SB220 Summary

• Prohibits "scrutinized companies" (those on the Federal Communications Commission's Covered List or affiliated with them) from bidding on or entering into contracts with public awarding authorities for information or communications technologies.

• Defines scrutinized companies as those providing communications equipment or services deemed to pose an unacceptable risk to U.S. national security, including subsidiaries and parent companies of such entities.

• Requires companies bidding on information or communications technology contracts to certify they are not scrutinized companies, will not subcontract with scrutinized companies, and that their technologies do not originate with scrutinized companies.

• Establishes penalties including Class C felony charges for knowing violations, civil penalties of at least $250,000 or twice the contract amount, and 10-year ban from state contracts.

• Becomes effective October 1, 2024; passed by Senate 34-0 on April 9, 2024.