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STATE
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BILL
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STATUS
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NOTES
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California
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AB 2941
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Signed by
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (9/25/06)
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PASSED
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Colorado
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HB
1184
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Signed by
Governor Bill Ritter (4/19/07)
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PASSED
Endorsed
by Public Employees' Retirement Association of Colorado
(PERA)
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Florida
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SB
2142
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Signed by
Governor Charlie Crist (6/8/07)
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PASSED
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Hawaii
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HB 34
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Signed by
Lt. Governor Duke Aiona (6/18/07)
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PASSED
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Indiana
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HB 1484
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Signed by
Governor Mitch Daniels (5/3/07)
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PASSED
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Iowa
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SF
361
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Signed by
Governor Chet Culver (4/5/07)
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PASSED
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Kansas
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SB
2457
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Signed by
Governor Kathleen Sebelius (5/11/07)
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PASSED
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Maryland
|
SB 344
|
Withdrawn
|
Alternative
legislation passed; prohibits future investments and recommends divestment
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Massachusetts
|
S2255
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Signed by
Governor Deval Patrick (11/2/07)
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PASSED
|
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Michigan
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SB0555,
HB
4854
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SB 0555:
Assigned to Senate Appropriations Committee
HB 4854:
Passed House Chamber; Assigned to Senate Appropriations
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|
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Minnesota
|
SF1075
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Signed by
Governor Tim Pawlenty (5/23/07)
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PASSED
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Nevada
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No Legislation Filed
|
|
Governor
Jim Gibbons and legislative leadership have urged the state pension fund
(PERS) to voluntarily adopt a targeted Sudan divestment policy
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New Mexico
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No Legislation Filed
|
State
Investment Officer Gary Bland, at the behest of Governor Bill Richardson,
ordered the State Investment Council to divest the New Mexico Permanent Fund
(11/9/07)
New
Mexico Educational Retirement has also divested (12/8/07)
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Follows
Sudan Divestment Task Force model of targeted Sudan divestment
The
Public Employees Retirement Association of New Mexico has not adopted a Sudan
divestment policy.
|
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New York
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Legislation Not Needed; Session Ended
|
New York State
Comptroller, Thomas P. DiNapoli, adopted a targeted Sudan divestment policy for the New
York State Common Retirement Fund (6/11/07)
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Follows
Sudan Divestment Task Force model of targeted Sudan divestment
|
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North
Carolina
|
HB
291
|
Signed by
Governor Mike Easley (8/31/07)
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PASSED
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Ohio
|
SB 161
|
Assigned
to Senate Committee on Finance
|
|
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Pennsylvania
|
HB
1140
|
Passed
House Chamber; now heads to Senate Chamber
|
|
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Rhode Island
|
H 5142,
S
87
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Signed by
Governor Donald Carcieri (6/22/07)
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PASSED
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South
Carolina
|
SB 241
|
Failed to
Pass
|
Based off
California
divestment statute
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Texas
|
SB
247
|
Signed by
Governor Rick Perry (6/15/07)
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PASSED
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Vermont
|
Legislation Not Needed
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Vermont
State Treasurer, Jeb Spaulding, adopted a targeted Sudan divestment policy (2/26/07)
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Follows
Sudan Divestment Task Force model of targeted Sudan divestment
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Virginia
|
SB 1331,
HB 1828
|
SB 1331:
Failed to Pass
HB 1828:
Failed to Pass
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|
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Wisconsin
|
AB 124, SB 57
|
AB 124:
Assigned to House Committee on Financial Institutions
SB 57:
Assigned to Senate Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs, Biotechnology
and Financial Institutions
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FEDERAL
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S 2271
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Signed by
President George W. Bush (12/31/07)
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PASSED
Authorizes
and encourages state level Sudan
divestment, places restrictions on federal contracts for offending companies
operating in Sudan
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