Mississippi House Bill 651 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 3)
Status: Failed on January 31 2017 - 100% progression
Action: 2017-01-31 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Prohibit The Public Employees' Retirement System (pers) And The Treasurer's Office From Having Direct Or Indirect Holdings In Companies That Boycott Israel Or Engage In A Boycott Of Israel; To Require Pers And The Treasurer To Identify All Companies That Are Boycotting Israel Or Are Engaged In A Boycott Of Israel In Which They Own Direct Or Indirect Holdings By A Specified Date; To Require Pers And The Treasurer To Create And Maintain A List Of Scrutinized Companies That Boycott Israel That Names All Of Those Companies; To Require Pers And The Treasurer To Provide Written Notice To A Company That Is Identified As A Scrutinized Company; To Specify The Circumstances Under Which A Company May Be Removed From The List; To Prescribe Certain Reporting Requirements By Pers And The Treasurer Regarding The Companies On The List; To Authorize Pers And The Treasurer To Invest In Certain Scrutinized Companies If The Value Of All Assets Under Management By Them Becomes Equal To Or Less Than A Specified Amount; To Amend Sections 25-11-121 And 27-105-33, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Provisions; To Prohibit State Agencies And Local Governing Authorities From Contracting For Goods And Services That Exceed A Specified Amount With Scrutinized Companies; To Require The Inclusion Of A Contract Provision That Authorizes Termination Of A Contract If A Company Submits Certain False Certification, Has Been Placed On The Scrutinized Companies List, Or Is Engaged In A Boycott Of Israel; To Provide For Certain Exceptions; To Require Certification Upon Submission Of A Bid Or Proposal For Certain Contracts With An Agency Or Governing Authority That The Company Is Not Participating In A Boycott Of Israel; To Provide Procedures Upon Determination That A Company Has Submitted A False Certification; To Provide For A Civil Action And Penalties For Companies That Violate The Provisions Of This Act; To Provide For Preemption Of Conflicting Agency Rules And Governing Authority Ordinances; To Amend Sections 25-53-5 And 31-7-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Provisions; And For Related Purposes.

Israel; prohibit state fund investments in and state or local contracts with companies that boycott.

Rep. Donnie Bell [R]

Rep. Rob Roberson [R]

Rep. Greg Snowden [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-01-31	House	Died In Committee
2017-01-13	House	Referred To Appropriations

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2017/pdf/history/HB/HB0651.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2017/html/HB/0600-0699/HB0651IN.htm