- Legislation
- H 7736
- Status
- In Effect
- In Effect Since
- June 2016
- Type(s)
- Anti-boycott, State Contracts
- Full Text
- Read H 7736
This anti-boycott bill prohibits state contracts with businesses engaged in discriminatory boycotts based on “race, color, religion, gender, or nationality of the targeted person, firm, entity or public entity of a foreign state.”
This anti-boycott bill prohibits state contracts with businesses unless they provide a written certification that they are not and will not engage in a boycott of persons or entities based in or doing business with or agencies of “a jurisdiction with whom the state can enjoy open trade.” The bill provides exceptions for bids at least 20% less than other bids and excludes contracts worth less than $10,000. Because H7736 defines boycotts as those “based on race, color, religion, gender, or nationality” of the targeted entity, boycotts for justice fall outside its scope.