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This anti-boycott bill requires state entities to create a blacklist of “businesses and business entities that are publicly traded and not based in the United States” that boycott Israel and territories it occupies. The law prohibits state entities from investing in or contracting with blacklisted entities for contracts of $1,000 or more. It also requires state funds to divest from blacklisted companies. Blacklisted companies can be removed from the blacklist upon written notification that they no longer boycott Israel. SF 2281’s companion bill, HF 2331, was passed into law.

This antisemitism redefinition bill amends provisions of the state’s Human Rights Act applicable to public schools and universities to adopt a distorted definition of antisemitism that could encompass any and all criticism of Israel, circumscribing protected political speech activities. The bill makes it a civil rights violation for schools to fail to treat antisemitic discrimination in the same way as race discrimination, and defines antisemitism to include criticism of Israel, such as: “Applying a double standard to the State of Israel by requiring behavior of the State of Israel that is not expected or demanded of any other democratic nation, or focusing peace or human rights investigations only on the State of Israel.”

This anti-boycott bill prohibits state agencies from entering into or renewing contracts with entities that boycott Israel or other jurisdictions with which Illinois is not prohibited from doing business. Contractors must provide a written certification that they do not and will not engage in boycotts for the duration of the contract. 

This anti-boycott bill requires state contracts to include a written certification that the contractor is not and will not for the duration of the contract engage in a boycott of Israel or companies doing business in Israel. The bill applies to companies, including non-profits, with 10 or more employees and contracts of $100,000 or more. Related Bills: SB 739 (signed into law), SB 544, SB 594, HB 1344, HB 1738.

This senate joint resolution condemns academic boycotts of Israeli institutions, stating they unfairly single out Israel and raise questions of antisemitism. The resolution calls on university presidents to condemn academic boycotts as a threat to academic freedom.

This anti-boycott bill requires the creation of a state-run blacklist of foreign companies that boycott Israel and “territories controlled by Israel,” and compels the state’s pension fund to divest from and prohibit investment in those companies. Its companion bill (SB 1761) was passed into law in 2015.

This anti-boycott defunding bill amends the Board of Higher Education Act to prohibit public universities from using state funds to subsidize academic activities (including membership, travel, lodging for meetings) related to entities that endorse or engage in boycotts of member states of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development. Universities in violation of the prohibition are not eligible for state aid during the same academic year. The bill was introduced following the American Studies Association’s endorsement of a boycott of Israeli academic institutions.

This anti-boycott bill prohibits public entities from entering into a contract with a company, including non-profits, unless that company signs a written certification that they are not currently, and will not for the duration of the contract, engage in boycotts of the state of Israel, or territories under its control. This prohibition does not include contracts less than $100,000 or with companies that have fewer than 10 employees. 

This anti-boycott bill requires the treasurer to create a blacklist of companies, including sole proprietorships, that engage in boycotts for Palestinian rights. This bill prohibits state investments, requiring the treasurer to sell, redeem, divest, or withdraw all direct holdings in blacklisted companies. This bill also requires state contracts to include a written certification that the contractor is not currently engaged, and for the duration of the agreement will not engage, in a boycott of Israel. 

This amends the state’s 2016 anti-boycott law to exclude individuals (though sole proprietors are still included in the definition of companies) and contracts less than $100,000 from the prohibition on state contracts with entities that engage in boycotts of Israel or territories controlled by Israel.

The amendments were introduced weeks after journalist and filmmaker Abby Martin filed a lawsuit against the University System of Georgia for cancelling her speaking engagement following her refusal to sign a written certification not to boycott Israel.