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OK HB2876
Bill
Status
2/1/2016
Primary Sponsor
Sean Roberts
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AI Summary
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Requires Oklahoma public employee retirement systems (including firefighters, police, teachers, judges, and state employees) to divest from companies with business operations in Iran's defense, nuclear, or petroleum/natural gas sectors, or companies with ties to Iranian terrorist organizations
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Investment managers must identify affected companies by January 1, 2017, notify them, and allow 90 days to take "substantial action" (boycott, curtail business, or sell assets in Iran); companies failing to comply within one year face mandatory divestment within 18 months
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Prohibits state agencies from procuring goods or services from persons doing business with Iran, with exceptions for essential procurements where compliance would eliminate all bidders or result in inadequate competition
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Secretary of Finance, Administration and Information Technology must maintain and update a restricted purchase list of persons doing business with Iran at least every three months
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Act terminates when Iran is removed from the State Department's terrorism sponsor list and the President certifies Iran has ceased nuclear weapons development efforts; effective date November 1, 2016
Legislative Description
Public finance; Public Funds Divestiture from Iran Act of 2016; findings; definitions; divestiture; contracts; effective date.
Last Action
Second Reading referred to Rules
2/2/2016