AB 719

Under this bill, no state agency or local unit of government may enter into a

public contract with any person unless the contract contains a written verification

from the person that the person does not boycott others on the basis of participation

in covered activities or on the basis of others' relationships with persons

participating in covered activities and that the person will not, during the term of the

contract, boycott others on the basis of participation in covered activities or on the

basis of others' relationships with persons participating in covered activities. Under

the bill, “covered activities” are 1) production agriculture and 2) the exploration,

production, use, transport, sale, or manufacture of fossil fuel–based energy. The

prohibition does not apply to public contracts with those that employ fewer than 10

full-time employees or with nonprofit entities, to public contracts with an estimated

cost of less than $100,000, to public contracts for which compliance cannot be

obtained under commercially reasonable terms, or to the State of Wisconsin

Investment Board.