An Act to amend 973.01 (2) (c) 2. a.; to create 165.27, 939.64 and 946.685 of the statutes; Relating to: penalty enhancer for crimes committed by a person acting as an agent of a foreign government or terrorist organization with the intent to silence or punish persons for their political view, criminalizing the enforcement of foreign laws without federal or state approval, and providing a penalty. (FE)
Define to Defeat Act of 2025
To provide a definition of antisemitism for the enforcement of covered civil rights laws.
Latest Update: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, and Education and Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
October 7 Remembrance Education Act
To direct the Director of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum to develop a curriculum for the study of modern-day antisemitism surrounding Hamas’ October 7, 2023, terrorist attacks against Israel for use in secondary schools, and for other purposes.
Latest Update: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce
Relating to including antisemitism in the definition of bullying for the purpose of school discipline policies
Relating to the procedure for determining whether a student’s violation of a public school’s or public institution of higher education’s student code of conduct was motivated by antisemitism.
Relating to including antisemitism in the definition of bullying for the purpose of school discipline policies
**IHRA is the legal definition provided in Section 448.001 of the government code in TX
Latest Update: Left pending in committee
Education – As introduced, prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, ethnicity, national origin, sex, disability, religion, or marital status against a student or an employee in a public institution of education; requires public institutions of education to treat harassment or discrimination against students or employees, or resulting from institutional policies or programs on their campuses, motivated by or including antisemitic intent in an identical manner to discrimination motivated by race; requires Title VI coordinators to be designated to monitor antisemitic discrimination and harassment at K-12 schools and institutions of higher education. – Amends TCA Title 49.
Latest Update: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee
Education – As enacted, prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, ethnicity, national origin, sex, or religion against a student or an employee in a public institution of education; requires public institutions of education to treat harassment or discrimination against students or employees, or resulting from institutional policies or programs on their campuses, motivated by or including antisemitic intent in an identical manner to discrimination motivated by race; requires Title VI coordinators to be designated to monitor antisemitic discrimination and harassment at K-12 schools and institutions of higher education. – Amends TCA Title 49.
Companion bill has been assigned Public Chapter Number 293 by the Secretary of State.
Latest Update: Companion bill became Pub. Ch. 293
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to discrimination in educational institutions.
Latest Update: Withdrawn
Defines “anti-Semitism” for the state human affairs commission to use while investigating and working to resolve complaints of discrimination and for the commission against prejudice and bias to use in defining hate crimes.
Latest Update: Introduced on February 13 2025 – 25% progression, died in committee
