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Please see the two senate bills that went into effect September 1 2021, we are working to ensure compliance for all our members and have requested signed documentation agreeing to these terms and will have everything upto date by October 8, 2021.

Prohibition on Contracts with Companies Boycotting Certain Energy Companies (SB 13)

If Contractor is a company with 10 or more full-time employees and if this Agreement has a value of at least $100,000 or more, Contractor verifies by submitting its proposal that, pursuant to Texas Government Code Chapter 2274, it does not boycott energy companies; and will not boycott energy companies during the term of the Agreement. This verification is not required for an agreement where a governmental entity determines that these requirements are inconsistent with the governmental entity’s constitutional or statutory duties related to the issuance, incurrence, or management of debt obligations or the deposit, custody, management, borrowing, or investment of funds.

Prohibition on Contracts with Companies that Discriminate Against Firearm and Ammunition Industries (SB 19)

If Contractor is a company with 10 or more full-time employees and if this Agreement has a value of at least $100,000 or more, Contractor verifies by submitting its proposal that, pursuant to Texas Government Code Chapter 2274, it does not have a practice, policy, guidance, or directive that discriminates against a firearm entity or firearm trade association; and will not discriminate during the term of the contract against a firearm entity or firearm trade association.

Federal Funds Advisory 2021