State Contracts

This anti-boycott bill prohibits state investment in and state contracts with individual vendors and companies participating in a boycott of Israel or territories occupied by Israel. The bill requires the creation of a blacklist of entities engaged in prohibited boycotts. Contractors must provide written certification that they are not on the blacklist and are not engaging in prohibited boycotts. State retirement funds are prohibited from investing in blacklisted entities. Civil rights groups and state-level advocates, including the Freedom to Boycott in Maryland coalition, helped defeat the bill. Related bill: SB 739.

LD 882/SP 282 is an anti-boycott bill that prohibits state contracts or grants unless they include a written certification that the person is not currently, and will not for the duration of the contract or grant, boycott Israel. It does not apply to contracts and grants worth less than $1,000 or contractors who bid at least 20% less than other bidders. The bill also prohibits public entities from boycotting Israel or persons or entities doing business in Israel or territories occupied by Israel.

This anti-boycott law prohibits executive branch agencies from contracting with vendors that engage in boycotts of Israel or territories occupied by Israel. Vendors must provide written certification that they are not and will not for the duration of the contract engage in such boycotts. The law applies to contracts worth $100,000 or more and companies with five or more employees. The law codifies an executive order signed in 2018.

This anti-boycott executive order prohibits executive branch agencies from contracting with vendors that engage in boycotts of Israel or territories occupied by Israel. Contractors must provide written certification that they are not and will not for the duration of the contract engage in such boycotts. The order applies to contracts worth $100,000 or more and companies with five or more employees.

This anti-boycott law prohibits state contracts with and state investment in companies, including sole proprietorships, that boycott Israel or persons or entities doing business in Israel or territories it occupies. The law requires the creation of a blacklist of companies engaged in prohibited boycotts. Public funds are prohibited from investing in blacklisted entities. State agencies and local governing authorities may not enter into contracts worth $1,000,000 or more with blacklisted companies. Contractors must provide written certification that they are not engaging in prohibited boycotts. The penalty for false certification is the greater of $2 million or twice the amount of the contract in addition to a 3-year ban on bidding. Related Bills: HB 527, HB 199.

This anti-boycott bill prohibits state contracts with and state investment in companies, including sole proprietorships, that boycott Israel or persons or entities doing business in Israel or territories it occupies. The bill requires the State Board of Administration to create a blacklist of companies engaged in prohibited boycotts. The state’s System Trust Fund is prohibited from investing public retirement funds in blacklisted entities. State agencies and local governing authorities may not enter into contracts worth $1,000,000 or more with blacklisted companies. Contractors must provide written certification that they are not engaging in prohibited boycotts. The penalty for false certification is the greater of $2 million or twice the amount of the contract in addition to a 3-year ban on bidding. Related Bills: HB 199, SB 86 (passed).

This anti-boycott law amends the state’s previous anti-boycott law (SB 86) to eliminate the $1 million threshold and prohibits state contracts for any amount with companies that boycott Israel or territories occupied by Israel. The amendments extend the written certification requirements to contracts in any amount. Related bill: SB 780.

This anti-boycott bill amends the state’s previous anti-boycott law (SB 86) to eliminate the $1 million threshold and prohibits state contracts for any amount with companies that boycott Israel or territories occupied by Israel. The amendments extend the written certification requirements to contracts in any amount. A companion bill (HB 545) passed. 

This anti-boycott bill prohibits state contracts with businesses that engage in certain boycotts. Contractors must provide a written certification that they are not and will not engage in a boycott of “any person or entity that is based in, or doing business with, a jurisdiction with which the state enjoys open trade.” The bill provides exceptions for bids at least 20% less than other bids and excludes contracts worth less than $10,000. Because HB 199 excludes boycotts based on the specific conduct of a targeted entity and those applied in a nondiscriminatory manner, boycotts for justice fall outside its scope. The bill was withdrawn prior to introduction, but a companion bill (SB 86) passed. Related bills: HB 527, SB 86.

This anti-boycott law prohibits state contracts with entities that boycott persons or entities doing business with and in places where Kentucky enjoys “open trade.” The law requires written certification that the contractor is not and will not for the duration of the contract engage in such a boycott. The law is narrower than the anti-boycott executive order signed by the governor in 2018 and excludes individual contractors, those with fewer than five employees, and contracts valued at less than $100,000 from the requirements. Related bill: HB 195.