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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to certain government contracts with companies that |
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boycott Israel. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 2270.001(2), Government Code, as added |
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by Chapter 1 (H.B. 89), Acts of the 85th Legislature, Regular |
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Session, 2017, is amended to read as follows: |
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(2) "Company" has the meaning assigned by Section |
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808.001, except that the term does not include a sole |
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proprietorship. |
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SECTION 2. Section 2270.002, Government Code, as added by |
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Chapter 1 (H.B. 89), Acts of the 85th Legislature, Regular Session, |
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2017, is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 2270.002. PROVISION REQUIRED IN CONTRACT. (a) This |
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section applies only to a contract that: |
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(1) is between a governmental entity and a company |
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with 10 or more full-time employees; and |
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(2) has a value of $100,000 or more that is to be paid |
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wholly or partly from public funds of the governmental entity. |
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(b) A governmental entity may not enter into a contract with |
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a company for goods or services unless the contract contains a |
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written verification from the company that it: |
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(1) does not boycott Israel; and |
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(2) will not boycott Israel during the term of the |
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contract. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |