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16104320D
HOUSE BILL NO. 1282 Offered January 20, 2016 A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 2.2-4311.3, relating to the Virginia Public Procurement Act; required contract provisions. ---------- Patrons-- Hugo and Kilgore ---------- Referred to Committee on General Laws ----------

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 2.2-4311.3 as follows:

§ 2.2-4311.3. Required contract provision; persons participating in the boycott of Israel.

A. All state public bodies shall include in every contract of more than $10,000 the following provisions:

1. During the performance of this contract, the contractor agrees that the contractor will not engage in the boycotting of Israel and, further, that the contractor will not contract or subcontract with any person, firm, or corporation that engages in the boycotting of Israel; and

2. The contractor will include the provisions of subdivision 1 in every subcontract or purchase order of more than $10,000, so that the provisions will be binding upon each subcontractor or vendor.

B. For the purposes of this section, "boycotting of Israel" means refusing to deal with, terminating business activities with, or taking other actions that are intended to penalize, inflict economic harm, or otherwise limit commercial relations with Israel.