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This resolution affirms the constitutional rights of all people to engage in boycott activity against an entity when they have conscientious concerns with the entity’s policies or actions. It states that Missouri shall not punish individuals by denying them a state contract for exercising their constitutional right to boycott. The resolution states that “criticism of a nation by individuals, including as a nonviolent citizens’ boycott, does not constitute bigotry against the citizens of that nation.”

This anti-boycott bill prohibits state contracts with companies, including non-profits, unless the company signs a written certification that it is not and will not for the duration of the contract engage in a boycott of the state of Israel. This prohibition does not include contracts with a total potential value of less than $100,000 or with companies that have fewer than 10 employees. The relevant provisions targeting boycotts for Palestinian rights were added in a committee substitute for the original, unrelated bill.  

This anti-boycott bill prohibits state contracts with companies, including non-profits, unless the company signs a written certification that it is not and will not for the duration of the contract engage in a boycott of the state of Israel or “territories under its control,” language that would reach boycotts of Israel’s illegal settlements. This prohibition does not include contracts with a total potential value of less than $100,000 or with companies that have fewer than 10 employees. Related Bills: HB 825, HB 1006, SB 308, SB 468.

This anti-boycott bill prohibits state contracts with companies, including non-profits, unless the company signs a written certification that it is not and will not for the duration of the contract engage in a boycott of the state of Israel or “territories under its control,” language that would reach boycotts of Israel’s illegal settlements. This prohibition does not include contracts with a total potential value of less than $100,000 or with companies that have fewer than 10 employees. Related Bills: HB 825, HB 1011, SB 308, SB 468.

This anti-boycott bill prohibits state contracts with companies, including non-profits, unless the company signs a written certification that it is not and will not for the duration of the contract engage in a boycott of the state of Israel or “territories under its control,” language that would reach boycotts of Israel’s illegal settlements. The prohibition does not apply to contracts valued at less than $100,000, to contractors with fewer than 10 employees, or boycotts of good or services that are not an integral part of the business to be conducted in Missouri. Related Bills: HB 1006, HB 1011, SB 308, SB 468.

This anti-boycott bill prohibits state contracts with companies, including non-profits, unless the company signs a written certification that it is not and will not for the duration of the contract engage in a boycott of the state of Israel or “territories under its control,” language that would reach boycotts of Israel’s illegal settlements. This prohibition does not include contracts with a total potential value of less than $100,000 or with companies that have fewer than 10 employees. Related Bills: HB 825, HB 1011, HB 1006, SB 468.

This anti-boycott bill prohibits state contracts with a company, including a non-profit, without a written certification that the company is not and will not for the duration of the contract engage in a boycott of the state of Israel. This prohibition does not include contracts with a total potential value of less than $10,000. Earlier versions of the bill had included sole proprietors in the definition of companies. Related Bill: SB 849.

This anti-boycott bill prohibits state contracts with a company, including a non-profit, without a written certification that the company is not and will not for the duration of the contract engage in a boycott of the state of Israel. This prohibition does not include contracts with a total potential value of less than $10,000. Earlier versions of the bill had included sole proprietors in the definition of companies. Related bill: HB 2179.

SB 1628 is an antisemitism redefinition bill that incorporates by reference the distorted IHRA definition and its contemporary examples from HB 741 (s. 1000.05(7)) for teaching Holocaust studies. The law requires school districts to certify annually and provide evidence that the law’s requirements are met and calls for the Department of Education to create standards and curriculum. Related bills: HB 1213

HB 371 is an antisemitism redefinition bill that directs public K-20 educational institutions to apply a distorted definition of antisemitism when addressing discrimination claims. The definition includes the following as examples of antisemitism: “[a]pplying double standards to the State of Israel by requiring of it behavior not expected or demanded of any other democratic nation,” “work of a multilateral organization investigating Israel for peace or human rights violations, and “[d]enying the Jewish people their right to self determination and denying Israel the right to exist.” Related Bills: HB 741, SB 1272, HB 839.