City of Milwaukee - File #: 191423

• File #: 191423
• Version: 2
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 12/17/2019
• In control: COMMON COUNCIL
• Final action: 2/11/2020
• Effective date: 2/22/2020
• Title: A substitute ordinance relating to dwelling facility rental policies.
• Sponsors: ALD. LEWIS, ALD. BAUMAN, ALD. COGGS, ALD. STAMPER, ALD. DODD
• Indexes: HOTELS AND MOTELS, SEX CRIMES

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
2/21/2020	2	CITY CLERK	PUBLISHED
2/19/2020	2	MAYOR	SIGNED
2/11/2020	2	COMMON COUNCIL	PASSED; Minutes note: Ald. Stamper and Dodd asked to be added as Co-sponsors. There were no objections.	Pass	15:0
1/28/2020	1	LICENSES COMMITTEE	SUBSTITUTED; Minutes note: Proposed Substitute A	Pass	5:0
1/28/2020	2	LICENSES COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR PASSAGE	Pass	5:0
12/17/2019	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

Number
191423
Version
SUBSTITUTE 2
Reference

Sponsor
ALD. LEWIS, BAUMAN, COGGS, STAMPER AND DODD
Title
A substitute ordinance relating to dwelling facility rental policies.
Sections
85-29-1 am
85-29-2 am
275-20-4-i cr
275-20-20-c cr
Analysis
This ordinance prohibits a city-licensed hotel, motel or other dwelling facility from refusing service or adding a charge or deposit requirement on the basis of a person’s place of residence. This ordinance also requires licensees to provide training plans for educating employees to recognize and report human trafficking behaviors and to require photographic identification from guests at check-in.
Body
The Mayor and Common Council of the City of Milwaukee do ordain as follows:

Part 1. Section 85-29-1 and 2 of the code is amended to read:

85-29. Discrimination by License Holders.

1. DISCRIMINATION PROHIBITION. No holder of any license, permit or franchise issued by the city may willfully refuse services or add charges or require deposits not required of the general public under such license, permit or franchise because of sex, race, religion, color, national origin or ancestry, age, handicap, lawful source of income, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, familial status, the fact that a person is a past or present member of the military service, whether dressed in uniform or not, or because a person is affiliated, or perceived to be affiliated, with a protected individual. >>No holder of a dwelling facility license issued by the city may willfully refuse services or add charges or require deposits not required of the general public under the dwelling license because of a person’s place of residence.<<

2. DECLARATION REQUIRED. All applications submitted by persons seeking the licenses, permits or franchises listed in sub. 1 shall contain the following declaration: (name of applicant) shall not willfully refuse to provide those services offered under this license, permit or fra...