S 7034: Requires state agencies and courts to take into consideration the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance's definition and contemporary examples of antisemitism when reviewing, investigating, or deciding whether there has been a violation of any non-criminal or criminal law, rule, or policy prohibiting discriminatory acts.

  
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 7034 2025-2026 Regular Sessions  IN SENATE March 28, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes AN ACT to amend the civil rights law, in relation to enacting the "Honoring Our Pledge to Eliminate Anti-Semitism (HOPE) act" The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Honoring 2 Our Pledge to Eliminate Anti-Semitism (HOPE) act". 3 § 2. The civil rights law is amended by adding a new section 79-r to 4 read as follows: 5 § 79-r. Adoption of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance 6 definition of anti-Semitism. 1. As used in this section, the following 7 terms shall have the following meanings: 8 (a) "Anti-Semitism" shall have the same meaning as provided for in the 9 working definition of anti-Semitism adopted by the International Holo- 10 caust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) on May twenty-sixth, two thousand 11 sixteen, and shall include the contemporary examples of anti-Semitism 12 set forth therein. 13 (b) "State agency" shall mean any office, department, board, commis- 14 sion, bureau, division, public corporation, agency or instrumentality of 15 the state. 16 2. In reviewing, investigating, or deciding whether there has been a 17 violation of any non-criminal or criminal law, rule, or policy prohibit- 18 ing discriminatory acts, a state agency or court shall take into consid- 19 eration the definition of anti-Semitism as set forth in this section for 20 purposes of determining whether an alleged act was motivated by discri- 21 minatory anti-Semitic intent, including but not limited to claims 22 brought pursuant to article fifteen of the executive law or article four 23 hundred eighty-five of the penal law. 24 3. A state agency or court shall apply the same legal standard as 25 applicable to like claims of discrimination arising under laws of this EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD01172-02-5 
 S. 7034 2 1 state, including article fifteen of the executive law or article four 2 hundred eighty-five of the penal law. 3 4. For the purposes of training of state personnel related to discrim- 4 ination and anti-bias training, the definition of anti-Semitism 5 described in this section shall be used as an educational tool to famil- 6 iarize staff and officials with anti-Semitism. 7 5. This section shall not be construed to diminish or infringe upon 8 any right protected under the first amendment to the United States 9 Constitution, or the Constitution of the state of New York, and shall 10 not be construed to conflict with federal, state, or local discrimi- 11 nation laws. 12 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.