ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Fifty-sixth Legislature Second Regular Session
	Senate: GOV DPA 4-2-2-0 | 3^rd Read 16-12-2-0 House: GOV DP 6-3-0-0

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SB 1341: procurement; electric vehicles; forced labor

Sponsor: Senator Carroll, LD 28

Caucus & COW

Overview

Provides prohibitions for a governmental entity on contracts for electric vehicles or their components.

History

Laws 2022, Chapter 295 prohibits a public entity from entering into or renewing a contract with a company for the acquisition or disposition of goods, information technology, construction, services or supplies unless the contract includes a written certification that the company does not currently, and agrees for the duration of the contract, that it will not use the forced labor of ethnic Uyghurs in the People's Republic of China.

Provisions

1. Prohibits a governmental entity from entering into a contract for the procurement of electric vehicles or their components unless the manufacturer provides a sworn certification to the governmental entity that:

a) certifies that no entity that manufactures or assembles electric vehicles or their components for procurement, including the production of any parts or the mining or other sourcing of materials, knowingly used forced labor or oppressive child labor; and

b) consents to personal jurisdiction in Arizona. (Sec. 2)

2. Subjects, in addition to any other remedies available by law or equity, a manufacturer or manufacturer's employee to a civil penalty of $10,000 per false or misleading statement or one-half of the total price paid by the governmental entity for the electric vehicles or their components, whichever is greater in addition to any other remedies available by law or equity. (Sec. 2)

3. Defines:

a) electric vehicle;

b) forced labor;

c) governmental entity;

d) oppressive child labor; and

e) protected characteristic. (Sec. 2)

4. Provides legislative findings clauses. (Sec. 3)

5. Contains an applicability clause. (Sec. 4)

6. Makes a conforming change. (Sec. 1)

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