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AL SB261 (2023)
Relating to public contracts; to prohibit governmental entities from entering into certain contracts with companies that boycott businesses because the business engages in certain sectors or does not meet certain environmental or corporate governance standards or does not facilitate certain activities; to provide that no company in the state shall be required by a governmental entity, nor penalized by a governmental entity for declining to engage in economic boycotts or other actions that further social, political, or ideological interests; to require the Attorney General to take actions to prevent federal laws or actions from penalizing, inflicting harm on, limiting commercial relations with, or changing or limiting the activities of companies or residents of the state based on the furtherance of economic boycott criteria; and to authorize the Attorney General to investigate and enforce this act; and to provide definitions.
Anti-LGBTQ+
Summary
Relating to public contracts; to prohibit governmental entities from entering into certain contracts with companies that boycott businesses because the business engages in certain…
- Jurisdiction
- Alabama
- Session
- Regular Session 2023
- Stage reported
- Passed / adopted
- First recorded action
- Latest action
- : On Third Reading in Second House
- Record retrieved
Bill types
As labelled in the project's tracker.
Public Investment Restriction: Anti-Boycotts
Links
- As introduced (PDF, hosted here)
- As enrolled or final (PDF, hosted here)
- LegiScan record(opens another site)
- Official legislature page(opens another site)
- Introduced text (Apr 27, 2023) at legislature.state.al.us(opens another site)PDF, external
- Engrossed text at legislature.state.al.us(opens another site)PDF, external
- Enrolled text (May 31, 2023) at legislature.state.al.us(opens another site)PDF, external
- Bill page on this site
Recorded actions
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Read First Time in House of Origin | |
| Senate | Introduced and Referred to Senate Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development | |
| Senate | Amendment/Substitute by Senate Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development 4QGDRI-1 | |
| Senate | Reported Favorably from Senate Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development | |
| Senate | Reported Out of Committee in House of Origin | |
| Senate | Read Second Time in House of Origin | |
| Senate | On Third Reading in House of Origin | |
| Senate | Adopt 4QGDRI-1 | |
| Senate | Adopt RXF4NN-1 | |
| Senate | Read A Third Time And Passed As Amended | |
| Senate | Read First Time in Second House | |
| House | Referred to Committee to House Financial Services | |
| House | Reported Favorably from House Financial Services | |
| House | Reported Out of Committee in Second House | |
| House | Read Second Time in Second House | |
| House | On Third Reading in Second House | |
| House | Read a Third Time and Pass | |
| House | Ready to Enroll | |
| Senate | Enrolled | |
| Senate | Enacted |
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