SB261 Alabama 2023 Session

Updated Jan 14, 2026

Senate Bill

Enacted

Current Status

Regular Session 2023

Session

Sponsor

Summary

Primary Sponsor: Dan Roberts Senator
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2023
Title: Relating to public contracts; to prohibit governmental entities from entering into certain contracts with companies that boycott businesses because the business engages in certain sectors or does not meet certain environmental or corporate governance standards or does not facilitate certain activities; to provide that no company in the state shall be required by a governmental entity, nor penalized by a governmental entity for declining to engage in economic boycotts or other actions that further social, political, or ideological interests; to require the Attorney General to take actions to prevent federal laws or actions from penalizing, inflicting harm on, limiting commercial relations with, or changing or limiting the activities of companies or residents of the state based on the furtherance of economic boycott criteria; and to authorize the Attorney General to investigate and enforce this act; and to provide definitions.
Description: This bill would prohibit a governmental entity from entering into a public contract for goods or services with certain companies or businesses that engage in the economic boycott of businesses in certain sectors and industries; that fail to meet or commit to meet certain environmental standards; that fail to meet or commit to meet certain corporate governance criteria; or that fail to facilitate certain activities.
This bill would prohibit any company in the state from being required to engage in economic boycotts or other actions that further social, political, or ideological interests, including economic boycott criteria.
This bill would prohibit any company in the state from being penalized for declining to engage in economic boycotts or other actions that further social, political, or ideological interests, including economic boycott criteria.
This bill would require the Attorney General to seek to prohibit the adoption of federal laws or actions that may penalize, inflict harm on, limit commercial relations with, or change or limit the activities of companies or residents of the state based SB261 INTRODUCED on the furtherance of economic boycott criteria.
This bill would also authorize the Attorney General to investigate violations of and enforce this act.