1| STATE OF OKLAHOMA | | | 2| 1st Session of the 59th Legislature (2023) | | | 3|SENATE BILL 1075 By: Jett | | | 4| | | | 5| | | | 6| AS INTRODUCED | | | 7| An Act relating to central purchasing; defining | | terms; prohibiting contracts without certain | 8| verification; mandating punishment for certain | | violations; authorizing the Attorney General to have | 9| certain responsibility; providing for codification; | | and providing an effective date. | 10| | | | 11| | | | 12|BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: | | | 13| SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified | | | 14|in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 85.44F of Title 74, unless there | | | 15|is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows: | | | 16| A. As used in this act: | | | 17| 1. "Economic boycott" means without an ordinary business | | | 18|purpose, refusing to deal with, terminating business activities | | | 19|with, or otherwise taking any commercial action that is intended to | | | 20|penalize, inflict economic harm on, limit commercial relations with, | | | 21|or change or limit the activities of a company because the company, | | | 22|without violating controlling federal or state law: | | | 23| | | | 24| | | | Req. No. 263 Page 1 ___________________________________________________________________________
1| a. engages in the exploration, production, utilization, | | | 2| transportation, sale, or manufacturing of fossil | | | 3| fuel-based energy, timber, mining, or agriculture, | | | 4| b. engages in, facilitates, or supports the manufacture, | | | 5| import, distribution, marketing or advertising, sale, | | | 6| or lawful use of firearms, ammunition or components | | | 7| parts and accessories of firearms or ammunition, or | | | 8| c. does not meet, is not expected to meet, or does not | | | 9| commit to meet environmental standards or disclosure | | | 10| criteria, in particular to eliminate, reduce, offset, | | | 11| or disclose greenhouse gas emissions. | | | 12| B. No state agency or political subdivision shall enter into | | | 13|agreements or contracts with a business without written verification | | | 14|that the business does not engage in economic boycotts and will not | | | 15|engage in economic boycotts during the term of the agreement or | | | 16|contract. Any business that violates this act shall be obligated to | | | 17|pay damages to the state in an amount three times the amount of the | | | 18|agreement or contract. | | | 19| C. The Office of the Attorney General shall have the ability to | | | 20|enforce the provisions of this act. | | | 21| SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2023. | | | 22| | | | 23| 59-1-263 KR 1/19/2023 4:29:32 PM | | | 24| | | | Req. No. 263 Page 2