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OK HB2243
Bill
Status
2/3/2025
Primary Sponsor
John Waldron
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AI Summary
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Adopts the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) working definition of antisemitism from May 26, 2016, including its examples, as the official state definition
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Requires all state departments and agencies to consider antisemitism as evidence of discriminatory intent when enforcing laws prohibiting discrimination based on race, color, religion, or national origin
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Applies the definition to hate crime prosecutions where defendants intentionally selected victims based on actual or perceived race, color, religion, or national origin
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Includes explicit protections stating the law does not infringe on First Amendment rights, conflict with existing discrimination laws, or create any new enforceable legal rights against the state
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Effective date of November 1, 2025
Legislative Description
State government; antisemitism; definitions; discrimination; effective date.
Last Action
Referred to Rules
2/10/2025