Legislation
HR 2446
Status
Pending
Introduced
March 2025
Type(s)
Antisemitism Redefinition
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Stop Antisemitism on College Campuses Act

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to prohibit institutions of higher education that authorize antisemitic events on campus from participating in the student loan and grant programs under title IV of such Act.


Legislation
HR 2866
Status
Pending
Introduced
March 2025
Type(s)
Antisemitism Redefinition
Full Text
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No Visas for Anti-Semitic Students Act

To direct the Secretary of State to revoke the visas of students who have engaged in antisemitic activities, and for other purposes.

Legislation
HR 4087
Status
Pending
Introduced
March 2025
Type(s)
Antisemitism Redefinition
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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

Legislation
HB 295
Status
Pending
Introduced
March 2025
Type(s)
Antisemitism Redefinition
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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 

Legislation
SJR 0003
Status
Pending
Introduced
March 2025
Type(s)
Antisemitism Redefinition
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A Resolution relative to the definition of antisemitism 

General Assembly, Statement of Intent or Position – Establishes a definition of antisemitism and encourages departments and agencies of state government to use such definition in determining discriminatory intent for any law or policy in this state that prohibits discrimination based on race, color, religion, or national origin.

Latest Update: Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee

Legislation
SB 0934
Status
Pending
Introduced
March 2025
Type(s)
Antisemitism Redefinition
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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

Legislation
SB 1209
Status
Pending
Introduced
March 2025
Type(s)
Antisemitism Redefinition
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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

Legislation
HB 0800
Status
Pending
Introduced
March 2025
Type(s)
Antisemitism Redefinition
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to discrimination in educational institutions.

Latest Update: Withdrawn

Legislation
S 0297
Status
Pending
Introduced
March 2025
Type(s)
Antisemitism Redefinition
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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