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NY S07034

Bill

Status

Introduced

3/28/2025

Primary Sponsor

Kevin Parker

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Origin

Senate

2025-2026 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Adopts the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) working definition of antisemitism from May 26, 2016, including its contemporary examples, into New York civil rights law

  • Requires state agencies to consider the IHRA definition when reviewing, investigating, or deciding discrimination claims to determine whether an act was motivated by antisemitic intent

  • Mandates that state personnel training on discrimination and anti-bias use the IHRA definition as an educational tool

  • Applies the same legal standards to antisemitism discrimination claims as other discrimination claims under state law, including Executive Law Article 15

  • Includes legislative intent language stating the act is not intended to infringe upon First Amendment rights or New York constitutional free speech protections

Legislative Description

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.

Last Action

REFERRED TO CODES

1/7/2026

Committee Referrals

Codes3/28/2025

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