- Palestinian Rights
- Bill: HB 1250
- Status: Passed
- Date Passed: Mar 23, 2022
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Summary
This law extended Arizona's existing Israel-focused anti-boycott law to state universities and community colleges, as well as their employee retirement funds.
This law extended Arizona's existing Israel-focused anti-boycott law to state universities and community colleges, as well as their employee retirement funds.
Arizona's 2019 law amends the State's 2016 anti-boycott law (HB 2617) which was successfully challenged in federal court in Jordahl v. Brnovich. The amended bill states that a public entity may not enter into a contract with a company unless the contract includes a written certification that the company 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 clause does not apply if either: the company offers to provide the services for at least 20% less than each other qualified company or if the contract has a total potential value of less than $1,000. The law also creates a blacklist of companies engaged in a boycott of Israel, making blacklisted companies subject to divestment by the State Treasurer and the State's retirement systems.