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HB2425 • 2025

Establishes the Task Force on Ethical Procurement with 11 members appointed by the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the Governor.

Establishes the Task Force on Ethical Procurement with 11 members appointed by the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the Governor.

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Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Representative Diehl,, Senator Smith DB,, Representative Reschke, Representative Boshart Davis,, Elmer,, Javadi,, Wright,, Senator Bonham,
Last action
2025-06-27
Official status
In Senate Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Bill History

  1. 2025-06-27 Senate

    In committee upon adjournment.

  2. 2025-06-02 Senate

    Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill, refer to Ways and Means.

  3. 2025-06-02 Senate

    Referred to Ways and Means by order of the President.

  4. 2025-05-22 Senate

    Work Session held.

  5. 2025-05-13 Senate

    Public Hearing held.

  6. 2025-04-23 Senate

    First reading. Referred to President's desk.

  7. 2025-04-23 Senate

    Referred to Labor and Business.

  8. 2025-04-22 House

    Third reading. Carried by Diehl. Passed. Ayes, 43; Nays, 13--Chaichi, Chotzen, Fragala, Gamba, Helm, Lively, Marsh, McDonald, McLain, Nathanson, Nosse, Sanchez, Tran; Excused, 4--Munoz, Nguyen H, Smith G, Valderrama.

  9. 2025-04-21 House

    Rules suspended. Carried over to April 22, 2025 Calendar.

  10. 2025-04-17 House

    Rules suspended. Carried over to April 21, 2025 Calendar.

  11. 2025-04-16 House

    Second reading.

  12. 2025-04-15 House

    Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed.

  13. 2025-04-09 House

    Work Session held.

  14. 2025-02-24 House

    Public Hearing held.

  15. 2025-01-17 House

    Referred to Labor and Workplace Standards.

  16. 2025-01-13 House

    First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

Official Summary Text

<b>Digest: Sets up a task force to look at who is supplying the goods and services that public bodies in this state buy and to make sure that the products don't involve forced labor or child labor. (Flesch Readability Score: 66.8).</b>
[<i>Digest: Tells a public body that buys electric cars or solar panels that it needs proof from the vendor that no forced labor was used in producing the car or panel. Specifies penalties for lying about the proof. (Flesch Readability Score: 66.8).</i>]
[<i>Requires public bodies that procure electric vehicles and solar photovoltaic energy systems to receive before entering a contract for the electric vehicle or solar photovoltaic energy system a certification from the manufacturer, distributor, vendor or supplier that the production, assembly, transportation or sale of the electric vehicle or solar photovoltaic energy system did not use or involve forced labor or oppressive child labor. Requires probative evidence to accompany the certification.</i>]
[<i>Provides that a person that supplies a certification that is false, materially misleading, illegitimate, untruthful, forged or substantially inaccurate is liable for a civil penalty of not more than $10,000 or half of the price the public body paid for the electric vehicle or solar photovoltaic energy system. Subjects the public body to similar penalties for knowingly or intentionally accepting a certification that the public body knows is false, materially misleading, illegitimate, untruthful, forged or substantially inaccurate.</i>]
[<i>Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.</i>]
<b>Establishes the Task Force on Ethical Procurement with 11 members appointed by the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the Governor. Requires the task force to devise methods for verifying the identities of manufacturers, distributors, vendors or suppliers of products that public bodies procure in this state and ensuring that the public bodies do not procure products for which production, assembly, transportation or sale used or involved forced labor or oppressive child labor. Specifies methods by which the task force may carry out the task force's purpose.
<b>Sunsets on December 31, 2026.
<b>Declares an emergency, effective on passage.</b>
Relating to: Relating to ensuring that forced labor is not used for electric products that public bodies procure; declaring an emergency.
Current location: In Senate Committee