JEWISH INSIDER
Gov. Phil Murphy killed New Jersey antisemitism legislation, sources say
Marc Rod
January 9, 2026

A high-profile New Jersey bill adopting the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s working definition of antisemitism is not expected to pass in the current New Jersey Assembly session, four sources familiar with the situation told Jewish Insider. Two sources familiar with the legislation said that Gov. Phil Murphy opposed the legislation and was a key obstacle to its passage…The bill would have instructed law enforcement to take the IHRA definition into account when determining if violations of state or federal anti-bias law have occurred or whether criminal acts were motivated by antisemitism, and to use it for training public officials and responding to antisemitic incidents. READ MORE