Senate passes bill to define antisemitism in state code

Feb 23, 2023

Virginia’s Senate has passed a bill to include a definition of antisemitism in Virginia’s code.

House Bill 1606 by Del. Anne Ferrell Tata, R-Virginia Beach, would allow Virginia to adopt the “non-legally binding” Working Definition of Antisemitism that is already adopted by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance.

The bill is meant to be 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.”

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