Michigan

Civil rights: general discrimination; discrimination of ethnicity, including discrimination because of Jewish heritage; prohibited under the Elliot-Larsen civil rights act. Amends title $ secs. 102, 103, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 209, 210, 301, 302, 302a, 402, 502, 504, 505, 506 & 507 of 1976 PA 453 (MCL 37.2102 et seq.).

Latest Update: Bill in committee.

This anti-boycott law prohibits state contracts for supplies, services, or information technology unless the contract includes a written certification that the person does not and will not for the duration of the contract engage in a boycott of a person based in or doing business with a strategic partner. The law incorporates the definition of “strategic partner” from federal law, specifically 22 USC 8601 to 8606, which focus solely on Israel. Related bill: HB 5822.

This anti-boycott law prohibits state contracts for the construction, alteration, or repair of a state building or other state property unless the contract includes a written certification that the person does not and will not for the duration of the contract engage in a boycott of a person based in or doing business with a strategic partner. The law incorporates the definition of “strategic partner” from federal law, specifically 22 USC 8601 to 8606, which focus solely on Israel. Related bill: HB 5821.

This anti-boycott bill prohibits state investment by public employee retirement funds in companies that “boycott a person based in or doing business with a jurisdiction with which Michigan can enjoy open trade.” The bill calls for the creation of a blacklist of restricted companies and requires state retirement funds to stop investing in these companies. The bill defines boycotts as refusals to deal based on a protected characteristic and excludes those based on the specific conduct of a targeted person, meaning that boycotts for Palestinian rights would not be within its scope.