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VA HB1606

VA HB1606
Antisemitism; adoption of non-legally binding Working Definition of Antisemitism as a tool & guide.


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Introduced
01/06/2023
In Committee
02/17/2023
Crossed Over
02/23/2023
Passed
03/07/2023
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
03/24/2023

Introduced Session

2023 Regular Session

Bill Summary

Antisemitism. Provides that the Commonwealth adopts the non-legally binding Working Definition of Antisemitism adopted by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance on May 26, 2016, including the contemporary examples of antisemitism set forth therein, exclusively as a tool and guide for training, education, recognizing, and combating antisemitic hate crimes or discrimination and for tracking and reporting antisemitic incidents in the Commonwealth. Antisemitism. Provides that the Commonwealth adopts the non-legally binding Working Definition of Antisemitism adopted by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance on May 26, 2016, including the contemporary examples of antisemitism set forth therein, exclusively as a tool and guide for training, education, recognizing, and combating antisemitic hate crimes or discrimination and for tracking and reporting antisemitic incidents in the Commonwealth.

AI Summary

This bill adopts the non-legally binding Working Definition of Antisemitism, which was developed by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance in 2016, as a tool and guide for training, education, recognizing, and combating antisemitic hate crimes or discrimination, as well as for tracking and reporting antisemitic incidents in the Commonwealth. The bill specifically states that its provisions shall not be construed to diminish or infringe upon any right protected under the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution or the Constitution of Virginia.

Sponsors (34)

Last Action

Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0471) (on 03/24/2023)

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