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OK HB2876

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/1/2016

Primary Sponsor

Sean Roberts

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Origin

House of Representatives

2016 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

Committee Referrals

Rules2/2/2016

Full Bill Text

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