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AZ HB2488

Bill

Status

Passed

6/13/2022

Primary Sponsor

Justin Wilmeth

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Origin

House of Representatives

Fifty-fifth Legislature - Second Regular Session (2022)

AI Summary

  • Prohibits public entities in Arizona from entering into or renewing contracts with companies that use forced labor of ethnic Uyghurs in the People's Republic of China.

  • Requires all contracts include a written certification that the company does not use, and will not use during the contract term, forced labor of Uyghurs or goods/services produced by such labor.

  • Mandates companies notify the public entity within five business days if they discover noncompliance with the certification during the contract term.

  • Automatically terminates contracts if a company fails to provide written certification of remedied noncompliance within 180 days of notification, or by the contract termination date if it occurs first.

  • Applies only to companies with 10 or more full-time employees and does not apply to contracts entered into before the bill's effective date.

Legislative Description

Uyghurs; forced labor; contracts; prohibition

Prohibition

Last Action

Chapter 295

6/13/2022

Committee Referrals

Rules2/17/2022
Commerce2/10/2022
Rules1/24/2022
Government & Elections1/24/2022

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