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MI HB5869

Bill

Status

Introduced

3/2/2022

Primary Sponsor

Darrin Camilleri

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Origin

House of Representatives

101st Legislature

AI Summary

  • Adds Russia to the definition of "state sponsor of terror" effective 12 months after the bill's enactment date, subjecting it to the same divestment requirements as Syria and Cuba.

  • Requires the state treasurer and other fiduciaries to divest from companies with active business operations in Russia or that meet scrutiny criteria involving Russian investments of $20 million or more within 12 months.

  • Exempts companies licensed by the U.S. Department of Treasury to operate in designated state sponsors of terror or those excluded from federal sanctions regimes, and clarifies exemptions for humanitarian aid providers and social development companies.

  • Directs the Department of Treasury to recommend statutory changes and report to the legislature within 9 months after Russia is added as a state sponsor of terror, in addition to existing reporting requirements for Syria and Cuba.

  • Makes technical corrections including grammar changes (changing "which" to "that," "employees" to "employees'," and "sanction" to "sanctions") and correcting MCL citation references.

Legislative Description

State financing and management: purchasing; divestment from terror act; expand to include Russia. Amends secs. 2, 10 & 11 of 2008 PA 234 (MCL 129.292 et seq.).

State financing and management: purchasing

Last Action

Bill Electronically Reproduced 03/02/2022

3/3/2022

Committee Referrals

Government Operations3/2/2022

Full Bill Text

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