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On Tuesday, the Indiana Senate passed the amended version of HB 1002, which removed any reference to the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) Working Definition of Antisemitism. This renders the legislation ineffective and not protective of the Jewish community.

There is still time to fix the bill. Since each chamber passed different versions of HB 1002, the bill now heads to the Conference Committee, which allows members of the House and Senate to reconcile the language. Committee members still have the opportunity to fix the bill by reinserting the reference to IHRA.

Should the amended bill become law without a fix, Jewish Hoosiers would be left without a clear and concise definition to protect students from discrimination and hate. In addition, Indiana would be an outlier among all 36 states, the U.S. Department of State, 45 countries, and over 1,200 institutions around the world that have adopted the definition of antisemitism.

Take Action!

If you are an Indiana resident, call and email Conference Committee members and House and Senate leadership TODAY and request that they uphold their responsibility to protect Hoosier Jewish students by adding reference to IHRA back into the bill. (Sample language is below, but we highly encourage you to personalize your message.)

Contact Information

Rep. Todd Huston
Speaker of the House of Representatives
317-232-9677
h37@iga.in.gov

Senator Rod Bray
President Pro Tempore
317-232-9416
Senator.Bray@iga.in.gov

Rep. Chris Jeter
Bill Author
Conference Committee Member
317-234-0931
h88@iga.in.gov

Senator Aaron Freeman
Bill Sponsor
Conference Committee Member
317-232-9490
Senator.Freeman@iga.in.gov

Rep. Phil GiaQuinta
House Minority Leader
317-232-9628
h80@iga.in.gov

Senator Greg Taylor
Senate Minority Leader
Conference Committee Member
317-232-9427
s33@iga.in.gov

Rep. Ed Delaney
Assistant Democratic Caucus Chair
Conference Committee Member
317-234-9047
h86@iga.in.gov

Sample Script

Dear Representative/Senator,

I am a member of the Hoosier Jewish community, writing to you concerning the fight against antisemitism. I urge you to fix HB 1002 in conference committee and reinsert the reference to the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) Working Definition of Antisemitism.

The Indiana Jewish community strongly supports including this reference, which was removed by the version passed by the Senate. The IHRA working definition is considered the gold standard and has been adopted by 36 states, the U.S. Department of Education, 45 countries, and over 1,200 institutions around the world. It has also been supported by over 50 organizations across the state of Indiana. Should HB 1002 pass without a reference to IHRA, Indiana would be an outlier, and institutions of education would not have the guidance they need to better identify antisemitism.

I ask you to uphold your responsibility to protect Hoosier Jewish students by fixing HB 1002 and reinserting the reference to IHRA.

Thank you for your attention to this important matter.

Sincerely,

[Your Name]