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MA H1763
Bill
Status
2/27/2025
Primary Sponsor
Steven Howitt
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AI Summary
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Amends Chapter 151B, Section 1 of Massachusetts General Laws to add a formal definition of "Antisemitism" as definition number 24
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Adopts the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition, which characterizes antisemitism as "a certain perception of Jews, which may be expressed as hatred toward Jews"
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Specifies that antisemitism includes both rhetorical and physical manifestations directed toward Jewish or non-Jewish individuals, their property, Jewish community institutions, and religious facilities
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Filed on January 14, 2025 by Representative Steven S. Howitt (4th Bristol) with co-sponsor Todd M. Smola (1st Hampden)
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Similar legislation was previously filed in the 2023-2024 session as House Bill No. 1558
Legislative Description
Relative to the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance definition of antisemitism
Last Action
Accompanied a study order, see H5281 (under House Rule 27)
3/26/2026