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Since 2015, dozens of states have passed laws intending to silence boycotts of Israel. These anti-boycott bills remove the legal protection that has been awarded to boycotts for generations, granting governments the power to condition jobs on political viewpoints. In recent years, legislators have started using these laws as templates for a wider attack on Americans' ability to use boycotts as a means for social and political change — introducing bills that target boycotts of the fossil fuel and firearms industries, boycotts of companies that fail to offer reproductive health care or gender-affirming care, and boycotts of companies that fail to meet workplace diversity and equity criteria.
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Anti-boycott bills from past legislative sessions.
Alabama's law prohibits 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 fossil fuels, mining, agriculture, timber or firearms industries or boycott a company over its failure to meet environmental standards, workplace equity standards or failure to provide gender-affirming care or reproductive health benefits.
Arkansas' bill would amend the state's existing anti-boycott law, adding "agricultural producers" to the list of industries protected from a boycott. The law under consideration for amendment currently limits boycotts of energy, fossil fuel, firearms, or ammunition industries.
Arkansas's law prohibits 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. The law would not apply to contracts valued at less than $75,000.
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 take into account "environmental, social justice, or governance-related factors" in their investment decisions, including diversity and inclusion policies. The law would require state entities to divest from the blacklisted companies.
Idaho's law requires credit unions and banks holding state funds to sign a written certification that they are not engaged in a boycott of the fossil fuels, timber, mining, hydroelectric power, nuclear power, agriculture and firearms industries.
Idaho's law states that a public entity may not enter into a contract with a company unless the company signs a written certification that they are not engaged in a boycott of the fossil fuels, timber, minerals, hydroelectric power, nuclear power, agriculture and firearms industries.
Kentucky's law requires 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.
Missouri's bill would prohibit the state from entering into a contract with a company unless the contract includes a written certification that the company is not currently engaged in and shall not, for the duration of the contract, engage in any kind of economic boycott. This bill applies to contracts over $100,000 for businesses with more than ten employees.
Missouri's bill would prohibit the state from entering into a contract with a company unless the contract includes a written certification that the company is not currently engaged in and shall not, for the duration of the contract, engage in any kind of economic boycott. This bill applies to contracts over $50,000 for businesses with more than ten employees.
North Dakota's law amends the state's insurance code to limit insurance companies' capacity to enact environmental, social and governance policies, including boycotting due to environmental, social, and governance criteria; diversity, equity, and inclusion policies; or political and ideological factors.
Oklahoma's 2021 law prohibits the state from entering into a contract with a company unless the company submits a written certification that it does not currently engage in a boycott of the oil and gas industry.
Texas' 2021 law requires 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.
Texas' bill would repeal two chapters of the Government Code relating to the prohibition of state contracts with companies that boycott energy companies.
Texas' bill would prohibit the investment of the "permanent university fund, the Texas University Fund, or money held by a public institution of higher education" in financial companies that boycott energy companies.
Utah's law amends the state's existing Israel-focused anti-boycott law. It prohibits 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, a boycott of the fossil fuel, timber, mining, agriculture or firearms industries or a boycott of a company over its failure to meet environmental standards, or failure to provide gender-affirming care or reproductive health benefits. The law would not apply to contracts valued at less than $100,000 or to companies that have 10 or fewer employees.
West Virginia's law requires the state to create a blacklist of financial institutions that boycott energy companies, disqualifying them from state banking contracts.
Wyoming's bill would require the state to create a blacklist of financial institutions boycotting energy companies, preventing the state from entering into a contract with financial institutions on the blacklist. The bill would also require, as a term of any banking contract, an agreement by the financial institution not to engage in a boycott of energy companies for the duration of the contract.
