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SB0095
SENATE BILL 95
57th legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - second session, 2026
INTRODUCED BY
Craig W. Brandt
AN ACT
RELATING TO HUMAN RIGHTS; PROHIBITING ANTISEMITIC
DISCRIMINATION.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
SECTION 1.
A new section of the Human Rights Act is
enacted to read:
"[
NEW MATERIAL
] ANTISEMITIC DISCRIMINATION PROHIBITION.--
A. As used in this section, "antisemitic" means a
certain perception of Jewish people, which may be expressed as
hatred toward Jewish people, including rhetorical and physical
manifestations that are directed toward Jewish people, or non-Jewish people who are perceived to be Jewish, and their
property, or toward Jewish community institutions or religious
facilities.
B. A person, employer, labor organization,
employment agency, public accommodation, public body or any
officer, employee or contractor of a public body shall not
engage in antisemitic discrimination and shall comply with the
prohibitions on discrimination provided in the Human Rights
Act. A person claiming to be aggrieved by an unlawful
discriminatory practice based on antisemitic discrimination may
file a claim in accordance with the Human Rights Act."
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