Missouri

Title: Prohibits state agencies from using the term “West Bank” in official government materials and instead requires the area to be referred to as Judea and Samaria

Requires Missouri state agencies to refer to the West Bank region by its historical names “Judea and Samaria” instead of “West Bank” in all official government materials.

Specifically, the bill defines the area south of Jerusalem as “Judea” and the area north of Jerusalem as “Samaria”, referencing the land that Israel controlled after the 1967 Six-Day War. State agencies are prohibited from using the term “West Bank” in official documents, communications, press releases, rules, or briefings, and cannot spend state money on materials that use the term.

The director of a state agency can request a waiver if they determine it is in the state’s interest, and must submit a written explanation to legislative leaders within 30 days of making such a determination.

Applies to all state departments, divisions, offices, boards, commissions, and institutions, effectively mandating a specific geographical terminology across state government communications.

Latest update: Second Read and Referred S General Laws Committee

This act requires all public schools, school districts, and public institutions of postsecondary education to treat discrimination motivated by antisemitism, as such term is defined in the act, in an identical manner to racially motivated discrimination. Schools and institutions shall include antisemitism-related conduct and penalties in their codes of conduct for students, faculty, and employees, as provided in the act, and shall prohibit behaviors that disrupt normal educational activity or create fear or intimidation.

Last Update: Prefiled

Provides protections against discrimination and antisemitism in public schools and public postsecondary educational institutions

Latest Update: Prefiled/ Introduced

This anti-boycott law requires state contracts to include a written certification that the contractor is not and will not for the duration of the contract engage in a boycott of Israel or companies doing business in Israel. The law applies to companies, including non-profits, with 10 or more employees and contracts of $100,000 or more. Similar bills introduced during this session had extended state contract prohibitions to boycotts of “territories controlled by Israel.” The version that passed excluded this language related to Israel’s illegal settlements. Efforts by national and state-level civil and human rights groups helped defeat similar bills in 2018 and 2019. Related Bills: SB 544, SB 594, HB 1344, HB 1738, HB 2179.

Provides protections against discrimination and antisemitism in public schools and public postsecondary educational institutions

Provides protections against discrimination and antisemitism in public schools and public postsecondary educational institutions.

Latest Update: Referred.

This anti-boycott bill requires state contracts to include a written certification that the contractor is not and will not for the duration of the contract engage in a boycott of Israel or companies doing business in Israel. The bill applies to companies, including non-profits, with 10 or more employees and contracts of $100,000 or more. Related Bills: SB 739 (signed into law), SB 544, SB 594, HB 1344, HB 1738.

This anti-boycott bill prohibits state contracts with a company, including a non-profit, unless that 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 less than $100,000 or with companies that have fewer than 10 employees. Related Bills: SB 739 (signed into law), SB 544, SB 594, HB 1738, HB 2179.

This anti-boycott bill requires state contracts to include a written certification that the contractor is not and will not for the duration of the contract engage in a boycott of Israel or companies doing business in Israel. The law applies to companies, including non-profits, with 10 or more employees and contracts of $100,000 or more. The provisions targeting boycotts for Palestinian rights were added as a committee substitute. Related Bills: SB 739 (signed into law), HB 2179, SB 544, HB 1344, HB 1738.

This anti-boycott bill requires state contracts to include a written certification that the contractor is not and will not for the duration of the contract engage in a boycott of Israel or companies doing business in Israel. The law applies to companies, including non-profits, with 10 or more employees and contracts of $100,000 or more. The initial version of the bill focused on the provision of services for homeless persons; the provisions targeting boycotts for Palestinian rights were added as a committee substitute. Related Bills: SB 739 (signed into law), HB 2179, SB 594, HB 1344, HB 1738.

This anti-boycott bill prohibits state contracts with a company, including a non-profit, unless that 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 apply to contracts less than $100,000 or with companies that have fewer than 10 employees. Related Bills: SB 739 (signed into law), SB 544, SB 594, HB 1344, HB 2179.

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.

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 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.”