Wisconsin

EO 261 is an anti-boycott executive order that prohibits state contracts with business entities that boycott Israel and allows state agencies to terminate a contract with a business entity that boycotts Israel during the term of the contract.

AB 553 is an anti-boycott law that prohibits state contracts valued at $100,000 or more with companies, including sole proprietorships, that boycott Israel or territories it occupies. Contractors must provide written certification that they are not and will not for the duration of the contract engage in such boycotts. It also prohibits state agencies or local governmental units from boycotting Israel, a provision aimed at discouraging divestment campaigns at public universities. The legislation codifies and narrows the governor’s 2017 executive order (EO 261). Related legislation: SB 450.

SB 450 is an anti-boycott bill that prohibits state contracts with persons that boycott Israel or territories it occupies. Contractors must provide written certification that they are not and will not for the duration of the contract engage in such boycotts. It also prohibits state agencies or local governmental units from boycotting Israel, a provision aimed at discouraging divestment campaigns at public universities. An amendment changed “persons” to “companies,” defined as including sole proprietorships, and limited the application of the bill to contracts valued at $100,000 or more. Related legislation: AB 553 (passed).

SJR 88 is a non-binding resolution that condemns boycott, divestment, and sanctions efforts for Palestinian rights and “opposes all efforts to assault the legitimacy of Israel as the sovereign homeland of the Jewish people.”

AJR 103 is a non-binding resolution that condemns boycott, divestment, and sanctions efforts for Palestinian rights and “opposes all efforts to assault the legitimacy of Israel as the sovereign homeland of the Jewish people.”