New York S 7034: Enacts the "Honoring Our Pledge to Eliminate Antisemitism (HOPE) act"

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S07034 Summary:

BILL NOS07034A

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SAME ASSAME AS A02139-A

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COSPNSRADDABBO, BAILEY, COMRIE, COONEY, FERNANDEZ, JACKSON, LIU, MARTINEZ, OBERACKER, RAMOS, ROLISON,
 SCARCELLA-SPANTON, SKOUFIS, STAVISKY, SUTTON, WEBER

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Add §79-r, Civ Rts L

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Requires state agencies and courts to take into consideration the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance's definition and contemporary examples of antisemitism when reviewing, investigating, or deciding whether there has been a violation of any non-criminal or criminal law, rule, or policy prohibiting discriminatory acts.

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BILL NOS07034A

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03/28/2025REFERRED TO CODES

06/04/2025AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO CODES

06/04/2025PRINT NUMBER 7034A

01/07/2026REFERRED TO CODES

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 7034--A

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 March 28, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sens. PARKER, SUTTON -- read twice and ordered printed,
 and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes -- commit-
 tee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recom-
 mitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the civil rights law, in relation to enacting the
 "Honoring Our Pledge to Eliminate Antisemitism (HOPE) act"

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Honoring
 2 Our Pledge to Eliminate Antisemitism (HOPE) act".
 3 § 2. Legislative intent. It is the intent of the legislature to ensure
 4 that individuals of Jewish faith, heritage, or identity are fully
 5 protected from discrimination. This act is not intended to infringe upon
 6 the First Amendment rights guaranteed by the United States Constitution,
 7 nor the free speech protections afforded under the Constitution of the
 8 state of New York.
 9 § 3. The civil rights law is amended by adding a new section 79-r to
 10 read as follows:
 11 § 79-r. Adoption of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance
 12 definition of antisemitism. 1. As used in this section, the following
 13 terms shall have the following meanings:
 14 (a) "Antisemitism" shall have the same meaning as provided for in the
 15 working definition of antisemitism adopted by the International Holo-
 16 caust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) on May twenty-sixth, two thousand
 17 sixteen, and shall include the contemporary examples of antisemitism set
 18 forth therein.
 19 (b) "State agency" shall mean any office, department, board, commis-
 20 sion, bureau, division, public corporation, agency or instrumentality of
 21 the state.
 22 2. In reviewing, investigating, or deciding whether there has been a
 23 violation of any rule or policy prohibiting discriminatory acts, a state

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD01172-04-5

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 1 agency shall take into consideration the definition of antisemitism as
 2 set forth in this section for purposes of determining whether an alleged
 3 act was motivated by discriminatory antisemitic intent, including but
 4 not limited to claims brought pursuant to article fifteen of the execu-
 5 tive law.
 6 3. A state agency shall apply the same legal standard as applicable to
 7 like claims of discrimination arising under laws of this state, includ-
 8 ing article fifteen of the executive law.
 9 4. For the purposes of training of state personnel related to discrim-
 10 ination and anti-bias training, the definition of antisemitism described
 11 in this section shall be used as an educational tool to familiarize
 12 staff and officials with antisemitism.
 13 § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.

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