91st General Assembly
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BOLAND-FLOWERS-SILVA-DELGADO.

   New Act                                                                     

        Creates the State Prohibition of Goods  from  Forced  Labor  Act.      
   Provides  that  each  contract  entered into by a State agency for the      
   procurement of equipment, materials, or supplies must specify that any      
   foreign-made goods produced under the contract  were  not  by  forced,      
   convict, or indentured labor.  Provides that a contractor who violates      
   this  provision  shall  be subject to suspension or a monetary penalty      
   and that the State may void the contract.                                   
          FISCAL NOTE, H-AM 1 (Dept. of Central Management Services)           
          There would be two additional headcount required at a cost of        
          $102,600.                                                            
        HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1.                                                 
        Imposes sanctions on a contractor who knew (instead  of  knew  or      
   should have known) that equipment, materials or supplies were produced      
   by forced labor.                                                            
   99-02-18  H  FILED WITH CLERK                                               
   99-02-18  H  FIRST READING                                                  
   99-02-18  H  REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE        RULES                 
   99-02-24  H       ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE               LABOR COMERCE         
   99-03-05  H  DO PASS/SHORT DEBATE                     017-000-000   HLBC    
   99-03-05  H  PLACED CALENDAR 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE                       
   99-03-10  H  ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR                 FLOWERS               
   99-03-10  H                             AMENDMENT NO. 01-BOLAND             
   99-03-10  H                     AMENDMENT REFERRED TO HRUL                  
   99-03-10  H  CALENDAR ORDER 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE                        
   99-03-12  H  SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE                                    
   99-03-12  H  HELD ON CAL ORDER 2ND RDG - SHORT DEBATE                       
   99-03-17  H  FISCAL NOTE FILED AS AMENDED             BY HOUSE AMEND #1     
   99-03-17  H  HELD ON CAL ORDER 2ND RDG - SHORT DEBATE                       
   99-03-18  H                             AMENDMENT NO. 01-BOLAND             
   99-03-18  H  RECOMMENDS BE ADOPTED                    HRUL/003-002-000      
   99-03-18  H                             AMENDMENT NO. 01-BOLAND             
   99-03-18  H                                   ADOPTED                       
   99-03-18  H  PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE                        
   99-03-19  H  THIRD READING/SHORT DEBATE/PASSED        111-007-000           
   99-03-19  H  ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR                 SILVA                 
   99-03-19  H  ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR                 DELGADO               
   99-03-22  S  ARRIVE IN SENATE                                               
   99-03-22  S  PLACED CALENDAR ORDER OF FIRST READING   99-03-23              
   01-01-09  H  SESSION SINE DIE                                               

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