New York S06842 provides protections against anti-Semitism in the human rights law and the hate crimes statute.

New York S06842 amends the executive law and the penal law to include a definition of anti-Semitism within the state human rights law. It specifies that acts of anti-Semitism constitute a violation of the state human rights law and that anti-Semitism resulting in violence or property damage is considered a hate crime. The bill also mandates that courts consider the definition of anti-Semitism when assessing whether a practice was motivated by anti-Semitic intent.

New York S06842 provides protections against anti-Semitism in the human rights law and the hate crimes statute.

New York S06842 amends the executive law and the penal law to include a definition of anti-Semitism within the state human rights law. It specifies that acts of anti-Semitism constitute a violation of the state human rights law and that anti-Semitism resulting in violence or property damage is considered a hate crime. The bill also mandates that courts consider the definition of anti-Semitism when assessing whether a practice was motivated by anti-Semitic intent.