Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HB779: Revise discrimination laws
Status: Failed, May 20, 2025
What the bill says
A bill for an act providing a working definition of "antisemitism" by the international holocaust remembrance alliance; requiring the department of labor and industry to consider the working definition when reviewing discrimination complaints; providing the working definition be considered sentence enhancement; amending sections 45-5-222 and 49-1-102, mca; and providing an immediate effective date.".
From the engrossed text:
A BILL FOR AN ACT PROVIDING A WORKING DEFINITION OF "ANTISEMITISM" BY THE INTERNATIONAL HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE ALLIANCE; REQUIRING THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRY TO CONSIDER THE WORKING DEFINITION WHEN REVIEWING DISCRIMINATION COMPLAINTS; PROVIDING THE WORKING DEFINITION BE CONSIDERED SENTENCE ENHANCEMENT; AMENDING SECTIONS 45-5-222 AND 49-1-102, MCA; AND PROVIDING AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE." WHEREAS, antisemitism, including harassment on the basis of actual or perceived Jewish origin, ancestry, ethnicity, identity, affiliation, or faith, remains a persistent, pervasive, and disturbing problem in contemporary American society; and WHEREAS, Jewish people continue to be a targeted minority in the United States, with data showing that Jews are consistently the most likely of all religious groups to be victimized by incidents of hate and that these incidents are increasing at an alarming rate; and WHEREAS, state officials and institutions have a responsibility to protect citizens from acts of hate and bigotry motivated by discriminatory animus, including antisemitism, and must be given the tools to do so; and WHEREAS, valid monitoring, informed analysis and investigation, and effective policymaking all require uniform definitions; and WHEREAS, while there can be no exhaustive definition of antisemitism as it can take many forms, the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) Working Definition has been an essential definitional tool used to determine contemporary manifestations of antisemitism and includes useful examples of discriminatory …
Sponsors
- Gregg, Randyn (R, 78) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : (H) Died in Process
- : (H) Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal
- : (H) Tabled in Committee
- : (H) Hearing
- : (H) Hearing
- : (H) 1st Reading
- : (H) Referred to Committee
- : (H) Introduced
- : (LC) Draft Delivered to Requester
- : (LC) Draft Ready for Delivery
Subjects: Discrimination
Common questions
- What is HB779?
- HB779 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Revise discrimination laws.
- What does HB779 do?
- In its own words: A bill for an act providing a working definition of "antisemitism" by the international holocaust remembrance alliance; requiring the department of labor and industry to consider the working definition when reviewing discrimination complaints; providing the working definition be considered sentence enhancement; amending sections 45-5-222 and 49-1-102, mca; and providing an immediate effective date.".
- What is the status of HB779?
- Failed as of May 20, 2025. Latest action: (H) Died in Process (May 20, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB779?
- Gregg, Randyn (R, 78).
- Where is the official record for HB779?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC4179
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