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RI S2300
Bill
Status
1/23/2026
Primary Sponsor
Elaine Morgan
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AI Summary
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Amends Rhode Island's Civil Rights Act of 1990 to add a formal definition of "anti-Semitism" based on the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition adopted May 26, 2016
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Requires state agencies, commissions, and local subdivisions to consider the IHRA definition when reviewing, investigating, or deciding discrimination complaints to determine if anti-Semitic intent was present
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Explicitly excludes criticism of Israel "similar to that leveled against any other country" from the definition of anti-Semitism
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Includes a protection clause stating the act shall not diminish First Amendment rights or conflict with federal or state discrimination laws
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Defines discriminatory harassment as conduct "so severe, pervasive, or persistent" that it interferes with a victim's ability to participate in services, activities, opportunities, or privileges
Legislative Description
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.
State Affairs And Government
Last Action
Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
1/23/2026