Revise discrimination laws
HB 779 aimed to revise discrimination laws by adopting the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) working definition of "antisemitism." It would have required the Department of Labor and Industry to consider this definition when reviewing discrimination complaints. Additionally, the bill proposed that this definition be considered for sentence enhancement in cases where offenses are committed due to a victim's race, religion, or national origin. It also would have explicitly recognized antisemitism, as defined by the IHRA, as a form of discrimination under the state's civil rights laws.
Bill status
died
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 25, 2025
Last action May 20, 2025
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MODERATE
The bill was formally introduced and numbered HB 779, replacing the earlier LC 4179 designation. Several minor textual corrections were made to remove all-caps formatting and standardize the spelling of 'on' and 'first amendment' to improve readability and consistency.
TECHNICAL
Removed all-caps formatting from words like 'MAY' and 'ON' to standardize the text style.
Corrected the spelling of 'on' from 'ON' in multiple instances for consistency.
Changed 'FIRST AMENDMENT' to 'first amendment' to match standard legal writing conventions.
Added the specific names of the bill's sponsors to the introduction line.
Floor votes · House Mar 4, 2025
How they voted
20–0
Passed
Total votes 20
Mar 4, 2025
D
Democratic8
100% Yea
R
Republican12
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
17
Key actions
1
Committee
1
Amendments
1
Mar 4, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (20-0)
house
Mar 4, 2025
Amended
(H) Tabled in Committee - (H) Judiciary
lower
Feb 26, 2025
Committee
(H) Referred to Committee - (H) Judiciary
lower
Feb 25, 2025
Introduced
(H) Introduced
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Randyn Gregg
RRepublican
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