Amends the General Provisions Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Removes provisions requiring the Illinois Investment Policy Board to include companies that boycott Israel in its list of restricted companies. Makes conforming changes. Effective immediately.
An act to add Section 8310.4 to the Government Code, relating to state and local government.
An act to amend Sections 244, 262.3, 48980, 51500, 51501, and 60151 of, to add Section 60152 to, to add Article 11 (commencing with Section 280) to Chapter 2 of Part 1 of Division 1 of Title 1 of, and to add Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 33800) to Part 20 of Division 2 of Title 2 of, the Education Code, relating to education.
Condemning the Hamas attacks of October 7, 2023, and calling for Hamas and its leaders to immediately and unconditionally surrender and to release the hostages, including Americans.
An act to add Title 23 (commencing with Section 3273.72) to Part 4 of Division 3 of the Civil Code, relating to social media platforms.
Overview: SB 771 would have exposed social media platforms to civil liability based on how their algorithms distribute user-generated content, even when that content is lawful and constitutionally protected. Though framed as a response to online harm, the bill created a broad liability regime that incentivized censorship, surveillance, and viewpoint discrimination.
Significance: SB 771 would have pressured platforms to suppress lawful political speech to avoid massive legal exposure. Arab, Muslim, Palestinian, and other communities whose advocacy is frequently mischaracterized as hate speech would have faced heightened censorship—particularly speech related to Palestine, Zionism, and international human rights.
Outcome: Following sustained advocacy from ADC and a diverse coalition of civil liberties, community, business, and technology stakeholders, SB 771 was vetoed. The veto prevents California from becoming a testing ground for policies that criminalize digital dissent and undermine constitutional protections.
Bottom Line: The veto of SB 771 is a critical victory for free expression, civil liberties, and the right to political advocacy online. California must pursue approaches to online harm that protect marginalized voices and uphold constitutional law—not liability regimes that silence dissent.
An act relating to the Antisemitism Task Force; creating s. 16.571, F.S.; creating the Antisemitism Task Force within the Office of Civil Rights of the Department of Legal Affairs for a specified purpose; requiring the department to provide administrative and staff support to the task force; providing for appointment and terms of members; providing for per diem and travel expenses; providing membership and duties of the task force; requiring a report to the Governor and the Legislature by a specified date; providing for future review and repeal of the task force; providing an effective date.
Amends the General Provisions Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Removes provisions requiring the Illinois Investment Policy Board to include companies that boycott Israel in its list of restricted companies. Makes conforming changes. Effective immediately.
This bill provides that each state agency or other body in state government, each local governmental unit, and each employee or official of the state or a local governmental unit must consider the definition of antisemitism adopted by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance on May 26, 2016, including its examples, when evaluating evidence of discriminatory intent for any law, ordinance, or policy in Wisconsin that prohibits discrimination based on race, religion, color, or national origin or that provides for enhanced criminal penalties for criminal offenses when the defendant intentionally selects the victim or group of victims or selects the property that is damaged or otherwise affected by the crime because of the victim’s or group of victims’ actual or perceived race, religion, color, or national origin. The bill specifies that nothing in the bill may be construed to diminish or infringe upon any right protected under the first amendment to the U.S. Constitution or to conflict with federal or state antidiscrimination laws.
Latest Update: Rep. Goodwin added as cosponsor
This bill provides that each state agency or other body in state government, each local governmental unit, and each employee or official of the state or a local governmental unit must consider the definition of antisemitism adopted by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance on May 26, 2016, including its examples, when evaluating evidence of discriminatory intent for any law, ordinance, or policy in Wisconsin that prohibits discrimination based on race, religion, color, or national origin or that provides for enhanced criminal penalties for criminal offenses when the defendant intentionally selects the victim or group of victims or selects the property that is damaged or otherwise affected by the crime because of the victim’s or group of victims’ actual or perceived race, religion, color, or national origin. The bill specifies that nothing in the bill may be construed to diminish or infringe upon any right protected under the first amendment to the U.S. Constitution or to conflict with federal or state antidiscrimination laws.
Latest Update: Rep. Goodwin added as coauthor
Require school boards and postsecondary educational institutions to adopt a policy and provide training relating to discrimination and antisemitism and provide for Title VI coordinators
Last Update : Hardin MO325 Indefinitely postpone filed.
