Bill > A04562

This bill amends the New York Executive Law and Penal Law to provide protections against anti-Semitism. It defines "anti-Semitism" to include various forms of hatred, discrimination, and negative actions towards individuals practicing the Jewish religion or exhibiting Jewish heritage. The bill requires that the state's Division of Human Rights and courts consider the definition of anti-Semitism when reviewing, investigating, and adjudicating cases of discrimination based on creed, including discrimination against individuals due to their Jewish religious practices, ancestry, or ethnic characteristics. Additionally, it deems any act of anti-Semitism that incites, causes, or results in violence, injury, or property damage to be a hate crime under New York's Penal Law.