This non-binding resolution condemns BDS. The resolution falsely links BDS campaigns on college campuses with an increase in discrimination against Jewish students. The resolution further urges the President to allow goods made in illegal Israeli settlements in the West Bank to be labeled as “Made in Israel.” Related legislation: HR 1001.
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 investments in companies that boycott Israel or companies based in Israel or territories occupied by Israel. The bill calls for the creation of a blacklist of companies that engage in such boycotts and requires the Florida Retirement System to divest direct holdings from blacklisted companies. The bill is primarily aimed at foreign companies, noting that the state board should consider the legislature’s intent not to “cause divestiture from any company based in the United States” when developing the blacklist.
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 non-binding resolution condemns boycott, divestment, and sanctions efforts and academic boycotts, in particular. The resolution falsely claims that boycotts for Palestinian rights foster discrimination against Jewish people.
This non-binding resolution condemns boycott, divestment, and sanctions efforts, and academic boycotts, in particular. Claiming that BDS efforts are harmful to Jewish citizens of Kentucky and referencing the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting carried out by a white nationalist, the resolution falsely links boycotts for Palestinian rights to rising antisemitism.
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.
