S.B. 219 Anti-boycott Israel Amendments
| Bill Sponsor:  Sen. Hemmert, Daniel | Floor Sponsor:  Rep. Ferry, Joel |
- Drafting Attorney: Christine R. Gilbert
- Fiscal Analyst: Sean C. Faherty
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- Last Action: 12 Mar 2020, Senate/ filed
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S.B. 219
This document includes Senate Committee Amendments incorporated into the bill on Wed, Mar 4, 2020 at 8:13 PM by lpoole.
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7 LONG TITLE
8 General Description:
9 This bill enacts the Anti-boycott Israel Act.
10 Highlighted Provisions:
11 This bill:
12 ▸ defines terms; and
13 ▸ prohibits a government entity from contracting with a person that boycotts the State
14 of Israel.
15 Money Appropriated in this Bill:
16 None
17 Other Special Clauses:
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19 Utah Code Sections Affected:
20 ENACTS:
21 63G-24-101, Utah Code Annotated 1953
22 63G-24-102, Utah Code Annotated 1953
23 63G-24-201, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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25 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
26 Section 1. Section 63G-24-101 is enacted to read:
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29 63G-24-101. Title.
30 This chapter is known as the "Anti-Boycott Israel Act."
31 Section 2. Section 63G-24-102 is enacted to read:
32 63G-24-102. Definitions.
33 As used in this chapter:
34 (1) "Boycott" means refusing to deal, terminating business activities, or taking another
35 action that is intended to limit commercial trade relations with a person in a discriminatory
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37 (2) "Public entity" means the state or a political subdivision of the state, including each
38 department, division, office, board, commission, council, authority, or institution of the state or
39 a political subdivision of the state.
40 Section 3. Section 63G-24-201 is enacted to read:
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42 63G-24-201. Prohibition on contracting.
43 (1) Except as provided in Subsection (2), a public entity may not enter into a contract
44 with a person to acquire or dispose of a good or service, unless:
45 (a) the contract includes a written certification that the person is not currently engaged
46 in a boycott of Israel Ŝ→ [
47 (b) the person agrees not to engage in a boycott of Israel Ŝ→ [
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49 (2) This section does not apply:
50 (a) if a person offers to provide a good or service under contract for at least 20% less
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52 (b) to a contract with a total value of less than $100,000; or
53 (c) to a contract with a person that has fewer than 10 full-time employees.
Bill Status / Votes
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| Date | Action | Location | Vote |
| 3/2/2020 | Bill Numbered but not Distributed | Legislative Research and General Counsel | |
| 3/2/2020 | Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed | Legislative Research and General Counsel | |
| 3/2/2020 | LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input | Legislative Research and General Counsel | |
| 3/2/2020 | Senate/ received bill from Legislative Research | Waiting for Introduction in the Senate | |
| 3/2/2020 | Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced) | Senate Rules Committee | |
| 3/2/2020 | LFA/ fiscal note publicly available | Senate Rules Committee | |
| 3/3/2020 | Senate/ to standing committee | Senate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee | |
| 3/4/2020 | Senate Comm - Amendment Recommendation # 1 | Senate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee | 4 0 3 |
| 3/4/2020 | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | Senate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee | 4 0 3 |
| 3/4/2020 (8:51:24 PM) | Senate/ comm rpt/ amended | Senate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee | |
| 3/4/2020 (8:51:25 PM) | Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar | Senate 2nd Reading Calendar | |
| 3/6/2020 (5:00:35 PM) | Senate/ 2nd reading | Senate 2nd Reading Calendar | |
| 3/6/2020 (5:00:51 PM) | Senate/ circled | Senate 2nd Reading Calendar | Voice vote |
| 3/10/2020 | Senate/ 2nd Reading Calendar to Rules | Senate Rules Committee | |
| 3/12/2020 | Senate/ strike enacting clause | Senate Secretary | |
| 3/12/2020 | Senate/ filed | Senate file for bills not passed |
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