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Bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

SB 1116

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Relating to: repealing certain contracting and other restrictions on state and local government entities concerning prohibited boycotts of Israel.

Corporation County International relations Interstate compact Municipality Purchasing government

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

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What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Current law prohibits any state agency or other body in state government and any local governmental unit, including a special purpose district, from adopting a rule, ordinance, policy, or procedure that involves the state agency or local governmental unit in a boycott of Israel or doing business in Israel or in a territory under Israeli jurisdiction (prohibited boycott). This bill eliminates that prohibition.

Current law also requires contracts for materials, supplies, equipment, and services between state purchasing agents and nongovernmental entities to include a provision that the nongovernmental entity is not currently participating, or will not for the duration of the contract participate, in a prohibited boycott, unless the estimated cost associated with the contract is less than $100,000. The bill eliminates that requirement.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Larson (D) , Roys (D)

9 cosponsors

Arney (D) , Clancy (D) , Cruz (D) , Hong (D) , Madison (D) , Phelps (D) , Rivera-Wagner (D) , Sinicki (D) , Tenorio (D)

Full history

  1. Mar 19, 2026 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Larson and Roys; cosponsored by Representatives Hong, Clancy, Phelps, Madison, Tenorio, Cruz, Rivera-Wagner, Sinicki and Arney

  2. Mar 19, 2026 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Licensing, Regulatory Reform, State and Federal Affairs

  3. Mar 23, 2026 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1