Michigan HR361: A resolution to declare October 2026 as Combating Antisemitism Month in the state of Michigan.

What the bill says

A resolution to declare October 2026 as Combating Antisemitism Month in the state of Michigan.

From the enrolled text, September 23, 2026:

A resolution to declare October 2026 as Combating Antisemitism Month in the state of Michigan. Whereas, Antisemitism is one of the oldest and most persistent forms of hatred in human history, manifesting in conspiracy theories, dehumanization, discrimination, harassment, vandalism, violence, terrorism, the singular denial of Jewish self-determination, and distortion of Jewish history and the Holocaust; and Whereas, Jewish Michiganders are an integral part of the social, cultural, civic, economic, religious, and political fabric of this state, and Jewish communities have contributed immeasurably to the growth and prosperity of Michigan; and Whereas, Michiganders have a moral obligation to ensure that Jews can worship, learn, work, raise a family, and participate in public life without fear of being targeted because of their Jewish identity; and Whereas, Antisemitism is not merely a Jewish problem, but a threat to the fundamental principles of pluralism, democracy, religious freedom, equality, and human dignity upon which Michigan and the United States were founded; and Whereas, On October 7, 2023, in the deadliest attack on Jews since the Holocaust, Hamas terrorists invaded peaceful Israeli communities situated alongside the border of the Gaza Strip, massacring over 1,200 innocent Israeli citizens, brutally, horrifically, raping women, slaughtering babies and children and the elderly with indiscriminate terror, and taking hostage hundreds more, simply because they were citizens of the Jewish State; and …

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Sponsors

• Arbit, Noah (D, 20) · primary sponsor
• Steckloff, Samantha (D, 19)
• Breen, Kelly (D, 21)
• Fox, Joseph (R, 101)
• Glanville, Carol (D, 84)
• Hoskins, Jason (D, 18)
• Kelly, Tim (R, 93)
• Longjohn, Matt (D, 40)
• Miller, Reggie (D, 31)
• Paiz, Veronica (D, 10)
• Rheingans, Carrie (D, 47)
• Rogers, Julie (D, 41)

Latest actions

1. September 23, 2026: adopted
2. September 23, 2026: introduced by Representative Rep. Noah Arbit

Common questions

What is HR361?

HR361 is a bill in the Michigan Legislature (103rd Legislature): A resolution to declare October 2026 as Combating Antisemitism Month in the state of Michigan.

What does HR361 do?

In its own words: A resolution to declare October 2026 as Combating Antisemitism Month in the state of Michigan.

What is the status of HR361?

Passed both chambers as of September 23, 2026. Latest action: adopted (September 23, 2026).

Who sponsored HR361?

Arbit, Noah (D, 20), with 11 co-sponsors.

Where is the official record for HR361?

On the Michigan Legislature website: https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2026-HR-0361