ARCHIVE: Bills From Past Legislative Sessions

Alaska's law would require the state to create a blacklist of all companies that boycott Israel, other foreign countries, or Alaska's fossil fuel industry, and require state entities to divest from blacklisted companies.

Alaska's law would prohibit the state from entering into a contract with a company unless the company submits a written certification that it does not engage in a boycott of Israel. The law would not apply to contracts valued at less than $100,000 or to companies that have 10 or fewer employees.

Arizona's law would prohibit the state from entering into a contract with a company unless the company submits a written certification that it does not "discriminate against a firearm entity" and will not adopt such a practice for the duration of the contract. The law would not apply to contracts valued at less than $100,000 or to companies that have 10 or fewer employees.

Arkansas's law would require the state to create a blacklist of all companies that "discriminate" against the fossil fuels, firearms and ammunition industries, or that takes into account any "environmental, social justice, or governance-related factors" in its investment decisions. The law would require state entities to divest from the blacklisted companies.

Colorado's law would prohibit the state from entering into a contract with a company unless the company submits a written certification that it: does not engage in any boycott of the firearms, fossil fuels, mining, agriculture, or timber industry; and does not engage in any boycott of a company due to its failure to provide abortion care or gender affirming care, or due to failure to meet workplace diversity criteria. The law would not apply to contracts valued at less than $100,000 or to companies that have 10 or fewer employees.

Idaho's law would require the state to create a blacklist of all companies that boycott mining, energy, production agriculture, or commercial timber companies and requires state entities to divest from blacklisted companies. The law also prohibits the state from entering into a contract with a company unless the company submits a written certification that it is not currently engaged in a boycott of mining, energy, production agriculture, or commercial timber companies and will not engage in such a boycott for the duration of the contract. The law does not apply to contracts valued at less than $100,000 or to companies that have 10 or fewer employees.

Indiana's law would prohibit the state from entering into a contract with a company unless the company submits a written certification that it does not have any "practice, policy, guidance, or directive that discriminates against a firearm entity or firearm trade association" and will not adopt such a practice for the duration of the contract. The law would not apply to contracts valued at less than $100,000 or to companies that have 10 or fewer employees.

Indiana's law would require the state to create a blacklist of all companies that boycott energy companies and requires state entities to divest from blacklisted companies. The law also prohibits the state from entering into a contract with a company unless the company submits a written certification that it is not currently engaged in a boycott of energy companies and will not engage in a boycott of energy companies for the duration of the contract. The law does not apply to contracts valued at less than $100,000 or to companies that have 10 or fewer employees.

Iowa's law would require the state to create a blacklist of all companies that boycott against the firearms, fossil fuels, mining, agriculture, or timber industries. The law would prohibit blacklisted companies from receiving public contracts.

Iowa's law would prohibit the state from entering into a contract with a company unless the company submits a written certification that it: does not engage in any boycott of the firearms, fossil fuels, mining, agriculture, or timber industry; and does not engage in any boycott of a company due to its failure to provide abortion care or gender affirmation surgery, or due to failure to meet workplace diversity standards. The law would not apply to contracts valued at less than $1,000 or to companies that have 10 or fewer employees.

Iowa's law would require the state to create a blacklist of all companies that boycott against the firearms, fossil fuels, mining, agriculture, or timber industries. The law would prohibit blacklisted companies from receiving public contracts.

Kansas's law would require the state to create a blacklist of all companies that boycott energy companies and requires state entities to divest from blacklisted companies. The law also prohibits the state from entering into a contract with a company unless the company submits a written certification that it is not currently engaged in a boycott of energy companies and will not engage in a boycott of energy companies for the duration of the contract. The law does not apply to contracts valued at less than $100,000 or to companies that have 10 or fewer employees.

Kansas's law would prohibit the state from entering into a contract with a company unless the company submits a written certification that it: does not engage in any boycott of the firearms, fossil fuels, mining, agriculture, or timber industry; and does not engage in any boycott of a company due to its failure to provide abortion care or gender affirming care, due to failure to meet workplace equity criteria, or due to failure to meet environmental criteria. The law would require the state to create a blacklist of boycotting companies, and to divest from the blacklisted companies.

Kansas's law would prohibit the state from entering into a contract with a company unless the company submits a written certification that it does not have any "practice, policy, guidance, or directive that discriminates against a firearm entity or firearm trade association" and will not adopt such a practice for the duration of the contract. The law would not apply to contracts valued at less than $100,000 or to companies that have 10 or fewer employees.

Kansas's law would prohibit the state from entering into a contract with a company unless the company submits a written certification that it: does not engage in any boycott of the firearms, fossil fuels, mining, agriculture, or timber industry; and does not engage in any boycott of a company due to its failure to provide abortion care or gender affirming care, due to failure to meet workplace equity criteria, or due to failure to meet environmental criteria. The law would require the state to create a blacklist of boycotting companies, and to divest from the blacklisted companies.

Kentucky's bill would prohibit the state from entering into a contract with a company unless the company submits a written certification that it does not have any "practice, policy, guidance, or directive that discriminates against a firearm entity or firearm trade association" and will not adopt such a practice for the duration of the contract. The law would not apply to contracts valued at less than $100,000 or to companies that have 10 or fewer employees.

Kentucky's law would prohibit the state from entering into a contract with a company unless the company submits a written certification that it does not have any "practice, policy, guidance, or directive that discriminates against a firearm entity or firearm trade association" and will not adopt such a practice for the duration of the contract. The law would not apply to contracts valued at less than $100,000 or to companies that have 10 or fewer employees.

Kentucky's bill would require certain state contractors to sign a certification that they do not and will not for the duration of the contract engage in a "politically sensitive economic boycott." Broad in scope, the bill specifically mentions a prohibition for contractors to boycott businesses related to fossil fuels, petrochemicals, agriculture, firearms and social media information or internet provider. The law would not apply to contracts valued at less than $100,000 or to companies that have 10 or fewer employees. The law would also require the state to create a blacklist of companies that boycott any of the above-listed sectors, ordering the state's Board of Investment to divest from blacklisted entities and refuse investment in them.

Louisiana's law would prohibit the state from entering into a contract with a financial institution unless the institution submits a written certification that it does not have any "practice, policy, guidance, or other directive" that "discriminates against" a firearm entity or firearm trade association. The law does not apply to contracts valued at less than $100,000 or to companies that have 10 or fewer employees, or if no contractor that satisfies the requirements can be found.

Louisiana's law would prohibit public entities from entering into certain contracts with a company unless the company submits written certification that it does not boycott fossil fuel companies. The law does not apply to contracts valued at less than $100,000 or to companies that have 10 or fewer employees.

Louisiana's law would require the state to create a blacklist of all companies that boycott energy companies, making blacklisted companies subject to divestment by the state's retirement systems.

Michigan's bill would amend the state's "Management and Budget Act" by requiring certain state contractors to sign a certification that they do not and will not for the duration of the contract "economically boycott a business enterprise." Broad in scope, the bill specifically mentions a prohibition for contractors to boycott businesses related to fossil fuels, timber, mining, agriculture and firearms.

Minnesota's law would require the state to create a blacklist of financial institutions that boycott energy, mining, production agricultural and lumber industries, ordering the state's Board of Investment to divest from blacklisted entities. The law would also prohibit the state from entering into a contract with a company unless the company submits a written certification that it does not engage in a boycott of the aforementioned industries.

Minnesota's law would require the state to create a blacklist of all companies that boycott mining, energy, production agriculture, or commercial timber companies and requires state entities to divest from blacklisted companies. The law also prohibits the state from entering into a contract with a company unless the company submits a written certification that it is not currently engaged in a boycott of mining, energy, production agriculture, or commercial timber companies and will not engage in such a boycott for the duration of the contract.

Missouri's law would prohibit the state from entering into a contract with a company unless the company submits a written certification that it does not have any "practice, policy, guidance, or directive that discriminates against a firearm entity or firearm trade association" and will not adopt such a practice for the duration of the contract. The law would not apply to contracts valued at less than $100,000 or to companies that have 10 or fewer employees.

Missouri's law would prohibit the state from entering into a contract with a company unless the company submits a written certification that it: does not engage in any boycott of the firearms, fossil fuels, mining, agriculture, or timber industry; and does not engage in any boycott of a company due to its failure to provide abortion care or gender affirmation surgery, or due to failure to meet workplace diversity standards. The law would not apply to contracts valued at less than $100,000 or to companies that have 10 or fewer employees.

Missouri's law would prohibit the state from entering into a contract with a company unless the company submits a written certification that it does not have any "practice, policy, guidance, or directive that discriminates against a firearm entity or firearm trade association" and will not adopt such a practice for the duration of the contract. The law would not apply to contracts valued at less than $100,000 or to companies that have 10 or fewer employees.

Missouri's law would prohibit the state from entering into a contract with a company unless the company submits a written certification that it: does not engage in any boycott of the firearms, fossil fuels, mining, agriculture, or timber industry; and does not engage in any boycott of a company due to its failure to provide abortion care or gender affirmation surgery, or due to failure to meet workplace diversity standards. The law would not apply to contracts valued at less than $100,000 or to companies that have 10 or fewer employees.

Nebraska's law would prohibit the state from entering into a contract with a company unless the company submits a written certification that it does not engage in a boycott of Israel. The law would not apply to contracts valued at less than $100,000 or to companies that have 10 or fewer employees.

Nebraska's law would prohibit the state from entering into contracts with a company unless the company submits a written certification that it is not currently engaged in a boycott of Israel and will not engage in a boycott of Israel for the duration of the contract The law does not apply to contracts valued at less than $100,000 or to companies that have 10 or fewer employees.

Nevada's law would expand the state's existing Israel-focused anti-boycott legislation to target a wide range of boycotts. The law would prohibit the state from entering into a contract with a company unless the company submits a written certification that it: does not engage in a boycott of the firearms, fossil fuels, mining, agriculture, or timber industries; and does not engage in any boycott of a company due to its failure to provide abortion care or gender affirming care, due to failure to meet workplace equity standards, or due to failure to meet environmental standards. The law would not apply to companies that have fewer than 10 employees.

New Hampshire's law would require the state to create a blacklist of all companies that boycott Israel, disqualifying them from receiving state banking contracts.

New York's law would require the state to create a blacklist of all companies that boycott Israel and requires state entities to divest from blacklisted companies. The law also prohibits the state from entering into a contract with a company unless the company submits a written certification that it is not currently engaged in a boycott of Israel and will not engage in a boycott of Israel for the duration of the contract.

New York's law would require the state to create a blacklist of all companies that boycott Israel and require state entities to divest from blacklisted companies.

New York's law would require the state to create a blacklist of all companies that boycott Israel, disqualifying them from receiving state contracts or public investments.

New York's law would require the state to create a blacklist of all companies that boycott Israel, disqualifying them from receiving state banking contracts. The law would also require the state's pension funds to divest from blacklisted entities.

New York's law would prohibit any college from using state aid to fund an academic institute if that institute has engaged in boycott of a country that hosts higher education institutions chartered by the university of the state of New York.

New York's law would require the state to create a blacklist of all companies that boycott Israel and require state entities to divest from blacklisted companies.

North Carolina's bill would require the state to create a blacklist of companies that boycott any energy company, ordering the state's Board of Investment to divest from blacklisted entities and refuse investment in them. The law would also prohibit the state from entering into a contract with a blacklisted company.

North Dakota's law would require the state to create a blacklist of financial institutions that boycott energy companies, disqualifying them from receiving state banking contracts.

North Dakota's law would prohibit public entities from entering into a contract with a company unless the contract includes a written certification that the company is not engaged in a boycott of the fossil fuels, timber, mining, agriculture or firearms industries.

Ohio’s bill would have prohibited the state from entering into a contract with a company unless the company submits a written verification that it does not have any “internal practice, policy, guidance, or directive, written or unwritten, that discriminates against a firearm entity or firearm trade association" and will not adopt such a practice for the duration of the contract. The bill would have applied to contracts valued at over $100,000 for companies that have more than 10 employees.

Oklahoma's law would prohibit the state from entering into a contract with a company unless the company submits a written certification that it does not engage in a boycott of the firearms, fossil fuels, mining, or agriculture industries. The law would not apply to contracts valued at less than $100,000 or to companies that have 10 or fewer employees.

Oklahoma's law would prohibit the state from entering into a contract with a company unless the company submits a written certification that it does not have any "practice, policy, guidance, or directive that discriminates against a firearm entity or firearm trade association" and will not adopt such a practice for the duration of the contract. The law would not apply to contracts valued at less than $100,000 or to companies that have 10 or fewer employees.

Oklahoma's law would require the state to create a blacklist of financial institutions that boycott energy companies. The law would also require all state entities and all public universities and colleges to divest from those companies.

Oklahoma's law would prohibit the state from entering into a contract with a company unless the company submits a written certification that it: does not engage in any boycott of the firearms, fossil fuels, mining, agriculture, or timber industry; and does not engage in any boycott of a company due to its failure to provide abortion care or gender affirming care, or due to failure to meet workplace diversity criteria. The law would not apply to contracts valued at less than $100,000 or to companies that have 10 or fewer employees.

Oklahoma's law would prohibit the state from entering into a contract with a company unless the company submits a written certification that it does not have any "practice, policy, guidance, or directive that discriminates against a firearm entity or firearm trade association" and will not adopt such a practice for the duration of the contract. The law would not apply to contracts valued at less than $100,000 or to companies that have 10 or fewer employees.

Oklahoma's law would require the state to create a blacklist of all companies that boycott Israel and require state entities to divest from blacklisted companies.

Oklahoma's law would prohibit the state from entering into a contract with a company unless the company submits a written certification that it: does not engage in any boycott of the firearms, fossil fuels, mining, agriculture, or timber industry; and does not engage in any boycott of a company due to its failure to provide abortion care or gender affirming care, or due to failure to meet workplace diversity criteria. The law would not apply to contracts valued at less than $100,000 or to companies that have 10 or fewer employees.

Pennsylvania's bill would prohibit the State Treasurer and state retirement systems from boycotting or divesting from Israel. It would also prohibit funding to an institution of higher education that engages in a boycott against or divestment from Israel.

South Carolina's law would require the state to create a blacklist of all companies that boycott energy companies and requires state entities to divest from blacklisted companies. The law also prohibits the state from entering into a contract with a company unless the company submits a written certification that it is not currently engaged in a boycott of energy companies and will not engage in a boycott of energy companies for the duration of the contract. The law does not apply to contracts valued at less than $100,000 or to companies that have 10 or fewer employees.

South Carolina's law would require the state to create a blacklist of all companies that boycott energy companies and require state entities to divest from blacklisted companies. The law would also prohibit the state from entering into a contract with a company unless the company submits a written certification that it is not currently engaged in a boycott of energy companies and will not engage in a boycott of energy companies for the duration of the contract. The law does not apply to contracts valued at less than $100,000 or to companies that have 10 or fewer employees.

South Carolina's law would prohibit the state from entering into a contract with a company unless the company submits a written certification that it does not have any "practice, policy, guidance, or directive that discriminates against a firearm entity or firearm trade association" and will not adopt such a practice for the duration of the contract. The law would not apply to contracts valued at less than $100,000 or to companies that have 10 or fewer employees.

South Carolina's law would prohibit the state from entering into a contract with a company unless the company submits a written certification that it: does not engage in any boycott of the firearms, fossil fuels, mining, production agriculture, or timber industry; does not engage in any boycott of a company due to its failure to provide abortion care or gender affirmation surgery, or due to failure to meet workplace diversity standards; does not take into account "any environmental, social, and governance (ESG) standards" in its investment decisions. The law would not apply to contracts valued at less than $100,000 or to companies that have 10 or fewer employees.

South Carolina's law would require the state to create a blacklist of all companies that boycott Israel, making blacklisted companies subject to divestment by the state's retirement systems.

South Dakota's law would prohibit the state from entering into a contract with a financial institution unless the institution submits a written certification that it does not have any "practice, policy, guidance, or other directive" that "discriminates against" a firearm entity or firearm trade association.

South Dakota's law would prohibit the state from entering into a contract with a company unless the company submits a written certification that it: does not engage in any boycott of the firearms, fossil fuels, mining, agriculture, or timber industry; and does not engage in any boycott of a company due to its failure to provide abortion care or gender affirming care, due to failure to meet workplace equity criteria, or due to failure to meet environmental criteria.

Texas' law would amend the state's existing anti-boycott legislation to prohibit public higher education institutions from investing in companies that boycott the fossil fuel industry.

Texas' bill would amend the state's insurance code to limit insurance companies' capacity to enact environmental, social and governance policies, including boycotting the fossil fuels, timber, mining, agriculture and firearms industries, and boycotting companies due to their involvement in immigrant detention centers or due to failure to meet workplace equity standards.

Texas' law would amend the state's existing anti-boycott legislation to prohibit public higher education institutions from investing in companies that boycott the fossil fuel industry.

Texas' bill would amend the state's existing law targeting companies that boycott energy companies, expanding those implicated.

Texas' law would expand the state's existing anti-boycott legislation to target boycotts of the mining, timber, and agriculture industries, as well as boycotts of companies that fail to meet workplace equity standards or environmental standards.

Virginia's law would prohibit the state from entering into a contract with a company that has more than 10 employees, unless the company submits a written certification that it does not engage in a boycott of Israel. The law would also bar public higher education institutions from boycotting Israel.

West Virginia's law would make it illegal for financial institutions to "discriminate" against the firearms industry.

West Virginia's law would require the state to create a blacklist of all companies that boycott Israel, disqualifying them from receiving state banking contracts.

Wyoming's law would prohibit the state from entering into a contract with a company unless the company submits a written certification that it: does not engage in any boycott of the firearms, fossil fuels, mining, agriculture, or timber industry; and does not engage in any boycott of a company due to its failure to provide abortion care or gender affirming care, or due to failure to meet workplace diversity criteria. The law would not apply to contracts valued at less than $1,000 or to companies that have 10 or fewer employees.

Wyoming's law would require the state to create a blacklist of financial institutions that boycott energy companies, disqualifying them from receiving state banking contracts.

This federal law would prohibit the US government from entering into a contract with a company unless the company submits a written certification that it does "discriminate" against the firearms industry.

This federal bill would prohibit the state from entering into a contract with a company unless the company submits a written certification that it does not "discriminate against a firearm entity" and will not adopt such a practice for the duration of the contract.

This federal law would prohibit federal agencies from entering into a contract with a company unless the contract includes a written certification that the company is not engaged in a boycott of Israel. The law applies to contracts valued at more than $100,000 with companies that have 10 or more employees.

This federal law would amend existing federal anti-boycott legislation to criminalize participation in, compliance with or the furnishing of information regarding boycotts of "countries friendly to the United States" by "international governmental organizations." This proposed amendment is intended to target efforts by the United Nations Human Rights Office and other international organizations to track companies involved in Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territories.

This federal bill would criminalize participation in boycotts of Israel, with those found guilty subjected to fines of up to $300,000 in civil cases and up to $1 million in criminal cases. The bill would prohibit US entities from complying with or supporting calls for boycotts of Israel and Israeli settlements by international organizations, including the United Nations Human Rights Council.