Anti-boycott

This anti-boycott law prohibits state contracts with persons, including individuals, for-profit companies, and multilateral development organizations, that engage in a boycott against or divestment from Israel. The law requires the creation of a blacklist of persons engaged in prohibited boycotts. State agencies may not enter into contracts with blacklisted persons. Contractors must provide written certification that they are not on the blacklist and are eligible to contract with the state under the terms of this bill. The penalty for false certification is the greater of $250,000 or twice the amount of the contract in addition to a 3-year suspension of the contract. The bill defines boycotts as “[a]ctions that are politically motivated and are intended to penalize Israel or otherwise limit commercial activities.” Related Legislation: HB 2107.

HB 1018 is an anti-boycott defunding bill that prohibits state funding to institutions of higher education that engage in boycotts or divestment efforts against Israel. The bill was introduced following resolutions by the Asian American Studies Association and American Studies Association endorsing the boycott of Israeli academic institutions complicit in Israel’s human rights violations. 

This anti-boycott bill prohibits state investment in and state contracts with entities that engage in boycotts of Israel or companies based in Israel or territories it occupies. The bill requires the state to create a blacklist of individuals, corporations, and nonprofits engaged in prohibited boycotts. State agencies may not enter into contracts and contractors may not subcontract with blacklisted entities. Contractors must provide written certification that they are not on the blacklist. The state comptroller and public retirement funds are prohibited from investing in entities engaged in prohibited boycotts. Related bill: A 8220A.

This anti-boycott bill prohibits state investment in and state contracts with entities that engage in boycotts of Israel or companies based in Israel or territories it occupies. The bill requires the state to create a blacklist of corporations, nonprofits, and groups engaged in prohibited boycotts. State agencies may not enter into contracts and contractors may not subcontract with blacklisted entities. Contractors must provide written certification that they are not on the blacklist. The state comptroller and public retirement funds are prohibited from investing in entities engaged in prohibited boycotts. Related bill: S 6086.

This anti-boycott defunding bill prohibits state colleges from using state aid to fund or provide funds for membership in or travel to meetings of academic entities that engage in boycotts of countries that host New York state colleges, a short list that includes Israel. Schools that violate the prohibition are not eligible to receive state funds during the academic year in which the violation occurred. The bill was introduced following resolutions by the Asian American Studies Association and American Studies Association endorsing the boycott of Israeli academic institutions complicit in Israel’s human rights violations. Related bill: A 8392A.

This anti-boycott law prohibits state investment in companies that engage in boycotts of Israel or territories occupied by Israel. The law calls for the creation of a blacklist of companies engaged in prohibited boycotts and requires the state treasurer and public retirement funds to divest from blacklisted companies. Similar bills were introduced and defeated in 2017 and 2018. 

This anti-boycott bill prohibits state contracts with and state investment in companies, including sole proprietorships, that boycott Israel or territories occupied by Israel. The bill requires the state to create a blacklist of companies engaged in prohibited boycotts. The state treasurer and public retirement 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.

This anti-boycott bill prohibits state contracts with and state investment in companies, including sole proprietorships, that boycott Israel or territories occupied by Israel. The bill requires the state to create a blacklist of companies engaged in prohibited boycotts. The state treasurer and public retirement 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. 

This anti-boycott law (MN Statutes 3.226 and 16C.053) prohibits the state legislature and state agencies from contracting with vendors that discriminate against Israel or persons or entities doing business in Israel. Vendors are required to provide written certification of their compliance for contracts valued at $1,000 or more. The law was subsequently amended to raise the threshold to $50,000 or more. The law defines discrimination to include “refusals to deal, terminating business activities, or other actions that are intended to limit commercial relations with Israel, or persons doing business with Israel, when such actions are taken in a manner that in any way discriminates on the basis of nationality or national origin and is not based on a valid business reason.” Although the law as written should not reach boycotts for justice, HF 400 is clearly intended to target boycotts for Palestinian rights, in particular. The original version of the bill prohibited contracts with vendors engaged in boycotts of Israel or territories occupied by Israel. The enacted version replaced “boycott” with “discrimination” and limited the scope to Israel. Companion bill: SF 247.

This anti-boycott bill requires vendors applying for state contracts to provide written certification that they are not and will not for the duration of the contract engage in a boycott of Israel or territories occupied by Israel. The requirement only applies to contracts of $1,000 or more entered into by the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities and by entities in the legislative branch.