis of
,
race, color,
2
ancestry, national origin, or sexual orientation in making employment decisions
3
regarding employees of a political subdivision or contracting for public works.
AB690,2,4
4
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