Missouri legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Missouri HB2393: Provides protections against discrimination and antisemitism in public schools and public postsecondary educational institutions
Status: In committee, May 15, 2026
What the bill says
To amend chapters 160 and 173, RSMo, by adding thereto four new sections relating to prohibiting antisemitic actions that threaten students and staff at educational institutions. Section A. Chapters 160 and 173, RSMo, are amended by adding thereto four new sections, to be known as sections 160.014, 160.015, 173.001, and 173.002, to read as follows: 160.014. 1. As used in this section and section 160.015, the following terms mean: (1) "Antisemitism" or "antisemitic", the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance's (IHRA) Working Definition of Antisemitism, including its contemporary examples.
From the introduced text:
To amend chapters 160 and 173, RSMo, by adding thereto four new sections relating to prohibiting antisemitic actions that threaten students and staff at educational institutions. Section A. Chapters 160 and 173, RSMo, are amended by adding thereto four new sections, to be known as sections 160.014, 160.015, 173.001, and 173.002, to read as follows: 160.014. 1. As used in this section and section 160.015, the following terms mean: (1) "Antisemitism" or "antisemitic", the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance's (IHRA) Working Definition of Antisemitism, including its contemporary examples, as it was adopted on May 26, 2016, as a tool and guide for recognizing and combating antisemitism; (2) "Educational institution", each public school and school district in this state. 2. Each educational institution shall treat harassment of or discrimination against students or employees, or harassment or discrimination resulting from institutional policies or programs on such educational institution's campuses, that is motivated by or including antisemitism in an identical manner to discrimination motivated by race. 3. (1) Each educational institution shall integrate the definition of antisemitism in this section into such educational institution's student, faculty, and employee codes of conduct and shall prohibit such conduct at or by such educational institution if such conduct creates an atmosphere or circumstance in which individuals working at, EXPLANATION -- Matter enclosed in bold-faced brackets [thus] in …