Kentucky House Bill 350 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on February 12 2018 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-02-14 - to State Government (H)
Pending: House State Government Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [PDF]

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 45A to prohibit contracts with a person or business until that person or business agrees that he, she, or it is not engaged in boycotting a person or business based in or doing business with a member of the World Trade Organization or a jurisdiction with whom the United States has a free trade or other nondiscriminatory trade agreement; amend KRS 45A.343, 65.027, 160.303, 164A.575, 176.070, and 424.260 to add the boycott prohibition requirement to contracts made by local governments, school districts, public universities, and the Department of Highways; create a new section of KRS Chapter 61 to require the investment committee of the Kentucky Employees Retirement System to divest from Iran-restricted companies, Sudan-restricted companies, and companies that that boycott Israel; create a new section of KRS Chapter 21 to require the investment committee of the Judicial Retirement System to divest from Iran-restricted companies, Sudan-restricted companies, and companies that boycott Israel; create a new section of KRS Chapter 161 to require the Teachers' Retirement System to divest from Iran-restricted companies, Sudan-restricted companies, and companies that boycott Israel; amend KRS 6.525 to include the divestment requirement for the Legislator's Retirement Plan.

AN ACT relating to state funds.

Rep. Robert Benvenuti [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-02-14	House	to State Government (H)
2018-02-12	House	introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB350.htm
Text	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB350/bill.pdf
Supplement	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/note/18RS/HB350/LM.pdf