CARSON CITY — A bill defining antisemitism for discrimination investigations will head to the governor’s desk following lawmakers last votes on the measure Monday night.

Senate Bill 179 defines the term for Nevada Equal Rights Commission investigations into discrimination in housing, employment and accommodations.

SB 179 — initially proposed to bill sponsor state Sen. James Ohrenschall, D-Las Vegas, by two Jewish Las Vegas teens — faced some debate because of the definition used. Originally, the bill did not include the widely recognized definition made by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance , which includes contemporary examples of antisemitic acts.

That was amended into the bill while it was in the Assembly. But it received an unusual vote of 28-4 with 10 members given ex

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