Civil rights: general discrimination; discrimination of ethnicity, including discrimination because of Jewish heritage; prohibited under the Elliot-Larsen civil rights act. Amends title $ secs. 102, 103, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 209, 210, 301, 302, 302a, 402, 502, 504, 505, 506 & 507 of 1976 PA 453 (MCL 37.2102 et seq.).
Latest Update: Bill in committee.
Relative to the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition of antisemitism.
Last Update: In Committee
Hearing scheduled for 07/15/2025 from 01:00 PM-08:00 PM in A-2
A BILL To require the reporting of certain terms of service of social media companies for purposes of limiting the online presence of terrorist organizations.
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.
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 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.
