Fighting Antisemitism OCT 29, 2025
ICYMI: California lawmakers vote 106-0 to pass K-12 Jew-hatred bill, now bound for governor’s desk
State lawmakers are “sending a strong and unambiguous message,” the co-chairs of the Jewish caucus stated
The California state Senate voted 35-0 to pass AB 715, a bill that addresses Jew-hatred in K-12 schools, and the state Assembly subsequently voted 71-0 to pass the bill, which is now bound for the desk of California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat.
At press time, Newsom had yet to comment publicly on the bill, which would prohibit discriminatory teaching material and establish a state civil rights office with a coordinator focused on Jew-hatred.
Five members of the state Senate and nine members of the state Assembly abstained or were not present during the votes on Saturday.
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