Provides protections against discrimination and antisemitism in public schools and public postsecondary educational institutions.
Latest Update: Referred.
An Act to Require Antisemitism to be considered as motivation when determining a violation of a criminal or civil law.
Latest Update: Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
Provides that “antisemitism” has the meaning set forth in the May 26, 2016, working definition of antisemitism adopted by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance. Provides that an act of antisemitism constitutes a discriminatory practice. Requires certain training materials to contain an educational program to protect against antisemitism.
Last Action:
Bill is dead
Antisemitism; public schools; prohibition; penalties
BILL VETOED
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.
HB 608 is an anti-boycott investment prohibition bill that orders the creation of a blacklist of companies that boycott Israel or illegal Israeli settlements. The bill requires Montana’s board of investments to divest from all holdings of and prohibits the state from investing in blacklisted companies. The bill excludes actions “taken pursuant to a boycott against a public entity of Israel if the boycott is applied in a nondiscriminatory manner,” which should exclude boycotts for justice. However, the preambular text makes clear that it is state policy to oppose BDS.
HR 7900 is the National Defense Authorization Act for 2023. Amendment 367 of US HR 7900 requires the U.S. Department of Defense to issue a report confirming that none of their contractors participate in or support any effort “based on a belief that Israel is oppressing Palestinians” that promotes boycotts for justice.
HR 7900 is the National Defense Authorization Act for 2023. Amendment 731 establishes that it is the policy of the U.S. to seek to abolish the UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and Israel, an entity established to investigate all alleged violations of international law surrounding the Unity Intifada.
This anti-boycott bill prohibits any portion of New Hampshire’s state retirement and pension funds from being used to invest in any company involved in a boycott of Israel.
HB 7223 seeks the abolition of and withholding of funds from the UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and in Israel, an accountability mechanism established in 2021 to investigate international law violations around the Unity Uprising. Related bill: S 4389.
