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Florida House Bill H0187

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1010 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
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14+A bill to be entitled 1
1515 An act relating to antisemitism; creating s. 1.015, 2
1616 F.S.; providing legislative intent; defining the term 3
1717 "antisemitism"; providing contemporary examples of 4
18-antisemitism; providing construction; providing an 5
19-effective date. 6
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21- WHEREAS, in 1998, Swedish Prime Minister Göran Persson 8
22-initiated the Task Force for International Cooperation on 9
23-Holocaust Education, Remembrance, and Research, and 10
24- WHEREAS, an international forum was held January 27-29, 11
25-2000, and was attended by representatives of 46 governments, 12
26-including 23 heads of state or prime ministers and 14 deputy 13
27-prime ministers or ministers, and 14
28- WHEREAS, the task force issued the Declaration of the 15
29-Stockholm Internatio nal Forum on the Holocaust, also known as 16
30-the Stockholm Declaration, and 17
31- WHEREAS, the Stockholm Declaration is the founding document 18
32-for the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA), the 19
33-successor organization to the Task Force for Internationa l 20
34-Cooperation on Holocaust Education, Remembrance, and Research, 21
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36- WHEREAS, in 2016, the IHRA adopted a working definition of 23
37-antisemitism to assist governments, organizations, and 24
38-individuals in their efforts to identify antisemitism, and 25
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20+ WHEREAS, in 1998, Swedish Prime Minister Göran Persson 7
21+initiated the Task Force for International Cooperation on 8
22+Holocaust Education, Remembrance, and Research, and 9
23+ WHEREAS, an international forum was held January 27-29, 10
24+2000, and was attended by representatives of 46 governments, 11
25+including 23 heads of state or prime ministers and 14 deputy 12
26+prime ministers or ministers, and 13
27+ WHEREAS, the task force issued the Declaration of the 14
28+Stockholm International Forum on the Holocaust, also known as 15
29+the Stockholm Declaration, and 16
30+ WHEREAS, the Stockholm Declaration is the founding document 17
31+for the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA), the 18
32+successor organization to the Task Force for International 19
33+Cooperation on Holocaust Education, Remembrance, and Research, 20
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35+ WHEREAS, in 2016, the IHRA adopted a working definition of 22
36+antisemitism to assist governments, organizations, and 23
37+individuals in their efforts to identify antisemitism, and 24
38+ WHEREAS, as a part of this working definition, the IHRA 25
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51- WHEREAS, as a part of this working definition, the IHRA 26
52-included contemporary examples of antisemitism from around the 27
53-globe, and 28
54- WHEREAS, the IHRA's adoption of a working definition has 29
55-empowered many governments, organizations, and individuals to 30
56-identify and address the rise in hate and discrimination against 31
57-Jewish individuals, NOW, THEREFORE, 32
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59-Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 34
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61- Section 1. Section 1.015, Florida Statutes, is created to 36
62-read: 37
63- 1.015 Antisemitism. — 38
64- (1) It is the intent of the Legislature to adopt the 39
65-working definition developed by the International Holocaust 40
66-Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) of the term "antisemitism" to assist 41
67-in the monitoring and reporting of anti -Semitic hate crimes and 42
68-discrimination and to make resid ents aware of and to combat such 43
69-incidents in this state. 44
70- (2) As adopted by the IHRA on May 26, 2016, and as used in 45
71-these statutes, the term "antisemitism" means a certain 46
72-perception of Jewish individuals which may be expressed as 47
73-hatred toward such individuals. Rhetorical and physical 48
74-manifestations of antisem itism are directed toward Jewish and 49
75-non-Jewish individuals and their property and toward Jewish 50
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52+globe, and 27
53+ WHEREAS, the IHRA's adoption of a working definition has 28
54+empowered many governments, organizations, and individuals to 29
55+identify and address the ris e in hate and discrimination against 30
56+Jewish individuals, NOW, THEREFORE, 31
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58+Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 33
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60+ Section 1. Section 1.015, Florida Statutes, is created to 35
61+read: 36
62+ 1.015 Antisemitism. — 37
63+ (1) It is the intent of the Legislature to adopt the 38
64+working definition developed by the International Holocaust 39
65+Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) of the term "antisemitism" to assist 40
66+in the monitoring and reporting of anti -Semitic hate crimes and 41
67+discrimination and to make residents aware of and to combat such 42
68+incidents in this state. 43
69+ (2) As adopted by the IHRA on May 26, 2016, and as used in 44
70+these statutes, the term "antisemitism" means a certain 45
71+perception of Jewish individuals which may be expressed as 46
72+hatred toward such individuals. Rhetorical and physical 47
73+manifestations of antisemitism are directed toward Jewish and 48
74+non-Jewish individuals and their property and toward Jewish 49
75+community institutions and religious facilities. 50
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88-community institutions and religious facilities. 51
89- (3) Contemporary examples of antisemitism include, but are 52
90-not limited to, all of the following: 53
91- (a) Calling for, aiding, or justifying the killing or 54
92-harming of Jewish individuals. 55
88+ (3) Contemporary examples of antisemitism include, but are 51
89+not limited to, all of the following: 52
90+ (a) Calling for, aiding, or justifying the killing or 53
91+harming of Jewish individuals in the name of a radical ideology 54
92+or an extremist view of a religion. 55
9393 (b) Making mendacious, dehumanizing, demonizing, or 56
9494 stereotypical allegations about Jewish individuals as such or 57
9595 the power of Jewish people as a collective, such as the myth of 58
9696 a worldwide Jewish conspiracy or of Jewish individuals 59
9797 controlling the media, economy, government, or other societal 60
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9999 (c) Accusing Jewish people as a collective of being 62
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101101 single Jewish person or group or for acts committed by non -64
102102 Jewish individuals. 65
103103 (d) Denying the fact, scope, and mechanisms, such as gas 66
104104 chambers, or the intentionality of the genocide of the Jewish 67
105105 people at the hands of Nazi Germany and its supporters and 68
106106 accomplices during the Holocaust. 69
107107 (e) Accusing Jewish people as a collective, or Israel as a 70
108108 state, of inventing or exaggerating the Holo caust. 71
109109 (f) Accusing Jewish citizens of being more loyal to 72
110110 Israel, or to the alleged priorities of Jewish individuals 73
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125-determination, such as claiming that the existence of the State 76
126-of Israel is a racist endeavor. 77
125+determination, such as claiming that the existence of a State of 76
126+Israel is a racist endeavor. 77
127127 (h) Applying double standards by requiring of the Jewish 78
128128 State of Israel a standard of behavior not expected or demanded 79
129129 of any other democratic nation. 80
130130 (i) Using the symbols and i mages associated with classic 81
131-antisemitism, such as blood libel, to characterize Israel or 82
132-Israelis. 83
131+antisemitism, such as claims of Jews killing Jesus or blood 82
132+libel, to characterize Israel or Israelis. 83
133133 (j) Drawing comparisons of contemporary Israeli policy to 84
134134 that of the Nazis. 85
135135 (k) Holding Jewish individuals collectivel y responsible 86
136136 for actions of the State of Israel. 87
137- (4) The term "antisemitism" does not include criticism of 88
138-Israel that is similar to criticism of any other c ountry. 89
139- (5) This section may not be construed to diminish or 90
140-infringe upon any right protected under the First Amendment to 91
141-the United States Constitution or to conflict with federal or 92
142-state antidiscrimination laws. 93
143- Section 2. This act shall take ef fect July 1, 2024. 94
137+ Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2024. 88