This document includes Senate Committee Amendments incorporated into the bill on Wed, Feb 17, 2021 at 10:23 AM by lpoole.
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ANTI-BOYCOTT ISRAEL AMENDMENTS

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2021 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Jerry W. Stevenson

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House Sponsor: Francis D. Gibson

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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 company that boycotts the
14     State of Israel.
15     Money Appropriated in this Bill:
16          None
17     Other Special Clauses:
18          None
19     Utah Code Sections Affected:
20     ENACTS:
21          63G-27-101, Utah Code Annotated 1953
22          63G-27-102, Utah Code Annotated 1953
23          63G-27-201, 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-27-101 is enacted to read:
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CHAPTER 27. ANTI-BOYCOTT ISRAEL ACT


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Part 1. General Provisions

29          63G-27-101. Title.
30          This chapter is known as the "Anti-Boycott Israel Act."
31          Section 2. Section 63G-27-102 is enacted to read:
32          63G-27-102. Definitions.
33          As used in this chapter:
34          (1) "Boycott action" means refusing to deal, terminating business activities, or Ŝ→ [
any
35     other action intended to discriminate, inflict economic harm, or otherwise limit
] limiting ←Ŝ

35a      commercial
36     relations.
37          (2) "Boycott of the State of Israel" means engaging in a boycott action Ŝ→ [
specifically
38     with
] targeting ←Ŝ
:
39          (a) the State of Israel; and
40          (b) (i) companies or individuals doing business in or with the State of Israel; or
41          (ii) companies authorized by, licensed by, or organized under the laws of the State of
42     Israel to do business.
43          (3) (a) "Company" means a corporation, partnership, limited liability company, Ŝ→ [
sole
44     proprietorship,
] ←Ŝ
or similar entity.
45          (b) "Company" includes any wholly-owned subsidiary, majority-owned subsidiary,
46     parent company, or affiliate of an entity described in Subsection (3)(a).
47          (4) "Public entity" means the state or a political subdivision of the state, including each
48     department, division, office, board, commission, council, authority, or institution of the state or
49     a political subdivision of the state.
50          Section 3. Section 63G-27-201 is enacted to read:
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Part 2. Prohibitions

52          63G-27-201. Prohibition on contracting.
53          (1) Except as provided in Subsection (2), a public entity may not enter into a contract
54     with a company to acquire or dispose of a good or service, including supplies, information
55     technology, or construction services, unless:
56          (a) the contract includes a written certification that the company is not currently
57     engaged in a boycott of the State of Israel; and
58          (b) the company agrees not to engage in a boycott of the State of Israel for the duration

59     of the contract.
60          (2) This section does not apply Ŝ→ to ←Ŝ :
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(a) if a company offers to provide a good or service under contract for at least 20% less
62     than any other company;
63          (b) to
] (a) ←Ŝ
a contract with a total value of less than $100,000; or
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(c) to] (b) ←Ŝ a contract with a company that has fewer than 10 full-time employees.