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| What is ESG? ESG investing is an asset management approach that considers the environment, social issues, and corporate governance practices. It's a type of stakeholder investing, which argues shareholder returns should not be the only goal. Stakeholder investing contrasts with traditional approaches that exclusively consider financial factors like balance sheets, income statements, and valuations to maximize risk-adjusted returns (also known as shareholder investing). |
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This page presents an overview of state legislative approaches that oppose ESG investing. To learn more about enacted legislation by trifecta status or to use Ballotpedia's full ESG legislation tracker, click the boxes below:
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State legislatures have introduced all six major types of anti-ESG investing bills that Ballotpedia identified from policy advocacy groups. Click the links below for more information on each approach:
- Sole fiduciary approaches. This approach requires fiduciaries of public funds to only consider financial factors when executing their duties.
- Anti-boycott approaches. This approach prohibits state contracts with or public investment in companies that intentionally discriminate against certain companies or industries.
- Anti-discrimination and anti-ESG-scoring approaches. This approach restricts the use of social credit scoring by banks and financial institutions and prohibits discrimination based on ESG factors.
- Consumer and investor protection approaches. This approach invokes or amends consumer protection and corporate liability laws to require ESG investment product transparency and make corporations responsible for failures in ESG decision-making.
- Public disclosure requirement approaches. This approach requires additional transparency surrounding the policies, investments, and considerations of state investment boards and other government agencies.
- Federal mandate opposition approaches. This approach argues that state governments should oppose certain federal mandates allowing or requiring ESG considerations, especially as they relate to state investments.
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Ballotpedia has identified five policy advocacy groups that have published model state legislation or reform proposals that, if passed, would have the effect of opposing or constraining ESG investing:
- The American Legislative Exchange Council
- Consumers Defense
- The Foundation for Government Accountability
- The Reason Foundation
- ESG Hurts, a project of Heritage Action
The model legislation includes six major types of reform proposals opposing ESG investing that have helped guide the state pushback against ESG. To read more about all reform approaches related to ESG, click here.
Sole fiduciary approaches
- See also: Fiduciary duty
This approach requires fiduciaries of public funds (who have a legal obligation to act in the best interest of the fund or its beneficiaries) to only consider financial factors when executing their duties. Specifically, it requires public fund managers to seek financial returns based only on financial factors like company balance sheets and fundamentals. Supporters of this approach argue that investment managers should not be able to use other people's money to invest in companies based on a political or ideological basis and that ESG investing strategies are not, in their view, in the best interests of investors.
Legislation related to sole fiduciary approaches
The map and table below list legislation opposing ESG through sole fiduciary approaches since 2020. Click here to view the legislation in Ballotpedia's ESG state legislation tracker and explore by bill status, provision details, sponsors, and more.
| State | Bill number | Bill name | Current legislative status | Most recent action | Legislative session year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | SB151 | State Investments and Public Contracts; to prohibit State Treasurer and Board of Control of RSA and TRSA from using ESG factors in investment decisions; may consider pecuniary factors; to prohibit state entities from considering ESG factors when awarding public contracts | Dead | Currently Indefinitely Postponed | 2024 |
| Alaska | HB174 | State Fund Fiduc Duty:social/pol Interest | Dead | House Finance Hearing (10:00:00 5/14/2024 Adams 519) | 2023 |
| Alaska | HB174 | State Fund Fiduc Duty:social/pol Interest | Dead | House Finance Hearing (10:00:00 5/14/2024 Adams 519) | 2024 |
| Alaska | HB303 | Rtmt Plan And Perm Fund Investment Policy | Dead | REFERRED TO FINANCE | 2024 |
| Alaska | HB6 | State Fund Fiduc Duty:social/pol Interest | Introduced | House Judiciary Hearing (13:00:00 5/14/2025 Gruenberg 120) | 2025 |
| Arizona | HB2637 | Divestment; K-12; abortion; explicit material | Dead | Senate Committee of the Whole action: Do Pass Amended | 2022 |
| Arizona | HB2156 | Governmental entities; proxy voting; prohibitions | Dead | Senate read second time | 2023 |
| Arizona | HB2471 | Government investments; plans; fiduciaries; products | Dead | Senate GOV Committee action: Held, voting: (0-0-0-0) | 2023 |
| Arizona | SB1139 | Government investments; products; fiduciaries; plans | Dead | House miscellaneous motion: Representative Martinez made a motion to further extend the reconsideration period for SB1139. | 2023 |
| Arizona | SB1500 | Government investments; fiduciaries; pecuniary benefit | Vetoed | Governor Vetoed | 2023 |
| Arizona | HB2213 | Governmental entities; proxy voting; prohibition | Dead | Senate read second time | 2024 |
| Arizona | HB2457 | Government investments; plans; fiduciaries; products | Dead | Senate read second time | 2024 |
| Arizona | HB2839 | Individual savings plan program; appropriation | Dead | House read second time | 2024 |
| Arizona | SB1013 | Government investments; products; fiduciaries; plans | Dead | House minority caucus: Do pass | 2024 |
| Arizona | HB2903 | Individual savings plan program; appropriation | Dead | House read second time | 2025 |
| Arizona | SB1093 | Government investments; products; fiduciaries; plans | Dead | House read second time | 2025 |
| Arizona | SB1592 | ASRS; investments; fiduciaries; duties; limitations | Dead | Senate read second time | 2025 |
| Arkansas | HB1253 | To Create The State Government Employee Retirement Protection Act. | Enacted/Adopted | Notification that HB1253 is now Act 498 | 2023 |
| Arkansas | HB1307 | To Ensure Responsible Fund Management; And To Amend The Uniform Prudent Management Of Institutional Funds Act (2006). | Enacted/Adopted | Notification that HB1307 is now Act 308 | 2025 |
| Arkansas | HB1507 | To Amend The Law Concerning Environmental, Social Justice, Or Governance Scores; And To Clarify The Exemptions From Divestment For Certain Investments. | Enacted/Adopted | Notification that HB1507 is now Act 252 | 2025 |
| California | SB242 | California Hope, Opportunity, Perseverance, and Empowerment (HOPE) for Children Trust Account Program. | Enacted/Adopted | Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 1010, Statutes of 2024. | 2024 |
| Colorado | HB1092 | Limitating Use Of State Money | Dead | House Committee on Finance Postpone Indefinitely | 2023 |
| Connecticut | HB05515 | An Act Establishing The Municipal Employees Retirement Commission And Concerning The Municipal Employees' Retirement System. | Dead | House LCO Amendment #4293 (D) - House LCO Amendment #4293 (D) | 2024 |
| Connecticut | HB05524 | An Act Authorizing And Adjusting Bonds Of The State And Concerning Provisions Related To State And Municipal Tax Administration, General Government And School Building Projects. | Enacted/Adopted | Signed by the Governor | 2024 |
| Connecticut | SB00136 | An Act Making Changes To The Connecticut Retirement Security Program Statutes. | Dead | Bill Passed Temporarily | 2024 |
| Connecticut | SB01092 | An Act Requiring Neutrality And Transparency In Decisions Involving The Investment Of Public Funds. | Dead | Change of Reference, House to Committee on Finance, Revenue and Bonding | 2025 |
| Florida | H0003 | Government and Corporate Activism | Enacted/Adopted | Chapter No. 2023-28 | 2023 |
| Florida | S0302 | Government and Corporate Activism | Dead | Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 3 (Ch. 2023-28) | 2023 |
| Florida | H1301 | Department of Transportation | Introduced | Added to Third Reading Calendar | 2024 |
| Florida | S7060 | Foreign Investments by the State Board of Administration | Dead | Laid on Table, refer to HB 7071 | 2024 |
| Georgia | HB481 | Public Retirement Systems Investment Authority Law; provide for a fiduciary duty | Enacted/Adopted | Effective Date 2024-07-01 | 2023 |
| Georgia | SB266 | Retirement and Pensions; fiduciary duty to invest retirement assets solely in the financial interests of participants and their beneficiaries; provide | Dead | House Second Readers | 2023 |
| Georgia | HB481 | Public Retirement Systems Investment Authority Law; provide for a fiduciary duty | Enacted/Adopted | Effective Date 2024-07-01 | 2024 |
| Georgia | SB266 | Retirement and Pensions; fiduciary duty to invest retirement assets solely in the financial interests of participants and their beneficiaries; provide | Dead | House Second Readers | 2024 |
| Georgia | SB226 | Peach State Saves Programs; provide for creation | Introduced | Senate Read and Referred | 2025 |
| Idaho | S1405 | Adds to existing law to establish provisions regarding disfavored state investments. | Enacted/Adopted | Session Law Chapter 299 Effective: 07/01/2022 | 2022 |
| Illinois | HB2777 | MINORITY GROUP-ARAB PERSONS | Dead | Session Sine Die | 2023 |
| Illinois | SB1824 | PEN CD-IMRF-VARIOUS | Enacted/Adopted | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0464 | 2023 |
| Illinois | HB2777 | MINORITY GROUP-ARAB PERSONS | Dead | Session Sine Die | 2024 |
| Illinois | HB5201 | SUSTAINABLE INVESTING ACT | Dead | Session Sine Die | 2024 |
| Illinois | SR1003 | TREASURER-INVESTMENT DECISIONS | Dead | Session Sine Die | 2024 |
| Indiana | HB1008 | Pension investments. | Enacted/Adopted | Public Law 206 | 2023 |
| Indiana | SB0292 | INPRS investments. | Dead | First reading: referred to Committee on Financial Institutions | 2023 |
| Indiana | SB0372 | Fiduciary duties of pension system administrators. | Dead | Withdrawn | 2023 |
| Indiana | SB0513 | State administered retirement program. | Dead | Senator Randolph added as coauthor | 2025 |
| Iowa | HSB180 | A bill for an act concerning public contracts with companies that boycott certain companies or that engage in nonpecuniary social investment policies. | Dead | Subcommittee recommends amendment and passage. Vote Total: 2-1. | 2023 |
| Iowa | HF2632 | A bill for an act establishing a retirement savings plan trust, providing penalties, and including implementation provisions. | Dead | Introduced, referred to Labor and Workforce. H.J. 430. | 2024 |
| Iowa | HSB180 | A bill for an act concerning public contracts with companies that boycott certain companies or that engage in nonpecuniary social investment policies. | Dead | Subcommittee recommends amendment and passage. Vote Total: 2-1. | 2024 |
| Iowa | HSB667 | A bill for an act relating to actions regarding the economic interest of enterprise shareholders and participants in and beneficiaries of public pension benefit plans, and providing penalties. | Dead | House State Government Committee (09:00:00 2/7/2024 RM 103, Sup. Ct. Chamber) | 2024 |
| Iowa | SSB1056 | A bill for an act relating to actions regarding the economic interest of enterprise shareholders and participants in and beneficiaries of public pension benefit plans, and providing penalties. | Introduced | Subcommittee recommends amendment and passage. | 2025 |
| Kansas | HB2100 | Enacting the Kansas public investments and contracts protection act concerning environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria, prohibiting the state and political subdivisions from giving preferential treatment to or discriminating against companies based on such ESG criteria in procuring or letting contracts, requiring KPERS fiduciaries to act solely in the financial interest of the participants and beneficiaries of the system, indemnifying KPERS with respect to actions taken in compliance | Enacted/Adopted | House Will become law without Governor's signature | 2023 |
| Kansas | HB2103 | Substitute for HB 2103 by Committee on Financial Institutions and Pensions - Eliminating the statutory 15% alternative investment limit for the KPERS fund and requiring the KPERS board to establish an alternative investment percentage limit. | Dead | Senate Died in Senate Committee | 2023 |
| Kansas | HB2193 | Concerning the investment of state moneys; reestablishing the provisions of law authorizing the state treasurer to certify and transfer a portion of state moneys, equivalent to the aggregate net amount received for unclaimed property, available for investment to the KPERS board of trustees. | Dead | House Died in Committee | 2023 |
| Kansas | HB2321 | Enacting the Kansas work and save program act, allowing certain individuals to contribute to individual retirement accounts and providing administrative duties and powers of the state treasurer regarding such program. | Dead | House Died in Committee | 2023 |
| Kansas | HB2404 | Enacting the Kansas protection of pensions and businesses against ideological interference act, relating to ideological boycotts involving environmental, social or governance standards, requiring KPERS to divest from and prohibiting state contracts or the deposit of state moneys with entities engaged in such boycotts as determined by the state treasurer and prohibiting discriminatory practices in the financial services industry based on such boycotts. | Dead | House Died in Committee | 2023 |
| Kansas | HB2436 | Senate Substitute for HB 2436 by Committee on Federal and State Affairs - Creating the crime of coercion to obtain an abortion and providing enhanced criminal penalties for offenses committed with the intent to coerce a woman to obtain an abortion. | Dead | House Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, April 5, 2024 | 2023 |
| Kansas | SB224 | Enacting the Kansas protection of pensions and businesses against ideological interference act, relating to ideological boycotts involving environmental, social or governance standards, requiring KPERS to divest from and prohibiting state contracts or the deposit of state moneys with entities engaged in such boycotts as determined by the state treasurer and prohibiting discriminatory practices in the financial services industry based on such boycotts. | Dead | Senate Died in Committee | 2023 |
| Kansas | SB23 | Eliminating the statutory 15% alternative investment limit for the KPERS fund and requiring the KPERS board to establish an alternative investment percentage limit. | Dead | House Died in House Committee | 2023 |
| Kansas | SB291 | House Substitute for SB 291 by Committee on Legislative Modernization - Transferring all cybsersecurity services under the chief information technology officer of each branch of government, creating chief information security officers within the judicial and legislative branches, requiring a chief information security officer to be appointed by the attorney general, Kansas bureau of investigation, secretary of state, state treasurer and insurance commissioner and requiring the chief information | Crossed over | House Committee of the Whole - Substitute bill be passed as amended | 2023 |
| Kansas | HB2103 | Substitute for HB 2103 by Committee on Financial Institutions and Pensions - Eliminating the statutory 15% alternative investment limit for the KPERS fund and requiring the KPERS board to establish an alternative investment percentage limit. | Dead | Senate Died in Senate Committee | 2024 |
| Kansas | HB2193 | Concerning the investment of state moneys; reestablishing the provisions of law authorizing the state treasurer to certify and transfer a portion of state moneys, equivalent to the aggregate net amount received for unclaimed property, available for investment to the KPERS board of trustees. | Dead | House Died in Committee | 2024 |
| Kansas | HB2321 | Enacting the Kansas work and save program act, allowing certain individuals to contribute to individual retirement accounts and providing administrative duties and powers of the state treasurer regarding such program. | Dead | House Died in Committee | 2024 |
| Kansas | HB2404 | Enacting the Kansas protection of pensions and businesses against ideological interference act, relating to ideological boycotts involving environmental, social or governance standards, requiring KPERS to divest from and prohibiting state contracts or the deposit of state moneys with entities engaged in such boycotts as determined by the state treasurer and prohibiting discriminatory practices in the financial services industry based on such boycotts. | Dead | House Died in Committee | 2024 |
| Kansas | HB2436 | Senate Substitute for HB 2436 by Committee on Federal and State Affairs - Creating the crime of coercion to obtain an abortion and providing enhanced criminal penalties for offenses committed with the intent to coerce a woman to obtain an abortion. | Dead | House Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, April 5, 2024 | 2024 |
| Kansas | HB2577 | Providing discretionary authority to the state treasurer to transfer moneys certified as equivalent to the aggregate net amount received for unclaimed property to the KPERS board and to liquidate such moneys for further investment by the pooled money investment board or for necessary payments to owners of unclaimed property. | Enacted/Adopted | House Approved by Governor on Thursday, April 18, 2024 | 2024 |
| Kansas | HB2711 | Enacting the countries of concern divestment act, increasing the statutory alternative investment percentage limitation for the KPERS trust fund, increasing the amount of KPERS retirant compensation subject to the statutory employer contribution rate to the first $40,000 earned in a calendar year, providing a KPERS working after retirement exemption for retirants employed by a community developmental disability organization or a community service provider in a licensed professional nurse, licens | Enacted/Adopted | House Will become law without Governor's signature | 2024 |
| Kansas | SB224 | Enacting the Kansas protection of pensions and businesses against ideological interference act, relating to ideological boycotts involving environmental, social or governance standards, requiring KPERS to divest from and prohibiting state contracts or the deposit of state moneys with entities engaged in such boycotts as determined by the state treasurer and prohibiting discriminatory practices in the financial services industry based on such boycotts. | Dead | Senate Died in Committee | 2024 |
| Kansas | SB23 | Eliminating the statutory 15% alternative investment limit for the KPERS fund and requiring the KPERS board to establish an alternative investment percentage limit. | Dead | House Died in House Committee | 2024 |
| Kansas | SB291 | House Substitute for SB 291 by Committee on Legislative Modernization - Transferring all cybsersecurity services under the chief information technology officer of each branch of government, creating chief information security officers within the judicial and legislative branches, requiring a chief information security officer to be appointed by the attorney general, Kansas bureau of investigation, secretary of state, state treasurer and insurance commissioner and requiring the chief information | Crossed over | House Committee of the Whole - Substitute bill be passed as amended | 2024 |
| Kansas | HB2298 | Transferring $1,000,000,000 from the budget stabilization fund to the liability reduction fund of KPERS, using a portion of the interest earnings of the liability reduction fund to provide a 2% COLA for retirants who have been retired for more than 5 years, transferring annually certain amounts from the state general fund to the budget stabilization fund and establishing requirements for the expenditure or transfer of moneys from the budget stabilization fund. | Introduced | House Referred to Committee on Financial Institutions and Pensions | 2025 |
| Kansas | SB232 | Modifying investment standards of moneys of the board of trustees of the Kansas public employees retirement system certified by the state treasurer as equivalent to the aggregate net amount received for unclaimed property to authorize investment in certain foreign governments. | Introduced | Senate Referred to Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance | 2025 |
| Kentucky | HB236 | AN ACT relating to the fiduciary duties owed to the state-administered retirement systems. | Enacted/Adopted | signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 94) | 2023 |
| Kentucky | SB166 | AN ACT relating to the fiduciary duties owed to the state-administered retirement systems. | Dead | to State & Local Government (S) | 2023 |
| Kentucky | HB742 | AN ACT relating to the fiduciary duties owed to the state-administered retirement systems. | Dead | 2nd reading, to Rules | 2024 |
| Kentucky | SB299 | AN ACT relating to the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission and declaring an emergency. | Enacted/Adopted | delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 171) | 2024 |
| Kentucky | HB376 | AN ACT relating to state financial practices. | Dead | to Banking & Insurance (H) | 2025 |
| Kentucky | SB183 | AN ACT relating to the fiduciary duties owed to the state-administered retirement systems. | Enacted/Adopted | delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 115) | 2025 |
| Louisiana | HCR110 | Requests the state public retirement systems to avoid Environmental, Social, and Governance investing | Enacted/Adopted | Taken by the Clerk of the House and presented to the Secretary of State in accordance with the Rules of the House. | 2023 |
| Louisiana | HB902 | Requires fiduciaries for public retirement systems to make investment decisions based solely on financial factors (OR SEE ACTUARIAL NOTE FC) | Dead | Becomes HB 981. | 2024 |
| Louisiana | HB909 | Subjects certain actions of the Board of Regents and public postsecondary education management boards relative to environmental, social, and governance criteria to the approval of the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget | Dead | House Committee on Education (09:00:00 4/17/2024 Room 1) | 2024 |
| Louisiana | HB981 | Provides relative to public retirement system proxy voting on shareholder sponsored proposals (RE SEE ACTUARIAL NOTE FC) | Dead | Senate Committee on Retirement (10:00:00 5/20/2024 Room E) | 2024 |
| Louisiana | HR267 | Requests state retirement systems to submit reports regarding procedures for proxy voting | Enacted/Adopted | Taken by the Clerk of the House and presented to the Secretary of State in accordance with the Rules of the House. | 2024 |
| Louisiana | SB5 | Requires fiduciaries for public retirement systems to make investment decisions based solely on financial factors. (8/1/24) (OR SEE ACTUARIAL NOTE APV) | Dead | Senate Committee on Retirement (02:00:00 4/2/2024 Room E) | 2024 |
| Louisiana | SB7 | Requires fiduciaries of public retirement systems to make investment decisions based solely on financial factors. (6/30/25) (OR SEE ACTUARIAL NOTE APV) | Dead | Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Retirement. | 2025 |
| Maine | LD1562 | An Act to Protect the Retirement of State Employees and Teachers by Establishing Standards for Fiduciary Responsibility | Dead | Ought Not to Pass Pursuant To Joint Rule 310, May 9, 2023 | 2023 |
| Massachusetts | H996 | To encourage retirement planning | Dead | Accompanied a study order, see H4705 | 2024 |
| Massachusetts | H998 | To encourage retirement planning | Dead | Accompanied a study order, see H5012 | 2024 |
| Massachusetts | S624 | To encourage retirement planning | Dead | Accompanied a study order, see H5012 | 2024 |
| Massachusetts | H1143 | To encourage retirement planning | Introduced | Senate concurred | 2025 |
| Massachusetts | S1796 | Relative to pensions and the best interest of beneficiaries | Introduced | Joint Committee on Public Service Hearing (13:00:00 7/9/2025 A-2) | 2025 |
| Massachusetts | S722 | To encourage retirement planning | Introduced | House concurred | 2025 |
| Michigan | HB4381 | Retirement: defined benefit; duties of an investment fiduciary; modify. Amends sec. 13 of 1965 PA 314 (MCL 38.1133). | Dead | Bill Electronically Reproduced 04/12/2023 | 2023 |
| Michigan | SB1192 | Retirement: defined benefit; duties of investment fiduciary; modify. Amends sec. 13 of 1965 PA 314 (MCL 38.1133). | Dead | Referred To Committee Of The Whole With Substitute (s-1) | 2023 |
| Michigan | HB4381 | Retirement: defined benefit; duties of an investment fiduciary; modify. Amends sec. 13 of 1965 PA 314 (MCL 38.1133). | Dead | Bill Electronically Reproduced 04/12/2023 | 2024 |
| Michigan | HB5461 | Retirement: other; retirement program for certain nonpublic employees to participate in a benefit plan; create, and provide oversight. Creates new act. | Dead | Referred To Second Reading | 2024 |
| Michigan | SB0300 | Retirement: defined benefit; duties of investment fiduciary; modify. Amends sec. 13 of 1965 PA 314 (MCL 38.1133). | Introduced | Referred To Committee On Finance, Insurance, And Consumer Protection | 2025 |
| Minnesota | HF3322 | State Retirement Plan Protection Act established; and subordination of financial interests to social, political, or ideological interests prohibited when investing state pension assets or exercising shareholder rights. | Dead | Introduction and first reading, referred to State and Local Government Finance and Policy | 2023 |
| Minnesota | HF782 | Minnesota Secure Choice retirement program established, civil penalties provided, money transferred, and money appropriated. | Enacted/Adopted | Secretary of State Chapter 46 | 2023 |
| Minnesota | HF3322 | State Retirement Plan Protection Act established; and subordination of financial interests to social, political, or ideological interests prohibited when investing state pension assets or exercising shareholder rights. | Dead | Introduction and first reading, referred to State and Local Government Finance and Policy | 2024 |
| Minnesota | SF413 | Minnesota Secure Choice Retirement Program Act | Dead | Author added Marty | 2024 |
| Mississippi | HB1099 | Public retirement systems; require all investment actions to be made exclusively for purpose of providing financial benefits for members of. | Dead | Died In Committee | 2023 |
| Mississippi | HB818 | PERS Board; require to make investment decisions with sole purpose of maximizing returns. | Dead | Died In Committee | 2023 |
| Mississippi | SB2849 | PERS; clarify fiduciary duty to invest for highest return and not based on environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors. | Dead | Died On Calendar | 2023 |
| Mississippi | HB117 | Mississippi Work and Save Program; create. | Dead | Died In Committee | 2024 |
| Mississippi | HB1170 | PERS Board; require to make investment decisions with sole purpose of maximizing returns. | Dead | Died In Committee | 2024 |
| Mississippi | HB1590 | PERS; reconstitute membership of board and rescind scheduled employer's contribution increase. | Crossed over | Transmitted To Senate | 2024 |
| Mississippi | HB416 | Proxy Voting Integrity and Transparency Act; create. | Dead | Died In Committee | 2024 |
| Mississippi | HB599 | Mississippi Secure Choice Savings Program; establish. | Dead | Died In Committee | 2024 |
| Mississippi | SB2899 | PERS Board; require to make investment decisions with sole purpose of maximizing returns. | Dead | Died In Committee | 2024 |
| Mississippi | HB345 | Mississippi Secure Choice Savings Program; create. | Dead | Died In Committee | 2025 |
| Mississippi | HB915 | Mississippi Work and Save Program; create. | Dead | Died In Committee | 2025 |
| Mississippi | SB2439 | PERS; create a fifth tier, and terminate SLRP, for employees hired on or after July 1, 2025. | Crossed over | Passed As Amended | 2025 |
| Mississippi | SB2861 | Mississippi Work and Save Program; create. | Dead | Died In Committee | 2025 |
| Missouri | HB1333 | Modifies provisions relating to the fiduciary duty and proxy voting activities of public retirement systems | Dead | Read Second Time (H) | 2023 |
| Missouri | HB174 | Allows the House of Representatives to review presidential orders and declare them unconstitutional | Dead | Referred: Special Committee on Government Accountability(H) | 2023 |
| Missouri | HB769 | Modifies provisions related to proxy voting and fiduciary investment duties for certain public employee retirement and pension systems | Dead | Voted Do Pass (H) | 2023 |
| Missouri | SB436 | Modifies provisions relating to fiduciary duties for investments of public employee retirement systems | Dead | Second Read and Referred S Veterans, Military Affairs and Pensions Committee | 2023 |
| Missouri | HB1700 | Modifies provisions relating to the fiduciary duty and proxy voting activities of public retirement systems | Dead | Public Hearing Completed (H) | 2024 |
| Missouri | HB1937 | Modifies provisions related to proxy voting and fiduciary investment duties for certain public employee retirement and pension systems | Dead | Placed on the Informal Perfection Calendar (H) | 2024 |
| Missouri | HB2431 | Modifies provisions relating to the board of trustees for the Missouri Local Government Employees' Retirement System (LAGERS) | Dead | SCS Reported Do Pass (S) | 2024 |
| Missouri | SB1113 | Modifies provisions relating to fiduciary duties for investments of public employee retirement systems | Dead | Hearing Conducted S Veterans, Military Affairs and Pensions Committee | 2024 |
| Missouri | SB815 | Creates new provisions restricting corporate and public entities from making financial decisions that are not based on pecuniary factors | Dead | Second Read and Referred S Insurance and Banking Committee | 2024 |
| Missouri | SB827 | Creates new provisions relating to social objective scoring standards | Dead | Second Read and Referred S Insurance and Banking Committee | 2024 |
| Missouri | SB898 | Modifies provisions relating to pensions | Dead | S Bills with H Amendments | 2024 |
| Missouri | HB147 | Relating to retirement | Enacted/Adopted | Delivered to Secretary of State (G) | 2025 |
| Missouri | HB44 | Modifies provisions relating to income tax deductions for private pensions | Dead | Voted Do Pass (S) | 2025 |
| Missouri | HB657 | Modifies provisions related to proxy voting and fiduciary investment duties for certain public employee retirement and pension systems | Dead | Dropped from Calendar - Pursuant to House Rules (H) | 2025 |
| Missouri | SB389 | Modifies provisions relating to fiduciary duties for investments of public employee retirement systems | Dead | Second Read and Referred S Local Government, Elections and Pensions Committee | 2025 |
| Montana | HB228 | Generally revise public investment laws | Enacted/Adopted | Chapter Number Assigned | 2023 |
| Nebraska | LB165 | Include elementary and secondary schools in the Nebraska educational savings plan trust and change tax benefits | Dead | Indefinitely postponed | 2023 |
| Nebraska | LB67 | Provide a duty for the State Treasurer regarding deposits of public funds | Dead | Indefinitely postponed | 2023 |
| Nebraska | LB686 | Adopt the Cities of the First Class Firefighters Cash Balance Retirement Act | Enacted/Adopted | Provisions/portions of LB406 amended into LB686 by AM2984 | 2023 |
| Nebraska | LB743 | Adopt the Investment Neutrality in Public Funds Act | Dead | Indefinitely postponed | 2023 |
| Nebraska | LB165 | Include elementary and secondary schools in the Nebraska educational savings plan trust and change tax benefits | Dead | Indefinitely postponed | 2024 |
| Nebraska | LB67 | Provide a duty for the State Treasurer regarding deposits of public funds | Dead | Indefinitely postponed | 2024 |
| Nebraska | LB686 | Adopt the Cities of the First Class Firefighters Cash Balance Retirement Act | Enacted/Adopted | Provisions/portions of LB406 amended into LB686 by AM2984 | 2024 |
| Nebraska | LB743 | Adopt the Investment Neutrality in Public Funds Act | Dead | Indefinitely postponed | 2024 |
| Nevada | SB228 | Revises provisions relating to governmental financial administration. (BDR 23-945) | Dead | (Pursuant to Joint Standing Rule No. 14.3.1, no further action allowed.) | 2023 |
| New Hampshire | HB457 | Relative to state treasury pension and insurance fund management. | Enacted/Adopted | Signed by Governor Sununu 06/30/2023; Chapter 132; Eff: 08/29/2023 House Journal 17 | 2023 |
| New Hampshire | HB1267 | Relative to prohibiting environmental, social, and governance standards in the selection of government investments. | Dead | Inexpedient to Legislate: Motion Adopted Voice Vote 02/08/2024 House Journal 4 P. 9 | 2024 |
| New Hampshire | SB520 | Relative to the fiduciary duty and proxy voting activities of public retirement systems. | Dead | Inexpedient to Legislate, Motion Adopted, Voice Vote === BILL KILLED ===; 02/21/2024; Senate Journal 5 | 2024 |
| New Jersey | A2124 | Establishes New Jersey Baby Bond Account Program. | Introduced | Introduced, Referred to Assembly Children, Families and Food Security Committee | 2024 |
| New Jersey | A2124 | Establishes New Jersey Baby Bond Account Program. | Introduced | Introduced, Referred to Assembly Children, Families and Food Security Committee | 2025 |
| New York | A04090 | Prohibits the comptroller from using environment, social, and governance criteria as a screening method for selecting companies and funds to invest the state pension fund in. | Dead | referred to governmental employees | 2023 |
| New York | A04090 | Prohibits the comptroller from using environment, social, and governance criteria as a screening method for selecting companies and funds to invest the state pension fund in. | Dead | referred to governmental employees | 2024 |
| New York | A04529 | Relates to the secure choice savings program and participating individuals; authorizes freelancers and the self-employed the option of enrolling in such program. | Dead | substituted by s2399 | 2024 |
| New York | S02399 | Relates to the secure choice savings program and participating individuals; authorizes freelancers and the self-employed the option of enrolling in such program. | Enacted/Adopted | APPROVAL MEMO.95 | 2024 |
| New York | A00207 | Prohibits the comptroller from using environment, social, and governance criteria as a screening method for selecting companies and funds to invest the state pension fund in. | Introduced | referred to governmental employees | 2025 |
| New York | S07240 | Prohibits the comptroller from using environment, social, and governance criteria as a screening method for selecting companies and funds to invest the state pension fund in. | Introduced | REFERRED TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS | 2025 |
| North Carolina | H750 | Address ESG Factors | Enacted/Adopted | Ch. SL 2023-64 | 2023 |
| North Carolina | S679 | NC Public Finance Protection Act | Dead | Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate | 2023 |
| North Carolina | S737 | Address ESG Factors | Dead | Ref To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House | 2023 |
| North Carolina | S679 | NC Public Finance Protection Act | Dead | Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate | 2024 |
| North Carolina | S737 | Address ESG Factors | Dead | Ref To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House | 2024 |
| North Carolina | H215 | Protect Charlotte Firefighters' Ret. System | Introduced | Pensions and Retirement -- CANCELLED Hearing (11:00:00 6/11/2025 421 LOB) | 2025 |
| North Carolina | H506 | 2025 State Investment Modernization Act.-AB | Enacted/Adopted | Ch. SL 2025-6 | 2025 |
| North Carolina | S257 | 2025 Appropriations Act | Crossed over | Conf Com Appointed | 2025 |
| North Carolina | S709 | 2025 State Investment Modernization Act.-AB | Introduced | Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate | 2025 |
| North Dakota | SB2291 | Social investments made by the state investment board; to provide for a department of commerce study of the implications of complete divestment of companies that boycott energy or commodities; to provide for reports to legislative management; and to declare an emergency. | Enacted/Adopted | Signed by Governor 03/23 | 2021 |
| North Dakota | HB1278 | The powers and duties of the state investment board, restrictions on perpetual contracts, required reports, and the prohibition on social investments; and to provide for a legislative management study. | Dead | Second reading, failed to pass, yeas 10 nays 36 | 2023 |
| North Dakota | HB1429 | The prohibition on social investments and restrictions on perpetual contracts; and to provide for a legislative management report. | Enacted/Adopted | Filed with Secretary Of State 04/27 | 2023 |
| North Dakota | HB1469 | The investment and management of public funds. | Dead | Second reading, failed to pass, yeas 6 nays 87 | 2023 |
| Ohio | SB367 | Regards certain public entities and corporate ESG policies | Dead | Refer to Committee: Finance | 2022 |
| Ohio | SB6 | Regards certain public entities' governance policies | Enacted/Adopted | Signed By The Governor | 2023 |
| Ohio | SB6 | Regards certain public entities' governance policies | Enacted/Adopted | Signed By The Governor | 2024 |
| Ohio | HB18 | Enact the Ohio Strategic Cryptocurrency Reserve Act | Introduced | House Technology and Innovation 3rd Hearing, Prop/IP (10:00:00 6/17/2025 Room 116) | 2025 |
| Ohio | HB96 | Make state operating appropriations for FY 2026-27 | Enacted/Adopted | Item passed notwithstanding objections of the Governor | 2025 |
| Oklahoma | HB1617 | Public finance; Oklahoma Public Finance Protection Act; terms; standard of care; non-pecuniary; factors; authority; shares; Attorney General; codification; effective date; emergency. | Crossed over | Coauthored by Senator Rader | 2023 |
| Oklahoma | HB2545 | Public finance; Oklahoma Public Finance Protection Act; terms; standard of care; non-pecuniary factors; authority; shares; Attorney General; codification; effective date. | Introduced | Second Reading referred to Banking, Financial Services and Pensions | 2023 |
| Oklahoma | HB2547 | Public finance; imposing requirements to certain stock shares; proxy voting; prohibiting certain actions; requiring report to the State Treasurer; effective date; emergency. | Crossed over | Title stricken | 2023 |
| Oklahoma | HB2567 | Public finance; shares; governmental entities; fiduciaries; proxy voting; reports; effective date; emergency. | Introduced | Second Reading referred to Rules | 2023 |
| Oklahoma | HB2777 | Public finance; Oklahoma Public Finance Protection Act; terms; standard of care; non-pecuniary factors; authority; shares; Attorney General; codification; effective date. | Crossed over | Coauthored by Senator Jett | 2023 |
| Oklahoma | SB470 | Energy Discrimination Elimination Act of 2022; requiring state governmental entities to act in pecuniary interest of plan participants; requiring proxy votes to be reported to State Treasurer. Effective date. | Introduced | Second Reading referred to Rules | 2023 |
| Oklahoma | SB974 | Environmental, social, and governance; prohibiting use of certain investment criteria by governmental entities, political subdivisions, businesses, or persons. Emergency. | Introduced | Second Reading referred to Rules | 2023 |
| Oklahoma | HB1617 | Public finance; Oklahoma Public Finance Protection Act; terms; standard of care; non-pecuniary; factors; authority; shares; Attorney General; codification; effective date; emergency. | Crossed over | Coauthored by Senator Rader | 2024 |
| Oklahoma | HB2254 | Public finance; Board of Investors; Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust Fund; investments; effective date. | Crossed over | Remove as author Senator Stewart; authored by Senator Garvin | 2024 |
| Oklahoma | HB2545 | Public finance; Oklahoma Public Finance Protection Act; terms; standard of care; non-pecuniary factors; authority; shares; Attorney General; codification; effective date. | Introduced | Second Reading referred to Banking, Financial Services and Pensions | 2024 |
| Oklahoma | HB2547 | Public finance; imposing requirements to certain stock shares; proxy voting; prohibiting certain actions; requiring report to the State Treasurer; effective date; emergency. | Crossed over | Title stricken | 2024 |
| Oklahoma | HB2567 | Public finance; shares; governmental entities; fiduciaries; proxy voting; reports; effective date; emergency. | Introduced | Second Reading referred to Rules | 2024 |
| Oklahoma | HB2777 | Public finance; Oklahoma Public Finance Protection Act; terms; standard of care; non-pecuniary factors; authority; shares; Attorney General; codification; effective date. | Crossed over | Coauthored by Senator Jett | 2024 |
| Oklahoma | HB3114 | Public finance; Oklahoma Welfare for Corporations Act; definitions; procedures; legislative measures; analysis; report; effective date. | Dead | Second Reading referred to Rules | 2024 |
| Oklahoma | HB3118 | Public finance; Local Development Act; blight; approval process; conflict of interest; review committees; effective date. | Dead | Second Reading referred to Rules | 2024 |
| Oklahoma | HB4013 | Higher education capital financing; Higher Education Capital Financing Act; Oklahoma State System of Higher Education Capital Needs Evaluation Committee; Higher Education Capital Financing Fund; income tax apportionment; Oklahoma Capitol Improvement Authority; dual office holding; exemption; effective date; emergency. | Dead | Conference granted, SCs named Hall, Rader, Howard, Pugh, Seifried, McCortney, Dossett | 2024 |
| Oklahoma | SB1004 | Public retirement systems; creating the Oklahoma Pension Fiduciary Duty Act. Effective date. | Introduced | Second Reading referred to Retirement and Insurance Committee then to Finance Committee | 2024 |
| Oklahoma | SB1310 | State-sponsored employee benefits; directing the Oklahoma Health Care Authority to administer state-sponsored benefits; removing requirement for certain bid acceptance. Effective date. Emergency. | Introduced | Reported Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Retirement and Insurance committee; CR filed | 2024 |
| Oklahoma | SB1562 | Agency, boards and commission reports; requiring certain method of filing reports. Effective date. | Dead | Coauthored by Representative McCall (principal House author) | 2024 |
| Oklahoma | SB1588 | State and education employee benefits; transferring certain powers and duties to the Health Care Authority. Effective date. Emergency. | Introduced | Emergency added | 2024 |
| Oklahoma | SB470 | Energy Discrimination Elimination Act of 2022; requiring state governmental entities to act in pecuniary interest of plan participants; requiring proxy votes to be reported to State Treasurer. Effective date. | Introduced | Second Reading referred to Rules | 2024 |
| Oklahoma | SB582 | Public finance; creating the Oklahoma Prosperity Act Program; providing procedures. Effective date. | Introduced | Second Reading referred to Finance Committee then to Appropriations Committee | 2024 |
| Oklahoma | SB974 | Environmental, social, and governance; prohibiting use of certain investment criteria by governmental entities, political subdivisions, businesses, or persons. Emergency. | Introduced | Second Reading referred to Rules | 2024 |
| Oklahoma | HB1170 | Public finance; Public Finance Protection Act; terms; standard of care; nonpecuniary factors; vote; authority; proxy votes; Attorney General; immunity; indemnification; severability; codification; effective date; emergency. | Introduced | Authored by Senator Daniels (principal Senate author) | 2025 |
| Oklahoma | SB172 | Retirement; allowing oversight boards of state retirement systems to approve cost-of-living adjustments under certain circumstances. | Introduced | Coauthored by Representative Deck | 2025 |
| Oklahoma | SB568 | Investments; requiring all shareholder and ownership interest votes to be in the pecuniary interest of the beneficiary. Effective date. Emergency. | Crossed over | House Banking, Financial Services and Pensions Hearing (15:00:00 4/8/2025 Room 450) | 2025 |
| Oklahoma | SB579 | Investments; prohibiting certain funds from being invested with certain entities and certain governments. Effective date. | Introduced | Second Reading referred to Revenue and Taxation | 2025 |
| Oklahoma | SB88 | Teachers' Retirement System of Oklahoma; allowing Board of Trustees to approve cost-of-living adjustment for certain retirees. | Introduced | Second Reading referred to Retirement and Government Resources Committee then to Appropriations Committee | 2025 |
| Oklahoma | SB957 | Public finance; modifying investment procedures relating to local governments. Effective date. | Enacted/Adopted | Becomes law without Governor's signature 05/08/2025 | 2025 |
| Oregon | HB3219 | Relating to pension benefit plans offered by public bodies. | Dead | In committee upon adjournment. | 2023 |
| Oregon | HB2571 | Relating to pension benefit plans offered by public bodies. | Dead | In committee upon adjournment. | 2025 |
| Oregon | HB3250 | Relating to consideration of nonfinancial factors in managing state investments. | Dead | In committee upon adjournment. | 2025 |
| Pennsylvania | HB577 | Establishing the Keystone Saves Program, the Keystone Saves Program Fund, the Keystone Saves Administrative Fund and the Keystone Saves Program Advisory Board; and providing for powers and duties of the Treasury Department, for investment and fiduciary responsibilities and for program implementation. | Dead | Referred to FINANCE | 2024 |
| Pennsylvania | SB1056 | In Treasury Department, further providing for investment of moneys; establishing the Keystone Saves Program, the Keystone Saves Program Fund, the Keystone Saves Administrative Fund and the Keystone Saves Program Advisory Board; providing for powers and duties of the Treasury Department, for investment and fiduciary responsibilities and for program implementation; and providing for the electric vehicle road user charge effective date. | Dead | Referred to RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS | 2024 |
| Pennsylvania | SB728 | Establishing the Keystone Saves Program, the Keystone Saves Program Fund, the Keystone Saves Program Administrative Fund and the Keystone Saves Program Advisory Board; and providing for powers and duties of the Treasury Department and the Department of Labor and Industry, for investment and fiduciary responsibilities and for program implementation. | Dead | Referred to FINANCE | 2024 |
| Pennsylvania | HB1263 | Establishing the Keystone Saves Program, the Keystone Saves Program Fund, the Keystone Saves Administrative Fund and the Keystone Saves Program Advisory Board; and providing for powers and duties of the Treasury Department, for investment and fiduciary responsibilities and for program implementation. | Crossed over | Referred to FINANCE | 2025 |
| South Carolina | H3565 | State Pension Fiduciary Duty Act | Dead | Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Leber | 2023 |
| South Carolina | H3690 | ESG | Enacted/Adopted | Act No. 103 | 2023 |
| South Carolina | S0583 | ESG Investing | Dead | Senate Finance Retirement Systems Standing Subcommittee (15:00:00 4/11/2023 Gressette Room 105) | 2023 |
| South Carolina | H3565 | State Pension Fiduciary Duty Act | Dead | Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Leber | 2024 |
| South Carolina | H3690 | ESG | Enacted/Adopted | Act No. 103 | 2024 |
| South Carolina | S0583 | ESG Investing | Dead | Senate Finance Retirement Systems Standing Subcommittee (15:00:00 4/11/2023 Gressette Room 105) | 2024 |
| Tennessee | HB1286 | AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 9, Chapter 4, relative to investments. | Enacted/Adopted | Comp. became Pub. Ch. 471 | 2023 |
| Tennessee | SB0955 | AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 9, Chapter 4, relative to investments. | Enacted/Adopted | Effective date(s) 05/17/2023 | 2023 |
| Tennessee | HB2887 | AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 35, Chapter 10, relative to the Uniform Prudent Management of Institutional Funds Act. | Dead | Assigned to s/c Banking & Consumer Affairs Subcommittee | 2024 |
| Tennessee | SB2842 | AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 35, Chapter 10, relative to the Uniform Prudent Management of Institutional Funds Act. | Dead | Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee | 2024 |
| Texas | HB4536 | Relating to the consideration of pecuniary factors in certain state investments. | Dead | Referred to Pensions, Investments & Financial Services | 2021 |
| Texas | HB2068 | Relating to the fiduciary responsibility of governmental entities and the investment agents, plan administrators, or qualified vendors acting on behalf of those entities. | Dead | Referred to Pensions, Investments & Financial Services | 2023 |
| Texas | SB1060 | Relating to the adoption of political shareholder proposals by insurers and insurer holding companies. | Dead | Placed on General State Calendar | 2023 |
| Texas | SB1446 | Relating to the fiduciary responsibility of the governing body of the public retirement systems in this state and the investment managers and proxy advisors acting on behalf of those systems. | Dead | Placed on General State Calendar | 2023 |
| Texas | HB4079 | Relating to the provision of proxy advisory services in connection with certain entities domiciled in this state. | Dead | Left pending in committee | 2025 |
| Texas | HB4807 | Relating to the fiduciary responsibility of the governing body of the public retirement systems in this state and the investment managers and proxy advisors acting on behalf of those systems. | Dead | Referred to Pensions, Investments & Financial Services | 2025 |
| Texas | SB312 | Relating to the fiduciary responsibility of the governing body of the public retirement systems in this state and the investment managers and proxy advisors acting on behalf of those systems. | Dead | Left pending in committee | 2025 |
| Utah | SB0096 | Fiduciary Duty Modifications | Enacted/Adopted | Governor Signed in Lieutenant Governor's office for filing | 2023 |
| Utah | SCR009 | Concurrent Resolution Opposing Efforts to Weaken the Economy or Restrict Energy Supply | Enacted/Adopted | Governor Signed in Lieutenant Governor's office for filing | 2023 |
| Utah | HB0341 | Higher Education Revisions | Enacted/Adopted | Governor Signed in Lieutenant Governor's office for filing | 2025 |
| Utah | SB0049 | Insurance Investment Amendments | Enacted/Adopted | Governor Signed in Lieutenant Governor's office for filing | 2025 |
| Virginia | HB2335 | Virginia Retirement System; investments, environmental, social, and governance investing restricted. | Dead | Left in Appropriations | 2023 |
| Virginia | SB1437 | Virginia Retirement System; investments, environmental, social, and governance investing restricted. | Dead | Passed by indefinitely in Finance and Appropriations (16-Y 0-N) | 2023 |
| Virginia | HB388 | Virginia Retirement System; investments, diversity, equity, and inclusion investing restricted. | Dead | Stricken from docket by Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) | 2024 |
| West Virginia | HB2862 | Relating generally to requirements for shareholder voting by the West Virginia Investment Management Board and the Board of Treasury Investments | Enacted/Adopted | To Governor 3/20/2023 | 2023 |
| West Virginia | SB600 | Specifying requirements for shareholder voting by WV Investment Management Board and Board of Treasury Investments | Dead | To Banking and Insurance | 2023 |
| West Virginia | HB4500 | To provide all National Merit Scholars free tuition to any West Virginia higher education institution in order to keep these scholars in state | Dead | To House Education | 2024 |
| West Virginia | HB4926 | Relating to retirement | Dead | To House Pensions and Retirement | 2024 |
| West Virginia | SB850 | Creating Protecting Shareholders Act | Dead | Referred to Rules on 2nd reading | 2025 |
| Wisconsin | AB1170 | Creating WisEARNS and making an appropriation. (FE) | Dead | Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1 | 2024 |
| Wisconsin | SB1076 | Creating WisEARNS and making an appropriation. (FE) | Dead | Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1 | 2024 |
| Wyoming | SF0172 | Stop ESG-State funds fiduciary duty act. | Dead | COW:H Did not consider for COW | 2023 |
| Wyoming | HB0080 | Stop ESG-State funds fiduciary duty act. | Dead | Did not Consider for Introduction | 2025 |
| Wyoming | SF0191 | State funds-proxy voting and pecuniary investments. | Enacted/Adopted | Assigned Chapter Number 151 | 2025 |
| Wyoming | SJ0011 | Supporting anti-ESG litigation. | Dead | H:Died in Committee Returned Bill Pursuant to HR 5-4 | 2025 |
Anti-boycott approaches
This approach prohibits the state from contracting with or investing public dollars in companies that intentionally discriminate against certain companies or industries.
Versions of this approach specifically prohibit public entities from investing in or contracting with companies that purposefully boycott, in the view of the state, companies in the fossil fuel, agricultural, mining, and timber industries or companies that fail to meet certain environmental or equity standards. This type of legislation may also prohibit states from contracting with or investing in companies that boycott companies that do business with any of the aforementioned types of businesses or companies that refuse to do business in or with certain countries.
Legislation related to anti-boycott approaches
The map and table below list legislation opposing ESG through anti-boycott approaches since 2020. Click here to view the legislation in Ballotpedia's ESG state legislation tracker and explore by bill status, provision details, sponsors, and more.
| State | Bill number | Bill name | Current legislative status | Most recent action | Legislative session year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | SB261 | 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 furthe | Enacted/Adopted | Enacted | 2023 |
| Alaska | HB394 | Investment Of State Money; Divestment | Dead | Died In Committee | 2022 |
| Arizona | HB2473 | Firearms; contracts; prohibited practices | Dead | Senate Appropriations (10:30 3/31/2022 SHR 109) | 2022 |
| Arizona | SB1096 | Firearms; contracts; prohibited practices | Vetoed | Governor Vetoed | 2023 |
| Arizona | SB1612 | Investments; financial institutions; state treasurer | Dead | Senate read second time | 2023 |
| Arizona | HCR2011 | Firearms; contracts; prohibited practices. | Dead | House read second time | 2024 |
| Arizona | SCR1007 | Firearms; contracts; prohibited practices | Dead | House JUD Committee action: Do Pass, voting: (6-3-0-0-0-0) | 2024 |
| Arkansas | HB1307 | Concerning The Regulation Of Environmental, Social Justice, Or Governance Scores; And To Authorize The Treasurer Of State To Divest Certain Investments Or Obligations Due To Certain Factors. | Enacted/Adopted | Notification that HB1307 is now Act 411 | 2023 |
| Arkansas | HB1845 | To Amend The Law Concerning Environmental, Social Justice, Or Governance Scores; And To Clarify The Sources Of Information Used In Regulating Environmental, Social Justice, Or Governance Scores. | Enacted/Adopted | Notification that HB1845 is now Act 760 | 2023 |
| Arkansas | SB41 | To Regulate Environmental, Social Justice, Or Governance Scores Or Metrics; And To Allow The Treasurer Of State To Divest The State Of Stocks, Securities, Or Other Obligations. | Dead | Sine Die adjournment | 2023 |
| Arkansas | SB62 | To Prohibit Public Entities From Contracting With Companies That Boycott Energy, Fossil Fuel, Firearms, And Ammunition Industries. | Enacted/Adopted | Notification that SB62 is now Act 611 | 2023 |
| Arkansas | SB565 | To Allow Procurement Certifications To Be Combined; To Amend The Law Concerning The Representation In State Contracts Regarding Contingent Fees; And To Amend The Cooperative Purchasing Reporting Deadline. | Enacted/Adopted | Notification that SB565 is now Act 936 | 2025 |
| Connecticut | SB00407 | An Act Prohibiting Anti-israeli Boycott, Divestment And Sanctions. | Dead | Referred to Joint Committee on Appropriations | 2025 |
| Florida | H0003 | Government and Corporate Activism | Enacted/Adopted | Chapter No. 2023-28 | 2023 |
| Florida | H0005 | Scrutinized Companies | Enacted/Adopted | Chapter No. 2023-351 | 2023 |
| Florida | H1139 | State Board of Administration | Dead | Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 110 (Ch. 2023-111) | 2023 |
| Florida | S0010 | Scrutinized Companies | Dead | Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 5-C (Ch. 2023-351) | 2023 |
| Florida | S0302 | Government and Corporate Activism | Dead | Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 3 (Ch. 2023-28) | 2023 |
| Florida | S1678 | Entities that Boycott Israel | Enacted/Adopted | Chapter No. 2025-192 | 2025 |
| Idaho | H0737 | Adds to existing law to prohibit contracts and investment practices involving companies that boycott certain production industries. | Dead | House Business Committee (00:00 3/9/2022 Room EW41) | 2022 |
| Idaho | H0189 | Adds to existing law to prohibit public contracts with companies that boycott certain business sectors. | Dead | Introduced, read first time; referred to: State Affairs | 2023 |
| Idaho | H0190 | Amends existing law to require that credit unions and banks holding state funds not boycott certain industries. | Enacted/Adopted | Reported Signed by Governor on March 31, 2023 Session Law Chapter 235 Effective: 07/01/2023 | 2023 |
| Idaho | S1291 | Adds to existing law to prohibit public entities from entering into contracts with entities that boycott certain industry sectors. | Enacted/Adopted | Session Law Chapter 238 Effective: 07/01/2024 | 2024 |
| Illinois | HB2723 | PEN CD-PROHIBITED TRANSACTIONS | Introduced | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. William "Will" Davis | 2025 |
| Illinois | HB2780 | PEN CD-PROHIBITED TRANSACTIONS | Introduced | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Blaine Wilhour | 2025 |
| Indiana | HB1224 | Government investments and contracts. | Dead | Amendment #2 (Manning) prevailed; voice vote | 2022 |
| Iowa | HF2 | A bill for an act relating to public contracts, public fund investing, and lending practices with certain companies that engage in economic boycotts based on environmental, social, or governance criteria, and including effective date and applicability provisions.(See HF 653.) | Dead | Withdrawn. H.J. 653. | 2023 |
| Iowa | HF653 | A bill for an act concerning public contracts by public funds with companies that boycott certain companies or that engage in nonpecuniary social investment policies.(Formerly HF 2.) | Dead | Withdrawn. H.J. 653. | 2023 |
| Iowa | HSB180 | A bill for an act concerning public contracts with companies that boycott certain companies or that engage in nonpecuniary social investment policies. | Dead | Subcommittee recommends amendment and passage. Vote Total: 2-1. | 2023 |
| Iowa | SF507 | A bill for an act concerning public contracts with companies that boycott certain companies or that engage in nonpecuniary social investment policies.(Formerly SSB 1094.) | Dead | Placed on calendar under unfinished business. S.J. 722. | 2023 |
| Iowa | SSB1094 | A bill for an act concerning public contracts with companies that boycott certain companies or that engage in nonpecuniary social investment policies.(See SF 507.) | Dead | Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 507. | 2023 |
| Iowa | HF2 | A bill for an act relating to public contracts, public fund investing, and lending practices with certain companies that engage in economic boycotts based on environmental, social, or governance criteria, and including effective date and applicability provisions.(See HF 653.) | Dead | Withdrawn. H.J. 653. | 2024 |
| Iowa | HF653 | A bill for an act concerning public contracts by public funds with companies that boycott certain companies or that engage in nonpecuniary social investment policies.(Formerly HF 2.) | Dead | Withdrawn. H.J. 653. | 2024 |
| Iowa | HSB180 | A bill for an act concerning public contracts with companies that boycott certain companies or that engage in nonpecuniary social investment policies. | Dead | Subcommittee recommends amendment and passage. Vote Total: 2-1. | 2024 |
| Iowa | SF507 | A bill for an act concerning public contracts with companies that boycott certain companies or that engage in nonpecuniary social investment policies.(Formerly SSB 1094.) | Dead | Placed on calendar under unfinished business. S.J. 722. | 2024 |
| Iowa | SSB1094 | A bill for an act concerning public contracts with companies that boycott certain companies or that engage in nonpecuniary social investment policies.(See SF 507.) | Dead | Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 507. | 2024 |
| Kansas | SB518 | Enacting the Kansas reliable energy investment protection act, requiring the KPERS board to divest from investments with entities boycotting energy companies and prohibiting state contracts with companies boycotting energy companies. | Dead | Senate Died in Committee | 2022 |
| Kansas | HB2404 | Enacting the Kansas protection of pensions and businesses against ideological interference act, relating to ideological boycotts involving environmental, social or governance standards, requiring KPERS to divest from and prohibiting state contracts or the deposit of state moneys with entities engaged in such boycotts as determined by the state treasurer and prohibiting discriminatory practices in the financial services industry based on such boycotts. | Dead | House Died in Committee | 2023 |
| Kansas | SB224 | Enacting the Kansas protection of pensions and businesses against ideological interference act, relating to ideological boycotts involving environmental, social or governance standards, requiring KPERS to divest from and prohibiting state contracts or the deposit of state moneys with entities engaged in such boycotts as determined by the state treasurer and prohibiting discriminatory practices in the financial services industry based on such boycotts. | Dead | Senate Died in Committee | 2023 |
| Kansas | HB2404 | Enacting the Kansas protection of pensions and businesses against ideological interference act, relating to ideological boycotts involving environmental, social or governance standards, requiring KPERS to divest from and prohibiting state contracts or the deposit of state moneys with entities engaged in such boycotts as determined by the state treasurer and prohibiting discriminatory practices in the financial services industry based on such boycotts. | Dead | House Died in Committee | 2024 |
| Kansas | SB224 | Enacting the Kansas protection of pensions and businesses against ideological interference act, relating to ideological boycotts involving environmental, social or governance standards, requiring KPERS to divest from and prohibiting state contracts or the deposit of state moneys with entities engaged in such boycotts as determined by the state treasurer and prohibiting discriminatory practices in the financial services industry based on such boycotts. | Dead | Senate Died in Committee | 2024 |
| Kansas | SB16 | Prohibiting discrimination by financial services companies on the basis of social credit score and requiring registered investment advisers to obtain written consent from clients prior to investing client moneys in mutual funds, equity funds, companies and financial institutions that engage in ideological boycotts. | Introduced | Senate Referred to Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance | 2025 |
| Kentucky | HB123 | AN ACT relating to public contracts. | Dead | returned to Appropriations & Revenue (H) | 2022 |
| Kentucky | SB205 | AN ACT relating to state dealings with companies that engage in energy company boycotts. | Enacted/Adopted | signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 120) | 2022 |
| Kentucky | HB254 | AN ACT relating to public contracts. | Dead | to Committee on Committees (H) | 2023 |
| Kentucky | HB533 | AN ACT relating to state dealings with companies that engage in politically sensitive company boycotts. | Dead | to Committee on Committees (H) | 2023 |
| Louisiana | HB141 | Prohibits certain public contracts with companies that boycott fossil fuel companies (OR NO IMPACT See Note) | Dead | Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Appropriations. | 2022 |
| Louisiana | HB25 | Prohibits retirement systems from investing in companies that boycott energy companies (OR SEE ACTUARIAL NOTE FC SG EX) | Dead | House Committee Amendment #3957 RET Draft | 2022 |
| Louisiana | HCR70 | Requests retirement systems and the state treasurer to report on companies that do not invest in certain energy companies | Enacted/Adopted | Taken by the Clerk of the House and presented to the Secretary of State in accordance with the Rules of the House. | 2023 |
| Maine | LD742 | An Act to Divest State Pensions from Companies Boycotting Maine Lobster | Dead | Ought Not to Pass Pursuant To Joint Rule 310, Apr 13, 2023 | 2023 |
| Michigan | HB4344 | State management: purchasing; awarding contracts to entities that economically boycott certain businesses; prohibit. Amends secs. 241c & 261 of 1984 PA 431 (MCL 18.1241c & 18.1261). | Dead | Bill Electronically Reproduced 04/11/2023 | 2023 |
| Michigan | HB5310 | State management: purchasing; awarding contracts to financial institutions that refuse to do business with certain persons; prohibit. Amends secs. 114 & 261 of 1984 PA 431 (MCL 18.1114 & 18.1261) & adds sec. 261g. | Dead | Bill Electronically Reproduced 11/09/2023 | 2023 |
| Michigan | HB4344 | State management: purchasing; awarding contracts to entities that economically boycott certain businesses; prohibit. Amends secs. 241c & 261 of 1984 PA 431 (MCL 18.1241c & 18.1261). | Dead | Bill Electronically Reproduced 04/11/2023 | 2024 |
| Michigan | HB5310 | State management: purchasing; awarding contracts to financial institutions that refuse to do business with certain persons; prohibit. Amends secs. 114 & 261 of 1984 PA 431 (MCL 18.1114 & 18.1261) & adds sec. 261g. | Dead | Bill Electronically Reproduced 11/09/2023 | 2024 |
| Minnesota | HF4574 | State Board of Investment and any state agency prohibited from investing in and required to divest from in companies boycotting mining, energy production, agriculture production, or commercial lumber production; civil penalties provided; and report required. | Dead | Author added Akland | 2022 |
| Minnesota | HF4779 | State Board of Investment prohibited from investing in assets excluding Minnesota-based energy or natural resource companies, divestment from these assets required, civil penalties provided, and annual reports required. | Dead | Authors added Mekeland and Bliss | 2022 |
| Minnesota | HF4904 | Energy Discrimination Elimination Act established. | Dead | Introduction and first reading, referred to Climate and Energy Finance and Policy | 2022 |
| Minnesota | SF4441 | The Stop Environmental Social Governance (ESG) and Social Credit Score Discrimination Act | Dead | Referred to State Government Finance and Policy and Elections | 2022 |
| Minnesota | HF1902 | State Board of Investment prohibited from investing in companies that boycott mining, energy production, production agriculture, or commercial lumber production; State Board required to divest; state entities prohibited from entering into contracts; banks, credit unions, and other financial institutions prohibited from discriminating against people based on subjective criteria; and civil penalties provided. | Dead | Author added Niska | 2023 |
| Minnesota | HF707 | State Board of Investment prohibited from investing in assets that exclude Minnesota-based energy or natural resources companies or Minnesota-based agricultural or livestock companies, divestment of assets required, types of discrimination in financial services prohibited, civil penalties provided, and annual reports required. | Dead | Introduction and first reading, referred to State and Local Government Finance and Policy | 2023 |
| Minnesota | SF1225 | State Board of Investment investing in certain assets that exclude Minnesota-based energy or natural resources companies or Minnesota-based agricultural or livestock companies prohibition; divestment of these assets requirement; financial services discrimination prohibition | Dead | Referred to State and Local Government and Veterans | 2023 |
| Minnesota | SF940 | The Stop Environmental Social Governance (ESG) and Social Credit Score Discrimination Act | Dead | Author added Eichorn | 2023 |
| Minnesota | HF1902 | State Board of Investment prohibited from investing in companies that boycott mining, energy production, production agriculture, or commercial lumber production; State Board required to divest; state entities prohibited from entering into contracts; banks, credit unions, and other financial institutions prohibited from discriminating against people based on subjective criteria; and civil penalties provided. | Dead | Author added Niska | 2024 |
| Minnesota | HF707 | State Board of Investment prohibited from investing in assets that exclude Minnesota-based energy or natural resources companies or Minnesota-based agricultural or livestock companies, divestment of assets required, types of discrimination in financial services prohibited, civil penalties provided, and annual reports required. | Dead | Introduction and first reading, referred to State and Local Government Finance and Policy | 2024 |
| Minnesota | SF1225 | State Board of Investment investing in certain assets that exclude Minnesota-based energy or natural resources companies or Minnesota-based agricultural or livestock companies prohibition; divestment of these assets requirement; financial services discrimination prohibition | Dead | Referred to State and Local Government and Veterans | 2024 |
| Minnesota | SF3365 | Eliminating contracting restrictions on the legislature and executive branch based on vendor practices towards Israel | Dead | Referred to State and Local Government and Veterans | 2024 |
| Minnesota | SF940 | The Stop Environmental Social Governance (ESG) and Social Credit Score Discrimination Act | Dead | Author added Eichorn | 2024 |
| Minnesota | HF2806 | State Board of Investment prohibited from investing in companies that boycott mining, energy production, production agriculture, or commercial lumber production; State Board of Investment required to divest from companies boycotting said industries; state agency contracts prohibited; and certain financial institution discrimination prohibited. | Introduced | Introduction and first reading, referred to State Government Finance and Policy | 2025 |
| Minnesota | HF3258 | Contracting restrictions on the legislature and executive branch based on vendor practices toward Israel eliminated. | Introduced | Author added Vang | 2025 |
| Minnesota | SF3356 | Legislature and executive branch contracting restrictions based on vender practices towards Israel elimination provision | Introduced | Author added Marty | 2025 |
| Minnesota | SF851 | The Stop Environmental Social Governance (ESG) and Social Credit Score Discrimination Act | Introduced | Author stricken Eichorn | 2025 |
| Mississippi | SB2383 | Firearms, firearm entities and knives; prohibit governmental entities from entering into certain contracts regarding. | Dead | Died In Committee | 2023 |
| Mississippi | HB768 | Israel Support Act of 2019; extend repealer on. | Dead | Died In Committee | 2024 |
| Mississippi | SB2226 | Israel Support Act of 2019; extend repealer on. | Enacted/Adopted | Approved by Governor | 2024 |
| Mississippi | SB2269 | Firearms, firearm entities and knives; prohibit governmental entities from entering into certain contracts regarding. | Dead | Died On Calendar | 2024 |
| Missouri | SB200 | Creates provisions relating to firearms discrimination | Dead | Second Read and Referred S General Laws Committee | 2023 |
| Missouri | SB377 | Crates new provisions relating to public contracts | Dead | Hearing Conducted S Governmental Accountability Committee | 2023 |
| Missouri | SB430 | Prohibits public entities from entering into certain contracts | Dead | Hearing Conducted S Governmental Accountability Committee | 2023 |
| Missouri | HB1699 | Prohibits state contracts with companies that engage in economic boycotts based on environmental, social, or governance criteria | Dead | Referred: General Laws(H) | 2024 |
| Missouri | HB2365 | Prohibits state departments from spending money on diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives | Dead | HCS Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 12 NOES: 4 PRESENT: 0 | 2024 |
| Missouri | SB1061 | Creates new provisions relating to public contracts | Dead | Second Read and Referred S Governmental Accountability Committee | 2024 |
| Missouri | SB1397 | Creates provisions relating to firearms discrimination | Dead | Second Read and Referred S General Laws Committee | 2024 |
| Missouri | SB980 | Creates new restrictions on certain business practices of entities doing business in this state related to economic boycotts and DEI initiatives | Dead | Hearing Conducted S Governmental Accountability Committee | 2024 |
| Missouri | SB227 | Prohibits public entities from entering into certain contracts | Dead | Hearing Conducted S Economic and Workforce Development Committee | 2025 |
| Missouri | SB272 | Creates new restrictions on certain business practices of entities doing business in this state related to economic boycotts and DEI initiatives | Dead | Voted Do Pass S Economic and Workforce Development Committee | 2025 |
| Missouri | SB338 | Prohibits giving preferential treatment or discrimination based upon ESG scores | Dead | Hearing Conducted S Insurance and Banking Committee | 2025 |
| Missouri | SB588 | Creates new provisions relating to state contracts with certain companies | Dead | Second Read and Referred S Government Efficiency Committee | 2025 |
| Montana | HB356 | Establish firearms industry nondiscrimination | Enacted/Adopted | Chapter Number Assigned | 2023 |
| Montana | HB608 | Revise laws related to boycotts of Israel and state investments | Dead | (H) Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal | 2023 |
| Montana | SB361 | Prohibit discrimination by any person or entity because of firearms | Dead | (H) Died in Standing Committee | 2023 |
| Nebraska | LB343 | Prohibit public contracts with companies that boycott Israel | Dead | Indefinitely postponed | 2024 |
| Nebraska | LB925 | Adopt the Firearm Industry Nondiscrimination Act | Dead | Indefinitely postponed | 2024 |
| Nevada | SB228 | Revises provisions relating to governmental financial administration. (BDR 23-945) | Dead | (Pursuant to Joint Standing Rule No. 14.3.1, no further action allowed.) | 2023 |
| New Hampshire | HB339 | Prohibiting the investment of state funds in any company participating in a boycott of Israel. | Dead | Lay HB339 on Table (Rep. Spillane): Motion Adopted Voice Vote 03/22/2023 House Journal 10 P. 83 | 2024 |
| New Hampshire | SB439 | To prohibiting discriminatory boycotts of Israel in state procurement and investments. | Dead | Inexpedient to Legislate: Motion Adopted Voice Vote 05/02/2024 House Journal 12 P. 52 | 2024 |
| New Jersey | A4419 | Prohibits institution of higher education which boycotts or divests from Israel-supporting or Israeli businesses from receiving State funds. | Introduced | Introduced, Referred to Assembly Higher Education Committee | 2024 |
| New Jersey | S3208 | Prohibits institution of higher education which boycotts or divests from Israel-supporting or Israeli businesses from receiving State funds. | Introduced | Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Higher Education Committee | 2024 |
| New Jersey | A4419 | Prohibits institution of higher education which boycotts or divests from Israel-supporting or Israeli businesses from receiving State funds. | Introduced | Introduced, Referred to Assembly Higher Education Committee | 2025 |
| New Jersey | S3208 | Prohibits institution of higher education which boycotts or divests from Israel-supporting or Israeli businesses from receiving State funds. | Introduced | Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Higher Education Committee | 2025 |
| New York | A08271 | Provides for limitations on investments of public pension funds and state contracts; prohibits the investment of the available monies of the common retirement fund in any stocks, securities, equities, assets or other obligations of any corporation or company, or any subsidiary, affiliate or parent of any corporation or company, engaged in the boycott of Israel, including Iran-restricted companies and Sudan-restricted companies; prohibits any firm, partnership or corporation that boycotts Israel, | Dead | Referred to Governmental Employees | 2021 |
| New York | A08271 | Provides for limitations on investments of public pension funds and state contracts; prohibits the investment of the available monies of the common retirement fund in any stocks, securities, equities, assets or other obligations of any corporation or company, or any subsidiary, affiliate or parent of any corporation or company, engaged in the boycott of Israel, including Iran-restricted companies and Sudan-restricted companies; prohibits any firm, partnership or corporation that boycotts Israel, | Dead | Referred to Governmental Employees | 2022 |
| New York | A00881 | Provides for limitations on investments of public pension funds and state contracts; prohibits the investment of the available monies of the common retirement fund in any stocks, securities, equities, assets or other obligations of any corporation or company, or any subsidiary, affiliate or parent of any corporation or company, engaged in the boycott of Israel, including Iran-restricted companies and Sudan-restricted companies; prohibits any firm, partnership or corporation that boycotts Israel, | Dead | referred to governmental employees | 2023 |
| New York | A00881 | Provides for limitations on investments of public pension funds and state contracts; prohibits the investment of the available monies of the common retirement fund in any stocks, securities, equities, assets or other obligations of any corporation or company, or any subsidiary, affiliate or parent of any corporation or company, engaged in the boycott of Israel, including Iran-restricted companies and Sudan-restricted companies; prohibits any firm, partnership or corporation that boycotts Israel, | Dead | referred to governmental employees | 2024 |
| New York | A02093 | Relates to purchasing restrictions on persons boycotting Israel and the investment of certain public funds in companies boycotting Israel; requires the commissioner of general services to compile a list of companies boycotting Israel; establishes that such companies will be considered non-responsive bidders. | Dead | referred to governmental operations | 2024 |
| New York | S04479 | Relates to purchasing restrictions on persons boycotting Israel and the investment of certain public funds in companies boycotting Israel; requires the commissioner of general services to compile a list of companies boycotting Israel; establishes that such companies will be considered non-responsive bidders. | Dead | REFERRED TO PROCUREMENT AND CONTRACTS | 2024 |
| New York | A01516 | Provides for limitations on investments of public pension funds and state contracts; prohibits the investment of the available monies of the common retirement fund in any stocks, securities, equities, assets or other obligations of any corporation or company, or any subsidiary, affiliate or parent of any corporation or company, engaged in the boycott of Israel, including Iran-restricted companies and Sudan-restricted companies; prohibits any firm, partnership or corporation that boycotts Israel, | Introduced | referred to governmental employees | 2025 |
| New York | A04434 | Relates to purchasing restrictions on persons boycotting Israel and the investment of certain public funds in companies boycotting Israel; requires the commissioner of general services to compile a list of companies boycotting Israel; establishes that such companies will be considered non-responsive bidders. | Introduced | referred to governmental operations | 2025 |
| New York | S01255 | Relates to purchasing restrictions on persons boycotting Israel and the investment of certain public funds in companies boycotting Israel; requires the commissioner of general services to compile a list of companies boycotting Israel; establishes that such companies will be considered non-responsive bidders. | Introduced | REFERRED TO PROCUREMENT AND CONTRACTS | 2025 |
| North Carolina | H417 | Anti-Boycott Divestiture | Dead | Pensions and Retirement Hearing (11:00:00 4/25/2023 415 LOB) | 2023 |
| North Carolina | H417 | Anti-Boycott Divestiture | Dead | Pensions and Retirement Hearing (11:00:00 4/25/2023 415 LOB) | 2024 |
| North Dakota | SB2291 | Social investments made by the state investment board; to provide for a department of commerce study of the implications of complete divestment of companies that boycott energy or commodities; to provide for reports to legislative management; and to declare an emergency. | Enacted/Adopted | Signed by Governor 03/23 | 2021 |
| North Dakota | HB1347 | Definitions. | Dead | Second reading, failed to pass, yeas 3 nays 90 | 2023 |
| North Dakota | HB1309 | State contracts with certain companies that boycott energy, mining, and production agriculture; and to provide for application. | Dead | Second reading, failed to pass, yeas 12 nays 76 | 2025 |
| Ohio | HB297 | Enact Firearms Industry Nondiscrimination Act | Dead | House Government Oversight 2nd Hearing, Proponent Testimony (10:00 12/9/2021 Room 122) | 2021 |
| Ohio | HB4 | Regards certain economic boycotts, discrimination by businesses | Introduced | House Financial Institutions T., King, 1st Hearing, Sponsor Testimony PS (10:30:00 11/15/2023 Room 018) | 2023 |
| Ohio | HB4 | Regards certain economic boycotts, discrimination by businesses | Introduced | House Financial Institutions T., King, 1st Hearing, Sponsor Testimony PS (10:30:00 11/15/2023 Room 018) | 2024 |
| Oklahoma | HB2034 | State government; requiring divestment of certain financial companies; establishing provisions and requirements; effective date. | Enacted/Adopted | Approved by Governor 05/09/2022 | 2021 |
| Oklahoma | HB2034 | State government; requiring divestment of certain financial companies; establishing provisions and requirements; effective date. | Enacted/Adopted | Approved by Governor 05/09/2022 | 2022 |
| Oklahoma | SB1572 | State government; requiring divestment of certain financial companies; establishing provisions and requirements. Effective date. | Dead | Senate Finance Hearing (15:00 3/1/2022 Room 535 ) | 2022 |
| Oklahoma | HB1947 | State government; creating the Eliminate Economic Boycotts Act; requiring written verification in certain contracts; effective date. | Introduced | 2023 | |
| Oklahoma | HB2218 | Firearms; defining terms; codification; effective date. | Dead | Failed in Committee - General Government | 2023 |
| Oklahoma | HB2340 | State government; business; contracts; prohibited contracts; enforcement; damages; effective date. | Introduced | Referred to Rules | 2023 |
| Oklahoma | SB1075 | State government; prohibiting the state or any political subdivision from entering into contracts with certain companies that engage in boycotts. Effective date. | Introduced | Coauthored by Senator Hamilton | 2023 |
| Oklahoma | SB15 | Firearms; prohibiting certain contracts; requiring written verification. Effective date. | Introduced | Senate Joint Committee on Appropriations and Budget 4TH REVISED Hearing (10:00:00 5/23/2023 Room 535) | 2023 |
| Oklahoma | SB469 | State government; creating the Higher Education Energy Discrimination Elimination Act of 2023. Effective date. | Introduced | Second Reading referred to Rules | 2023 |
| Oklahoma | SB842 | Firearms; defining terms; providing applicability provision; prohibiting governmental entities from contracting with companies without certain written verification. Effective date. | Introduced | Coauthored by Senator Hamilton | 2023 |
| Oklahoma | SB974 | Environmental, social, and governance; prohibiting use of certain investment criteria by governmental entities, political subdivisions, businesses, or persons. Emergency. | Introduced | Second Reading referred to Rules | 2023 |
| Oklahoma | HB1947 | State government; creating the Eliminate Economic Boycotts Act; requiring written verification in certain contracts; effective date. | Introduced | 2024 | |
| Oklahoma | HB2340 | State government; business; contracts; prohibited contracts; enforcement; damages; effective date. | Introduced | Referred to Rules | 2024 |
| Oklahoma | HB3222 | State government; Firearm Industry Discrimination Elimination Act of 2024; Energy Discrimination Elimination Act of 2022; effective date. | Dead | Second Reading referred to Rules | 2024 |
| Oklahoma | HB3541 | State government; Energy Discrimination Elimination Act of 2022; divestment; financial companies; procedures; reports; emergency. | Dead | Second Reading referred to Finance | 2024 |
| Oklahoma | HB4014 | State contracts; Energy Discrimination Elimination Act of 2022; modifying definition; effective date. | Dead | Second Reading referred to General Government | 2024 |
| Oklahoma | SB1075 | State government; prohibiting the state or any political subdivision from entering into contracts with certain companies that engage in boycotts. Effective date. | Introduced | Coauthored by Senator Hamilton | 2024 |
| Oklahoma | SB15 | Firearms; prohibiting certain contracts; requiring written verification. Effective date. | Introduced | Senate Joint Committee on Appropriations and Budget 4TH REVISED Hearing (10:00:00 5/23/2023 Room 535) | 2024 |
| Oklahoma | SB1510 | Energy Discrimination Elimination Act; modifying application of certain contract requirements to only apply to state agencies. Emergency. | Dead | Motion expired | 2024 |
| Oklahoma | SB1536 | Energy Discrimination Elimination Act; requiring State Treasurer to seek Attorney General opinion following adverse determination. Effective date. | Dead | Enacting clause stricken | 2024 |
| Oklahoma | SB469 | State government; creating the Higher Education Energy Discrimination Elimination Act of 2023. Effective date. | Introduced | Second Reading referred to Rules | 2024 |
| Oklahoma | SB842 | Firearms; defining terms; providing applicability provision; prohibiting governmental entities from contracting with companies without certain written verification. Effective date. | Introduced | Coauthored by Senator Hamilton | 2024 |
| Oklahoma | SB974 | Environmental, social, and governance; prohibiting use of certain investment criteria by governmental entities, political subdivisions, businesses, or persons. Emergency. | Introduced | Second Reading referred to Rules | 2024 |
| Oklahoma | HB1231 | Firearms; prohibiting governmental entities from contracting with companies under certain circumstances; codification; effective date. | Introduced | Second Reading referred to Rules | 2025 |
| Oklahoma | SB500 | Firearms; prohibiting certain contracts with governmental entities. Effective date. | Enacted/Adopted | Approved by Governor 05/03/2025 | 2025 |
| Oklahoma | SB714 | Energy Discrimination Elimination Act of 2022; transferring enforcement authority to Office of the Attorney General; modifying reporting, disclosure, and judicial provisions for state governmental entities. Effective date. Emergency, | Introduced | Senate Floor SB714 (3-24-25) (RADER) FS FA1 - SB714 (3-24-25) (RADER) FS FA1 | 2025 |
| Pennsylvania | HR529 | Encouraging all municipalities in this Commonwealth to prohibit and reject the adoption of any local ordinance that seeks to boycott, divest from or enforce prejudices against the allies of the United States and condemning the anti-Israel petition containing a proposal for a referendum that was filed with the Allegheny County Division of Elections by the No War Crimes on Our Dime organizing group. | Dead | Referred to STATE GOVERNMENT | 2024 |
| Pennsylvania | SB1260 | Prohibiting the State Treasurer, the State Employees' Retirement System, the Public School Employees' Retirement System and the Pennsylvania Municipal Retirement System from boycotting or divesting from Israel; and prohibiting funding to an institution of higher education that engages in a boycott against or divestment from Israel. | Dead | Referred to STATE GOVERNMENT | 2024 |
| South Carolina | H4996 | Prohibition on investments | Dead | Died In Committee | 2022 |
| South Carolina | H3393 | Firearms | Dead | Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Thayer | 2023 |
| South Carolina | H3525 | Prohibition on investments | Dead | Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry | 2023 |
| South Carolina | H3564 | Eliminate Economic Boycotts Act | Dead | Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Leber | 2023 |
| South Carolina | H3393 | Firearms | Dead | Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Thayer | 2024 |
| South Carolina | H3525 | Prohibition on investments | Dead | Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry | 2024 |
| South Carolina | H3564 | Eliminate Economic Boycotts Act | Dead | Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Leber | 2024 |
| South Dakota | SB182 | Prohibit discriminatory actions against persons engaged with the firearm industry. | Dead | Commerce and Energy Deferred to the 41st legislative day, Passed, YEAS 6, NAYS 2. | 2022 |
| South Dakota | HB1208 | Prevent government entities from entering contracts with companies that promote certain economic boycotts. | Dead | State Affairs Deferred to the 41st legislative day, Passed, YEAS 12, NAYS 1. | 2023 |
| Tennessee | HB2672 | AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 9 and Title 12, relative to state depositories. | Enacted/Adopted | Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1039 | 2022 |
| Tennessee | SB2649 | AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 9 and Title 12, relative to state depositories. | Enacted/Adopted | Signed by Governor. | 2022 |
| Texas | HB2189 | Relating to state contracts with and investments in certain companies that boycott energy companies. | Dead | Laid on the table subject to call | 2021 |
| Texas | SB13 | Relating to state contracts with and investments in certain companies that boycott energy companies. | Enacted/Adopted | Effective on 9/1/21 | 2021 |
| Texas | SB19 | Relating to prohibited contracts with companies that discriminate against the firearm or ammunition industries. | Enacted/Adopted | Effective on 9/1/21 | 2021 |
| Texas | HB3399 | Relating to governmental contracts with companies that engage in certain economic boycotts. | Dead | Referred to State Affairs | 2023 |
| Texas | HB3619 | Relating to prohibiting the investment of the permanent university fund, the national research university fund, or money held by a public institution of higher education in financial companies that boycott certain energy companies. | Dead | Left pending in committee | 2023 |
| Texas | HB5048 | Relating to boycott, coercion, and intimidation activities by insurance companies regarding environmental, social, and governance matters. | Dead | Referred to Insurance | 2023 |
| Texas | HB982 | Relating to a prohibition on contracts with certain companies that use certain environmental, social, and governance criteria. | Dead | Referred to State Affairs | 2023 |
| Texas | SB1489 | Relating to prohibiting the investment of the permanent university fund, the national research university fund, or money held by a public institution of higher education in financial companies that boycott certain energy companies. | Dead | Referred to Higher Education | 2023 |
| Texas | SB2146 | Relating to oversight by the comptroller of financial institution divestments from certain industries. | Dead | Filed | 2023 |
| Texas | SB2149 | Relating to boycott, coercion, and intimidation activities by insurance companies regarding environmental, social, and governance matters. | Dead | Referred to State Affairs | 2023 |
| Texas | SB2530 | Relating to contracts with and investments in companies that boycott certain energy companies. | Dead | Referred to State Affairs | 2023 |
| Texas | SB2138 | Relating to prohibiting the investment of the permanent university fund, the Texas University Fund, or money held by a public institution of higher education in financial companies that boycott certain energy companies. | Dead | Committee report sent to Calendars | 2025 |
| Utah | HB0312 | State Financial Contracts Amendments | Dead | House/ filed in House file for bills not passed | 2022 |
| Utah | HB0449 | Business Services Amendments | Enacted/Adopted | Governor Signed in Lieutenant Governor's office for filing | 2023 |
| Utah | SB0097 | Public Contract Requirements | Enacted/Adopted | Governor Signed in Lieutenant Governor's office for filing | 2023 |
| Virginia | HB758 | Virginia Public Procurement Act; prohibition on boycotting Israel. | Dead | Left in General Laws | 2024 |
| Virginia | SB604 | Virginia Public Procurement Act; prohibition on boycotting Israel. | Dead | Passed by indefinitely in General Laws and Technology (9-Y 6-N) | 2024 |
| Virginia | HB2529 | Higher educational institutions, public; endowments; certain divestment practices prohibited. | Dead | Left in Rules | 2025 |
| Virginia | HB2776 | Virginia Public Procurement Act; prohibition on boycotting Israel. | Dead | Left in Rules | 2025 |
| West Virginia | HB4618 | Prohibiting state contracts with banks engaged in boycotts of energy companies | Dead | Died In Committee | 2022 |
| West Virginia | SB262 | Relating generally to financial institutions engaged in boycotts of energy companies | Enacted/Adopted | Became law 3/30/2022 | 2022 |
| West Virginia | HB3084 | Providing commercial discrimination of producers of coal, gas, oil, carbon-based energy, and other products in the State of West Virginia | Dead | To House Pensions and Retirement | 2023 |
| West Virginia | HB3400 | Firearm Industry Nondiscrimination Act | Dead | To House Judiciary | 2023 |
| West Virginia | SB112 | Relating to financial institutions engaged in boycotts of firearms companies | Dead | To Judiciary | 2023 |
| West Virginia | HB4578 | Firearm Industry Nondiscrimination Act | Dead | To House Judiciary | 2024 |
| West Virginia | HB5010 | Adopting the Firearm Industry Nondiscrimination Act. | Dead | To House Judiciary | 2024 |
| West Virginia | HB5099 | Relating to prohibitions on contracting with companies that boycott Israel | Dead | To House Government Organization | 2024 |
| West Virginia | HB5656 | Relating to protecting and advancing the substantial public policies of this state | Dead | To House Economic Development and Tourism | 2024 |
| West Virginia | HB5694 | Relating to the Firearms Industry Nondiscrimination Act | Dead | Senate requests House to concur | 2024 |
| West Virginia | SB275 | Relating to financial institutions engaged in boycotts of firearms companies | Dead | To Judiciary | 2024 |
| West Virginia | HB3467 | Relating to prohibitions on contracting with companies that boycott Israel | Dead | To House Government Organization | 2025 |
| West Virginia | SB272 | Prohibiting discriminatory practices by financial institution or government entity against firearms manufacturers | Dead | To Banking and Insurance | 2025 |
| West Virginia | SB64 | Prohibiting financial institutions from discriminating against firearms businesses | Dead | To Banking and Insurance | 2025 |
| Wisconsin | AB719 | Public contracts with persons engaged in certain boycotts. | Dead | Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1 | 2023 |
| Wisconsin | SB681 | Public contracts with persons engaged in certain boycotts. | Dead | Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1 | 2023 |
| Wisconsin | SB686 | Prohibited considerations in awarding state or local financial assistance. | Dead | Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1 | 2023 |
| Wisconsin | AB719 | Public contracts with persons engaged in certain boycotts. | Dead | Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1 | 2024 |
| Wisconsin | SB681 | Public contracts with persons engaged in certain boycotts. | Dead | Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1 | 2024 |
| Wisconsin | SB686 | Prohibited considerations in awarding state or local financial assistance. | Dead | Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1 | 2024 |
| Wyoming | HB0210 | Financial institution discrimination. | Dead | H:Died in Committee Returned Bill Pursuant to HR 5-4 | 2023 |
| Wyoming | SF0159 | Stop ESG-Eliminate economic boycott act. | Dead | COW:H Did not consider for COW | 2023 |
| Wyoming | HB0291 | Financial institution discrimination. | Dead | H:Died in Committee Returned Bill Pursuant to HR 5-4 | 2025 |
Anti-discrimination and anti-ESG-scoring approaches
This approach restricts or prohibits governments, banks, or other private businesses from using social credit or personal ESG metrics (like how much an individual spends on gas for their car) in determining individual eligibility for certain financial or other services. This type of legislation may prohibit discrimination based on ESG scores, ban the creation of ESG scores or criteria, or require disclosure about how ESG scores and metrics are used or collected.
Legislation related to anti-discrimination and anti-ESG-scoring approaches
The map and table below list legislation opposing ESG through anti-discrimination and anti-ESG-scoring approaches since 2020. Click here to view the legislation in Ballotpedia's ESG state legislation tracker and explore by bill status, provision details, sponsors, and more.
| State | Bill number | Bill name | Current legislative status | Most recent action | Legislative session year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | HB188 | Relating to public contracts; to prohibit the consideration of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria when awarding a public contract; and to require a responsible bidder, as a condition of being awarded a public contract, to certify, under penalty of perjury, that its employees will not be subject to a personal ESG rating as a basis of hiring, firing, or evaluation. | Dead | Indefinitely Postpone | 2023 |
| Alabama | HB389 | Financial Institutions; to prohibit financial institutions from using a merchant category code to identify firearms transactions; to prohibit disclosure of financial information regarding firearms transactions | Dead | Currently Indefinitely Postponed | 2024 |
| Alabama | HB61 | Public contracts; ESG criteria prohibited in public contract. | Dead | Pending House State Government | 2024 |
| Alabama | SB129 | Diversity, equity, and inclusion; certain public entities prohibited from maintaining office that promotes diversity, equity, and inclusion programs; certain programs related to divisive concepts or diversity, equity, and inclusion, prohibited; promotion and endorsement of certain divisive concepts in certain public settings prohibited; exceptions provided; public institution of higher education, required to designate multioccupancy restrooms based on biological sex | Enacted/Adopted | Enacted | 2024 |
| Alabama | SB151 | State Investments and Public Contracts; to prohibit State Treasurer and Board of Control of RSA and TRSA from using ESG factors in investment decisions; may consider pecuniary factors; to prohibit state entities from considering ESG factors when awarding public contracts | Dead | Currently Indefinitely Postponed | 2024 |
| Alabama | SB281 | Financial Institutions; to prohibit financial institutions from using a merchant category code to identify firearms transactions; to prohibit disclosure of financial information regarding firearms transactions | Crossed over | House Financial Services (House) Hearing (09:00:00 4/24/2024 Room 617) | 2024 |
| Alabama | HB418 | Financial Institutions and Insurers; using social credit score to discriminate prohibited; violations of insurers an unfair trade practice; fines, penalties and remedies authorized | Dead | Pending House Financial Services | 2025 |
| Alabama | SB228 | Financial Institutions and Insurers; using social credit score to discriminate prohibited; violations of insurers an unfair trade practice; fines, penalties and remedies authorized | Dead | Senate Banking and Insurance Hearing (13:00:00 4/2/2025 Room 807) | 2025 |
| Arizona | HB2656 | Certain affiliations; banks; prohibition | Dead | House third reading FAILED voting: (29-29-2-0) | 2022 |
| Arizona | HB2472 | Social credit; use; prohibition | Vetoed | Governor Vetoed | 2023 |
| Arizona | SB1138 | Business; discrimination prohibition; social criteria | Dead | House third reading FAILED voting: (29-31-0-0) | 2023 |
| Arizona | SB1611 | Public entities; contracts; prohibition | Vetoed | Governor Vetoed | 2023 |
| Arizona | HB2443 | Social credit; use; prohibition | Dead | House read second time | 2024 |
| Arizona | HCR2040 | Public monies; prohibited expenditures | Dead | Senate JUD Committee action: Do Pass, voting: (4-3-0-0) | 2024 |
| Arizona | SB1005 | Public monies; ideology training; prohibition | Dead | House minority caucus: Do pass | 2024 |
| Arizona | SB1014 | Business; discrimination prohibition; social criteria | Dead | House read second time | 2024 |
| Arizona | SB1167 | Social credit; discrimination; financial services | Dead | House read second time | 2024 |
| Arizona | SB1195 | Public monies; prohibited uses | Dead | House read second time | 2024 |
| Arizona | SB1337 | Financial services; social credit score | Dead | Senate read second time | 2024 |
| Arizona | SCR1015 | Public monies; prohibited expenditures. | Dead | Senate motion to amend | 2024 |
| Arizona | HB2650 | Social credit; use; prohibition | Dead | Assigned to House RULES Committee | 2025 |
| Arizona | HB2868 | Discrimination; policies; preferential treatment | Vetoed | Governor Vetoed | 2025 |
| Arizona | SB1094 | Business; discrimination prohibition; social criteria | Vetoed | Governor Vetoed | 2025 |
| Arkansas | HB1049 | To Establish The Fair Access To Financial Services Act; And To Protect The Financial Freedom Of Arkansas Citizens And Businesses. | Dead | Died in House Committee at Sine Die Adjournment | 2023 |
| Arkansas | HB1307 | Concerning The Regulation Of Environmental, Social Justice, Or Governance Scores; And To Authorize The Treasurer Of State To Divest Certain Investments Or Obligations Due To Certain Factors. | Enacted/Adopted | Notification that HB1307 is now Act 411 | 2023 |
| Arkansas | SB56 | To Regulate The Use Of Social Credit Scores Based On Environmental, Social Justice, Or Governance Scores Or Metrics; And To Prohibit A State Agency From Engaging In Discrimination Based On The Use Of A Social Credit System. | Dead | Sine Die adjournment | 2023 |
| Arkansas | HB1512 | To Create The Arkansas Access Act; And To Amend Various Provisions Of The Arkansas Code As They Relate To Education In The State Of Arkansas. | Enacted/Adopted | Notification that HB1512 is now Act 341 | 2025 |
| Arkansas | SB246 | To Create The Arkansas Access Act; And To Amend Various Provisions Of The Arkansas Code As They Relate To Education In The State Of Arkansas. | Enacted/Adopted | Notification that SB246 is now Act 340 | 2025 |
| Arkansas | SB315 | To Establish The Farmer Protection Act. | Dead | Sine Die adjournment | 2025 |
| Arkansas | SB409 | To Prohibit Discrimination Of Agricultural Producers By Financial Services Providers; And To Establish The Farmer Protection Act. | Enacted/Adopted | Notification that SB409 is now Act 406 | 2025 |
| Arkansas | SB520 | To Prohibit Diversity, Equity, And Inclusion Offices, Officers, Policies, Or Practices In Local Government. | Enacted/Adopted | Notification that SB520 is now Act 747 | 2025 |
| Colorado | SB026 | Financial Institution Discrimination Environmental Criteria | Dead | Senate Business, Labor, & Technology Committee Hearing (08:00:00 1/26/2023 Room SCR 357) | 2023 |
| Connecticut | SB01092 | An Act Requiring Neutrality And Transparency In Decisions Involving The Investment Of Public Funds. | Dead | Change of Reference, House to Committee on Finance, Revenue and Bonding | 2025 |
| Florida | H0003 | Government and Corporate Activism | Enacted/Adopted | Chapter No. 2023-28 | 2023 |
| Florida | H0611 | Public Deposits | Dead | Died in Fiscal Policy | 2024 |
| Florida | H0989 | Chief Financial Officer | Enacted/Adopted | Chapter No. 2024-140; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 939 (Ch. 2024-139) | 2024 |
| Florida | S1018 | Public Deposits | Dead | Died in Banking and Insurance | 2024 |
| Florida | H0651 | Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services | Dead | Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/SB 700 (Ch. 2025-22) | 2025 |
| Florida | H0731 | Standardized Tests for Admission to Medical Institutions of Higher Education | Dead | Died in Education & Employment Committee | 2025 |
| Florida | S1710 | Prohibitions and Limitations on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and Requirements for Medical Institutions of Higher Education | Dead | Died in Education Postsecondary | 2025 |
| Georgia | HB1018 | Georgia Firearms Industry Nondiscrimination Act; enact | Enacted/Adopted | Effective Date 2024-07-01 | 2024 |
| Georgia | HB1205 | Equality in Financial Services Act; enact | Dead | House Second Readers | 2024 |
| Georgia | SB341 | "Freedom of Speech and Belief Act"; enact | Introduced | Senate Read and Referred | 2025 |
| Georgia | SB57 | "Freedom of Speech and Belief Act"; enact | Introduced | Senate Lost | 2025 |
| Idaho | H0191 | Amends and adds to existing law to provide that procurement decisions shall not be based on environmental, social, and governance standards. | Enacted/Adopted | Reported Signed by Governor on March 23, 2023 Session Law Chapter 129 Effective: 07/01/2023 | 2023 |
| Idaho | H0560 | Adds to existing law to provide for equality in financial services. | Dead | House State Affairs Committee (09:00:00 2/27/2024 Room EW40) | 2024 |
| Idaho | H0660 | Amends and adds to existing law to provide that notice of intent prior to an agreement taking effect shall be required in certain instances. | Dead | House State Affairs Committee (09:00:00 3/4/2024 Room EW40) | 2024 |
| Idaho | H0669 | Adds to existing law to provide for equality in financial services. | Dead | Introduced, read first time; referred to: State Affairs | 2024 |
| Idaho | H0691 | Amends and adds to existing law to provide that notice of intent prior to an agreement taking effect shall be required in certain instances. | Enacted/Adopted | Reported Signed by Governor on March 28, 2024 Session Law Chapter 230 Effective: 07/01/2024 | 2024 |
| Idaho | H0709 | Amends and adds to existing law to provide for the use of American materials in certain state contracts. | Dead | Reported Printed; Filed in the Office of the Chief Clerk | 2024 |
| Idaho | S1242 | Adds to existing law to prohibit institutions of higher education from requiring diversity statements as a condition of employment or admissions. | Dead | Reported Printed; referred to State Affairs | 2024 |
| Idaho | S1274 | Adds to existing law to prohibit institutions of higher education from requiring diversity statements as a condition of employment or admission. | Enacted/Adopted | Session Law Chapter 112 Effective: 07/01/2024 | 2024 |
| Idaho | S1357 | Adds to existing law to establish the Higher Education Fairness Act to prohibit diversity, equity, and inclusion positions, diversity training, and political loyalty tests in higher education. | Dead | Reported Printed; referred to State Affairs | 2024 |
| Idaho | H0056 | Amends existing law to revise a provision regarding competitive bidding. | Enacted/Adopted | Reported Signed by Governor on February 18, 2025 Session Law Chapter 3 Effective: 07/01/2025 | 2025 |
| Idaho | S1027 | Adds to existing law to provide for transparency in financial services. | Enacted/Adopted | Session Law Chapter 164 Effective: 07/01/2025 | 2025 |
| Indiana | SB0028 | Discriminatory financial services practices. | Dead | Senate Insurance and Financial Institutions Hearing (08:30:00 1/31/2024 Room 130) | 2024 |
| Indiana | HB1528 | Discrimination in providing financial services. | Dead | Representative Judy added as coauthor | 2025 |
| Iowa | HF2409 | A bill for an act relating to discrimination in the provision of financial services, and providing civil penalties. | Dead | Introduced, referred to Commerce. H.J. 227. | 2024 |
| Iowa | HF2704 | A bill for an act relating to and making appropriations to the education system, including the funding and operation of the department for the blind, department of education, and state board of regents; modifying provisions related to compulsory education, open enrollment, the state board of regents presidential search committee, the Iowa tuition grants program, and the Iowa dyslexia board; establishing restrictions related to diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts of institutions of higher ed | Dead | Withdrawn. H.J. 870. | 2024 |
| Iowa | SF2435 | A bill for an act relating to and making appropriations to the education system, including the funding and operation of the department for the blind, department of education, and state board of regents; modifying provisions related to compulsory education, open enrollment, the state board of regents presidential search committee, the Iowa tuition grants program, and the Iowa dyslexia board; establishing restrictions related to diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts of institutions of higher ed | Enacted/Adopted | Signed by Governor. S.J. 964. | 2024 |
| Iowa | SSB3094 | A bill for an act relating to discrimination in the provision of financial services, and providing civil penalties. | Dead | Subcommittee recommends amendment and passage. []. | 2024 |
| Iowa | HF594 | A bill for an act relating to discrimination in the provision of financial services, and providing civil penalties.(See HF 922.) | Introduced | Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 922. | 2025 |
| Iowa | HF721 | A bill for an act relating to the consideration of nonfinancial factors in providing financial services, including actions regarding the economic interest of enterprise shareholders and participants in and beneficiaries of public pension benefit plans, and providing penalties. | Introduced | Introduced, referred to Ways and Means. H.J. 490. | 2025 |
| Kansas | HB2664 | Prohibiting banks, trust companies, credit unions and other business entities from discriminating based on certain subjective or arbitrary factors. | Dead | House Died in Committee | 2022 |
| Kansas | HB2100 | Enacting the Kansas public investments and contracts protection act concerning environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria, prohibiting the state and political subdivisions from giving preferential treatment to or discriminating against companies based on such ESG criteria in procuring or letting contracts, requiring KPERS fiduciaries to act solely in the financial interest of the participants and beneficiaries of the system, indemnifying KPERS with respect to actions taken in compliance | Enacted/Adopted | House Will become law without Governor's signature | 2023 |
| Kansas | HB2404 | Enacting the Kansas protection of pensions and businesses against ideological interference act, relating to ideological boycotts involving environmental, social or governance standards, requiring KPERS to divest from and prohibiting state contracts or the deposit of state moneys with entities engaged in such boycotts as determined by the state treasurer and prohibiting discriminatory practices in the financial services industry based on such boycotts. | Dead | House Died in Committee | 2023 |
| Kansas | SB224 | Enacting the Kansas protection of pensions and businesses against ideological interference act, relating to ideological boycotts involving environmental, social or governance standards, requiring KPERS to divest from and prohibiting state contracts or the deposit of state moneys with entities engaged in such boycotts as determined by the state treasurer and prohibiting discriminatory practices in the financial services industry based on such boycotts. | Dead | Senate Died in Committee | 2023 |
| Kansas | HB2404 | Enacting the Kansas protection of pensions and businesses against ideological interference act, relating to ideological boycotts involving environmental, social or governance standards, requiring KPERS to divest from and prohibiting state contracts or the deposit of state moneys with entities engaged in such boycotts as determined by the state treasurer and prohibiting discriminatory practices in the financial services industry based on such boycotts. | Dead | House Died in Committee | 2024 |
| Kansas | HB2722 | Enacting the second amendment financial privacy act, prohibiting financial institutions from using a firearms code to engage in certain discriminatory conduct and surveilling, reporting or tracking the purchase of firearms and ammunition, authorizing the attorney general to investigate and enforce violations of such act and providing a civil penalty for violations thereof. | Dead | House Died in Committee | 2024 |
| Kansas | SB224 | Enacting the Kansas protection of pensions and businesses against ideological interference act, relating to ideological boycotts involving environmental, social or governance standards, requiring KPERS to divest from and prohibiting state contracts or the deposit of state moneys with entities engaged in such boycotts as determined by the state treasurer and prohibiting discriminatory practices in the financial services industry based on such boycotts. | Dead | Senate Died in Committee | 2024 |
| Kansas | SB455 | Authorizing electric public utilities to retain certain electric generating facilities in the utility's rate base, prohibiting the state corporation commission from authorizing the retirement of fossil fuel-fired electric generating facilities unless certain requirements are met, requiring the commission to report annually on retirements of fossil fuel-fired facilities and revising commission procedures when conducting proceedings for predeterminations of ratemaking principles and treatment. | Enacted/Adopted | Senate Approved by Governor on Monday, April 22, 2024 | 2024 |
| Kansas | SB512 | Prohibiting insurance companies from using environmental, social and governance criteria in the process of writing contracts of insurance, indemnity or suretyship, authorizing the attorney general or the county attorney or district attorney where a violation occurred to enforce such prohibition and providing a civil penalty for violations thereof. | Dead | Senate Died in Committee | 2024 |
| Kansas | SB543 | Prohibiting state educational institutions from endorsing discriminatory ideologies, using diversity, equity and inclusion statements or providing preferential consideration on the basis of such discriminatory ideologies. | Dead | Senate Died in Committee | 2024 |
| Kansas | HB2007 | Senate Substitute for Substitute for HB 2007 by Committee on Ways and Means - Making and concerning supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2025 and appropriations for fiscal years 2026 and 2027 for various state agencies. | Crossed over | House Engrossed on Monday, April 14, 2025 | 2025 |
| Kansas | SB16 | Prohibiting discrimination by financial services companies on the basis of social credit score and requiring registered investment advisers to obtain written consent from clients prior to investing client moneys in mutual funds, equity funds, companies and financial institutions that engage in ideological boycotts. | Introduced | Senate Referred to Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance | 2025 |
| Kentucky | HB779 | AN ACT relating to credit. | Dead | to Committee on Committees (H) | 2022 |
| Kentucky | SB337 | AN ACT relating to discriminatory practices by state agencies. | Dead | to Judiciary (S) | 2022 |
| Kentucky | SB258 | AN ACT relating to discriminatory practices by state agencies. | Dead | posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Monday, March 13, 2023 | 2023 |
| Kentucky | HB452 | AN ACT relating to equality in access to financial services. | Dead | to Committee on Committees (H) | 2024 |
| Kentucky | HB9 | AN ACT relating to postsecondary education and declaring an emergency. | Dead | House Floor Amendment - House Floor Amendment 3 | 2024 |
| Kentucky | HB314 | AN ACT relating to equality in access to financial services. | Dead | to Banking & Insurance (H) | 2025 |
| Kentucky | HB388 | AN ACT relating to business corporations. | Dead | to Judiciary (H) | 2025 |
| Kentucky | HB4 | AN ACT relating to initiatives regarding diversity, equity, and inclusion. | Enacted/Adopted | delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 120) | 2025 |
| Kentucky | SB164 | AN ACT relating to government personnel policies and declaring an emergency. | Dead | to State & Local Government (S) | 2025 |
| Kentucky | SB165 | AN ACT relating to education and declaring an emergency. | Dead | to Education (S) | 2025 |
| Louisiana | HB342 | Provides relative to discrimination by financial institutions | Dead | House Committee on (00:00 5/9/2022 ) | 2022 |
| Louisiana | HB474 | Prohibits discrimination by a financial institution based on certain factors | Dead | House Committee on (09:30 4/4/2022 ) | 2022 |
| Louisiana | HB944 | Prohibits insurers from changing or canceling policies based on certain factors | Dead | Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Insurance. | 2022 |
| Louisiana | HB914 | Provides relative to practices of financial institutions to provide or deny services | Dead | House Committee on Commerce (09:30:00 4/22/2024 Room 1) | 2024 |
| Louisiana | SB234 | Provides relative to prohibition on certain governmental entity contracts with companies that discriminate against firearm and ammunition industries. (8/1/24) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX) | Enacted/Adopted | Effective date 8/1/2024. | 2024 |
| Louisiana | HB418 | Provides with respect to transactions of financial institutions | Dead | Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Commerce. | 2025 |
| Maine | LD1546 | An Act Regarding Nondiscrimination in Financial Services | Dead | Ought Not to Pass Pursuant To Joint Rule 310, May 18, 2023 | 2023 |
| Maine | LD880 | An Act Regarding Nondiscrimination in Financial Services | Dead | Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD) | 2025 |
| Michigan | HB5537 | State management: purchasing; awarding state contracts to persons that use hiring practices based on anything other than the merit of prospective employees; prohibit. Amends secs. 115, 241, 261, 305 & 404 of 1984 PA 431 (MCL 18.1115 et seq.). | Dead | Bill Electronically Reproduced 03/05/2024 | 2024 |
| Michigan | HB4490 | State management: purchasing; awarding state contracts to persons that use hiring practices based on anything other than the merit of prospective employees; prohibit. Amends secs. 115, 241, 261, 305 & 404 of 1984 PA 431 (MCL 18.1115 et seq.). | Introduced | Bill Electronically Reproduced 05/13/2025 | 2025 |
| Minnesota | HF4574 | State Board of Investment and any state agency prohibited from investing in and required to divest from in companies boycotting mining, energy production, agriculture production, or commercial lumber production; civil penalties provided; and report required. | Dead | Author added Akland | 2022 |
| Minnesota | HF4774 | Financial and business entities prohibited from engaging in discriminatory practices. | Dead | Introduction and first reading, referred to Commerce Finance and Policy | 2022 |
| Minnesota | HF4779 | State Board of Investment prohibited from investing in assets excluding Minnesota-based energy or natural resource companies, divestment from these assets required, civil penalties provided, and annual reports required. | Dead | Authors added Mekeland and Bliss | 2022 |
| Minnesota | SF4441 | The Stop Environmental Social Governance (ESG) and Social Credit Score Discrimination Act | Dead | Referred to State Government Finance and Policy and Elections | 2022 |
| Minnesota | HF2806 | State Board of Investment prohibited from investing in companies that boycott mining, energy production, production agriculture, or commercial lumber production; State Board of Investment required to divest from companies boycotting said industries; state agency contracts prohibited; and certain financial institution discrimination prohibited. | Introduced | Introduction and first reading, referred to State Government Finance and Policy | 2025 |
| Minnesota | SF851 | The Stop Environmental Social Governance (ESG) and Social Credit Score Discrimination Act | Introduced | Author stricken Eichorn | 2025 |
| Mississippi | SB2118 | Equality in Financial Services Act; enact. | Dead | Died In Committee | 2024 |
| Mississippi | SB2402 | DEI Program Ban; eliminate DEI programs in any state-funded institution. | Dead | Died In Committee | 2024 |
| Mississippi | SB2721 | Rejecting Racism in Higher Education Act; enact. | Dead | Died In Committee | 2024 |
| Mississippi | HB1193 | Public K-12 and Postsecondary schools; prohibit DEI statements and practices. | Enacted/Adopted | Approved by Governor | 2025 |
| Mississippi | SB2370 | Equality in Financial Services Act; enact. | Dead | Died In Committee | 2025 |
| Mississippi | SB2464 | Firearms, firearm entities and knives; prohibit governmental entities from entering into certain contracts regarding. | Dead | Died In Committee | 2025 |
| Missouri | SB1171 | Creates new provisions prohibiting discrimination against businesses based on environmental, social, and governance scores | Dead | SCS Voted Do Pass S Small Business and Industry Committee (5473S.03C) | 2022 |
| Missouri | HB770 | Prohibits use of environmental, social justice, or governance scores or metrics | Dead | Placed on the Informal Perfection Calendar (H) | 2023 |
| Missouri | HB863 | Relates to social objective scoring standards | Dead | Public Hearing Held (S) | 2023 |
| Missouri | SB177 | Creates new provisions prohibiting discrimination against businesses based on ESG scores | Dead | Hearing Conducted S Governmental Accountability Committee | 2023 |
| Missouri | SB316 | Creates new provisions prohibiting discrimination against businesses based on ESG scores | Dead | Hearing Conducted S Governmental Accountability Committee | 2023 |
| Missouri | SB50 | Prohibits giving preferential treatment or discrimination based upon ESG scores | Dead | Hearing Conducted S Governmental Accountability Committee | 2023 |
| Missouri | HB2448 | Prohibits state departments from spending money on diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives | Dead | HCS Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 12 NOES: 4 PRESENT: 0 | 2024 |
| Missouri | HB2567 | Creates provisions relating to health care | Dead | Public Hearing Completed (H) | 2024 |
| Missouri | HB2569 | Prohibits state departments from spending money on diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives | Dead | HCS Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 12 NOES: 4 PRESENT: 0 | 2024 |
| Missouri | HB2619 | Prohibits state departments from spending money on diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives | Dead | Perfected (H) - AYES: 102 NOES: 47 PRESENT: 0 | 2024 |
| Missouri | HB2778 | Establishes standards in regards to the tracking of gun purchases by financial institutions | Dead | Referred: General Laws(H) | 2024 |
| Missouri | SB1142 | Prohibits giving preferential treatment or discrimination based upon ESG scores | Dead | Second Read and Referred S Governmental Accountability Committee | 2024 |
| Missouri | SB1314 | Creates new restrictions on the expenditure of funds by state departments for certain programs related to diversity, equity, and inclusion, etc | Dead | Second Read and Referred S Governmental Accountability Committee | 2024 |
| Missouri | SB1350 | Prohibits giving preferential treatment or discrimination based upon ESG scores | Dead | Second Read and Referred S Governmental Accountability Committee | 2024 |
| Missouri | SB1518 | Creates new provisions prohibiting discrimination against businesses based on ESG scores | Dead | Second Read and Referred S Governmental Accountability Committee | 2024 |
| Missouri | SB835 | Modifies provisions relating to financial transactions | Dead | S Bills with H Amendments | 2024 |
| Missouri | HB51 | Establishes standards in regards to the tracking of gun purchases by financial institutions | Dead | Referred: General Laws(H) | 2025 |
| Missouri | HB742 | Prohibits state departments from spending money on diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives | Dead | Placed on Informal Calendar - With SA 1, SS SCS, pending | 2025 |
| Missouri | SB216 | Creates the Second Amendment Financial Privacy Act | Dead | Second Read and Referred S Transportation, Infrastructure and Public Safety Committee | 2025 |
| Missouri | SB326 | Prohibits public institutions of postsecondary education and proprietary schools from requiring the submission of diversity, equity, and inclusion statements | Dead | Voted Do Pass S Education Committee | 2025 |
| Montana | SB361 | Prohibit discrimination by any person or entity because of firearms | Dead | (H) Died in Standing Committee | 2023 |
| Montana | HB618 | Provide for a Montana individual freedom act | Dead | (H) Died in Process | 2025 |
| Montana | SB240 | Revise laws related to equality in financial services | Dead | (S) Died in Process | 2025 |
| Nebraska | LB730 | Adopt the Fair Access to Financial Services Act | Dead | Indefinitely postponed | 2023 |
| Nebraska | LB1330 | Prohibit public educational institutions from taking certain actions relating to diversity, equity, and inclusion | Dead | Indefinitely postponed | 2024 |
| Nebraska | LB730 | Adopt the Fair Access to Financial Services Act | Dead | Indefinitely postponed | 2024 |
| Nebraska | LB687 | Adopt the Firearm Industry Nondiscrimination Act | Introduced | Banking, Commerce and Insurance Hearing (13:30:00 3/17/2025 Room 1507) | 2025 |
| New Hampshire | HB1469 | Relative to prohibited acts for banks, credit unions, and businesses. | Enacted/Adopted | Signed by Governor Sununu 06/17/2022; Chapter 200; 06/17/2022 House Journal 14 | 2022 |
| New Hampshire | HB227 | Relative to fair access to financial services. | Introduced | Inexpedient to Legislate: Motion Adopted Voice Vote 01/03/2024 House Journal 1 P. 74 | 2023 |
| New Hampshire | HB1546 | Relative to government purchasing. | Dead | Inexpedient to Legislate: Motion Adopted Voice Vote 02/01/2024 House Journal 3 P. 7 | 2024 |
| New Hampshire | HB227 | Relative to fair access to financial services. | Introduced | Inexpedient to Legislate: Motion Adopted Voice Vote 01/03/2024 House Journal 1 P. 74 | 2024 |
| New Hampshire | HB2 | Relative to state fees, funds, revenues, and expenditures. | Enacted/Adopted | Without Objection, the Clerk is authorized to make technical and administrative corrections which are necessary to reflect the intent of the Senate, Motion Adopted; 06/05/2025; Senate Journal 15 | 2025 |
| New Hampshire | HB359 | Prohibiting denial of banking and insurance services based on any factor that is not quantitative, impartial, and risk-based as measured by an objective standard. | Introduced | Retained in Committee | 2025 |
| New York | S06472 | Prohibits the comptroller from using environment, social, and governance criteria as a screening method for selecting companies and funds to invest the state pension fund in. | Dead | REFERRED TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS | 2023 |
| New York | S06472 | Prohibits the comptroller from using environment, social, and governance criteria as a screening method for selecting companies and funds to invest the state pension fund in. | Dead | REFERRED TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS | 2024 |
| New York | A00207 | Prohibits the comptroller from using environment, social, and governance criteria as a screening method for selecting companies and funds to invest the state pension fund in. | Introduced | referred to governmental employees | 2025 |
| North Carolina | H750 | Address ESG Factors | Enacted/Adopted | Ch. SL 2023-64 | 2023 |
| North Carolina | H781 | Fair Access to Financial Services Act | Introduced | Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House | 2023 |
| North Carolina | H784 | Financial Institutions/ESG Factors | Dead | Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House | 2023 |
| North Carolina | S369 | Fair Access to Financial Services Act | Introduced | Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate | 2023 |
| North Carolina | H781 | Fair Access to Financial Services Act | Introduced | Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House | 2024 |
| North Carolina | H784 | Financial Institutions/ESG Factors | Dead | Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House | 2024 |
| North Carolina | S369 | Fair Access to Financial Services Act | Introduced | Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate | 2024 |
| North Carolina | H171 | Equality in State Agencies/Prohibition on DEI | Vetoed | Placed On Cal For 09/22/2025 | 2025 |
| North Carolina | H62 | Farmers Protection Act | Introduced | Re-ref to the Com on Commerce and Economic Development, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House | 2025 |
| North Carolina | H919 | Fair Access to Financial Services | Introduced | Ref To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House | 2025 |
| North Carolina | S554 | Farmers Protection Act | Introduced | Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House Hearing (14:00:00 5/6/2025 Auditorium LB) | 2025 |
| North Dakota | HB1283 | Fair access to financial products and services; and to provide a penalty. | Dead | Second reading, failed to pass, yeas 8 nays 85 | 2023 |
| Ohio | HB678 | Prohibit businesses from discriminating based on certain factors | Dead | Refer to Committee: Civil Justice | 2022 |
| Oklahoma | HB4201 | Social credit systems; prohibition; behavior prediction; law enforcement agencies; rights; effective date. | Dead | Second Reading referred to Rules | 2022 |
| Oklahoma | SB1644 | Social credit scores; creating the Prohibition on Social Credit Scores in the State of Oklahoma Act. Emergency. | Dead | Referred to Public Safety | 2022 |
| Oklahoma | SJR38 | Constitutional amendment; prohibiting the use of any system using behaviorial attributes to deny individual rights. | Dead | Referred to Public Safety | 2022 |
| Oklahoma | HB2212 | Unfair business practices; banks; trust companies; credit unions; business entities; civil penalties; emergency. | Introduced | Second Reading referred to Rules | 2023 |
| Oklahoma | HB2544 | Banks and banking; Oklahoma Fair Access to Financial Services Act; definitions; practices; disclosures; civil actions; misdemeanor; effective date. | Introduced | 2023 | |
| Oklahoma | SB672 | Financial institutions; creating the Fair Access to Financial Services Act; preventing financial institutions from denying financial services to individuals for certain criteria. Effective date. | Introduced | Second Reading referred to Business and Commerce | 2023 |
| Oklahoma | SB868 | Social credit scores; prohibiting social credit scores in the state. Emergency. | Introduced | Second Reading referred to Business and Commerce | 2023 |
| Oklahoma | HB2212 | Unfair business practices; banks; trust companies; credit unions; business entities; civil penalties; emergency. | Introduced | Second Reading referred to Rules | 2024 |
| Oklahoma | HB2544 | Banks and banking; Oklahoma Fair Access to Financial Services Act; definitions; practices; disclosures; civil actions; misdemeanor; effective date. | Introduced | 2024 | |
| Oklahoma | SB1975 | State government; creating the Citizen's Bill of Rights. Emergency. | Dead | Second Reading referred to General Government | 2024 |
| Oklahoma | SB672 | Financial institutions; creating the Fair Access to Financial Services Act; preventing financial institutions from denying financial services to individuals for certain criteria. Effective date. | Introduced | Second Reading referred to Business and Commerce | 2024 |
| Oklahoma | SB868 | Social credit scores; prohibiting social credit scores in the state. Emergency. | Introduced | Second Reading referred to Business and Commerce | 2024 |
| Oklahoma | HB1228 | Unfair business practices; banks; trust companies; credit unions; businesses entities; civil penalties; emergency. | Introduced | Second Reading referred to Rules | 2025 |
| Oklahoma | SB1006 | State agencies; prohibiting state agencies from taking certain actions relating to diversity, equity, and inclusion; providing penalties. Effective date. | Introduced | Senate Floor SB1006 (3-11-25) (BULLARD) FS FA1 - SB1006 (3-11-25) (BULLARD) FS FA1 | 2025 |
| Oklahoma | SB1107 | Financial services; creating the Financial Services Freedom Act. Effective date. | Dead | Coauthored by Senator Hamilton | 2025 |
| Oklahoma | SB611 | State government; creating the Citizen's Bill of Rights. Emergency. | Introduced | Second Reading referred to Judiciary | 2025 |
| Oregon | HB2193 | Relating to social credit scoring; prescribing an effective date. | Dead | In committee upon adjournment. | 2025 |
| Pennsylvania | HB2799 | Prohibiting financial institutions from using social credit or environmental, social or governance scores; and imposing penalties. | Dead | Referred to COMMERCE | 2022 |
| Pennsylvania | HB334 | Requiring fair access to financial services; imposing powers and duties on the Department of Banking and Securities; and imposing penalties. | Dead | Referred to COMMERCE | 2023 |
| Pennsylvania | HB334 | Requiring fair access to financial services; imposing powers and duties on the Department of Banking and Securities; and imposing penalties. | Dead | Referred to COMMERCE | 2024 |
| Rhode Island | S0769 | Mandates state and electric distribution companies develop proposals and encourage off shore wind power development and give priority in those projects to providing employment and business opportunities to workers from disadvantaged communities. | Dead | Committee recommended measure be held for further study | 2025 |
| South Carolina | H4978 | Social Justice Discrimination | Dead | Died In Committee | 2022 |
| South Carolina | H5110 | Environmental, Social, and Governance | Dead | Died In Committee | 2022 |
| South Carolina | S1226 | Environmental, Social and Governance | Dead | Died In Committee | 2022 |
| South Carolina | H3393 | Firearms | Dead | Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Thayer | 2023 |
| South Carolina | S0111 | Social Justice Discrimination | Dead | Referred to Committee on Banking and Insurance | 2023 |
| South Carolina | S0559 | Banking Practices | Dead | Referred to Committee on Banking and Insurance | 2023 |
| South Carolina | H3393 | Firearms | Dead | Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Thayer | 2024 |
| South Carolina | H4663 | Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion | Dead | Referred to Committee on Judiciary | 2024 |
| South Carolina | H4699 | ESG restrictions | Dead | Referred to Committee on Ways and Means | 2024 |
| South Carolina | H5169 | Farmer Protection Act | Dead | Amended | 2024 |
| South Carolina | S0111 | Social Justice Discrimination | Dead | Referred to Committee on Banking and Insurance | 2024 |
| South Carolina | S0559 | Banking Practices | Dead | Referred to Committee on Banking and Insurance | 2024 |
| South Carolina | H3296 | Farmer Protection Act | Introduced | Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Rankin, Long, Oremus, Gibson, Huff, Burns, Magnuson, Edgerton | 2025 |
| South Carolina | H3433 | Equality in Financial Services Act | Introduced | Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Gilreath, Cromer, Gagnon, Hartz | 2025 |
| South Carolina | H3476 | Higher education accrediting agencies | Introduced | Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works | 2025 |
| South Carolina | H3927 | Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion | Crossed over | Referred to Committee on Judiciary | 2025 |
| South Carolina | H4466 | Financial services and insurance, antidiscrimination | Introduced | Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry | 2025 |
| South Carolina | S0368 | Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion | Introduced | Referred to Committee on Judiciary | 2025 |
| South Dakota | HB1207 | Prevent financial services providers from denying service based on certain grounds. | Dead | Commerce and Energy Deferred to the 41st legislative day, Passed, YEAS 10, NAYS 3. | 2023 |
| South Dakota | HB1247 | Provide consumer protection through fair access to financial and insurance products and services. | Dead | Commerce and Energy Tabled, Passed, YEAS 12, NAYS 0. | 2024 |
| Tennessee | HB0571 | AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 9; Title 12; Title 49 and Title 63, relative to limiting the application of DEI training. | Dead | Taken off notice for cal in s/c Higher Education Subcommittee of Education Administration | 2023 |
| Tennessee | HB0728 | AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 45; Title 47, Chapter 18, Part 1 and Title 56, relative to financial services. | Dead | Taken off notice for cal in s/c Banking & Consumer Affairs Subcommittee of Commerce Committee | 2023 |
| Tennessee | SB0603 | AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 9; Title 12; Title 49 and Title 63, relative to limiting the application of DEI training. | Dead | Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Education Committee | 2023 |
| Tennessee | SB1091 | AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 45; Title 47, Chapter 18, Part 1 and Title 56, relative to financial services. | Dead | Failed in Senate Commerce and Labor Committee - no second | 2023 |
| Tennessee | HB0571 | AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 9; Title 12; Title 49 and Title 63, relative to limiting the application of DEI training. | Dead | Taken off notice for cal in s/c Higher Education Subcommittee of Education Administration | 2024 |
| Tennessee | HB0728 | AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 45; Title 47, Chapter 18, Part 1 and Title 56, relative to financial services. | Dead | Taken off notice for cal in s/c Banking & Consumer Affairs Subcommittee of Commerce Committee | 2024 |
| Tennessee | HB1836 | AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 9, Chapter 4 and Title 45, relative to financial practices. | Dead | Assigned to s/c Banking & Consumer Affairs Subcommittee | 2024 |
| Tennessee | HB1896 | AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 9; Title 45; Title 47 and Title 56, relative to consumer protection. | Dead | Assigned to s/c Banking & Consumer Affairs Subcommittee | 2024 |
| Tennessee | HB1948 | AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to public institutions of higher education. | Dead | Sponsor(s) Added. | 2024 |
| Tennessee | HB2100 | AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 9; Title 45; Title 47 and Title 56, relative to consumer protection. | Enacted/Adopted | Effective date(s) 07/01/2024 | 2024 |
| Tennessee | HB2669 | AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 45 and Title 47, Chapter 18, relative to financial services. | Dead | Assigned to s/c Banking & Consumer Affairs Subcommittee | 2024 |
| Tennessee | HB2762 | AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8, Chapter 6; Title 29; Title 38; Title 39; Title 45 and Title 47, relative to merchant codes. | Introduced | Sponsor(s) Added. | 2024 |
| Tennessee | SB0603 | AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 9; Title 12; Title 49 and Title 63, relative to limiting the application of DEI training. | Dead | Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Education Committee | 2024 |
| Tennessee | SB1737 | AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 9, Chapter 4 and Title 45, relative to financial practices. | Dead | Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee | 2024 |
| Tennessee | SB2148 | AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 9; Title 45; Title 47 and Title 56, relative to consumer protection. | Enacted/Adopted | Comp. became Pub. Ch. 746 | 2024 |
| Tennessee | SB2223 | AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8, Chapter 6; Title 29; Title 38; Title 39; Title 45 and Title 47, relative to merchant codes. | Enacted/Adopted | Signed by Governor. | 2024 |
| Tennessee | SB2350 | AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to public institutions of higher education. | Dead | Sponsor(s) Added. | 2024 |
| Tennessee | SB2560 | AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 45 and Title 47, Chapter 18, relative to financial services. | Dead | Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee | 2024 |
| Texas | SB19 | Relating to prohibited contracts with companies that discriminate against the firearm or ammunition industries. | Enacted/Adopted | Effective on 9/1/21 | 2021 |
| Texas | HB1033 | Relating to prohibiting the use of political tests by governmental entities and certain government contracts. | Dead | Referred to State Affairs | 2023 |
| Texas | HB1239 | Relating to consideration by insurers of certain prohibited criteria for ratemaking and coverage decisions and the use of disparate impact analysis regarding certain insurance practices. | Dead | Returned to committee by Calendars Committee | 2023 |
| Texas | HB14 | Relating to the implementation of diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives by certain governmental entities. | Dead | Filed | 2023 |
| Texas | HB2977 | Relating to the awarding of contracts by the Texas Department of Transportation for certain materials used in road construction projects. | Dead | Placed on General State Calendar | 2023 |
| Texas | HB3661 | Relating to the collection and publication of information regarding the use of environmental, social, or governance scores by certain financial institutions. | Dead | Referred to Pensions, Investments & Financial Services | 2023 |
| Texas | HB5245 | Relating to prohibiting discrimination by financial institutions against lawful companies and businesses in the firearms and ammunition industry. | Dead | Referred to Pensions, Investments & Financial Services | 2023 |
| Texas | HB5252 | Relating to prohibiting discrimination by financial institutions against lawful companies and businesses in the oil and gas industry. | Dead | Referred to Pensions, Investments & Financial Services | 2023 |
| Texas | HB645 | Relating to prohibiting financial institutions and other businesses from using value-based criteria. | Dead | Referred to State Affairs | 2023 |
| Texas | HB709 | Relating to prohibiting the use of certain credit scores, including environmental, social, or governance scores and social credit scores, by certain financial institutions and other lenders in this state; providing a civil penalty. | Dead | Referred to Pensions, Investments & Financial Services | 2023 |
| Texas | SB1683 | Relating to the prohibition on certain discrimination in the extension of credit based on social credit or value-based standards. | Dead | Referred to State Affairs | 2023 |
| Texas | SB833 | Relating to consideration by insurers of certain prohibited criteria for ratemaking. | Enacted/Adopted | Effective on 9/1/23 | 2023 |
| Texas | HB127 | Relating to a prohibition on diversity, equity, and inclusion or LGBTQ indoctrination by state agencies. | Dead | Filed | 2025 |
| Texas | HB147 | Relating to prohibited considerations in governmental entity contracting and elimination of the state's historically underutilized business program. | Dead | Filed | 2025 |
| Texas | HB1521 | Relating to the implementation of diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives by certain governmental entities. | Dead | Referred to State Affairs | 2025 |
| Texas | HB167 | Relating to the implementation of diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives and certain prohibited considerations in contracting by governmental entities. | Dead | Referred to State Affairs | 2025 |
| Texas | HB172 | Relating to a prohibition on diversity, equity, and inclusion or LGBTQ indoctrination by state agencies. | Dead | Filed | 2025 |
| Texas | HB219 | Relating to prohibiting certain criteria in a local governmental agency contractor selection process. | Dead | Filed | 2025 |
| Texas | HB251 | Relating to prohibited considerations in governmental entity contracting and elimination of the state's historically underutilized business program. | Dead | Filed | 2025 |
| Texas | HB2770 | Relating to municipal diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives. | Dead | Referred to State Affairs | 2025 |
| Texas | HB2821 | Relating to county diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives. | Dead | Referred to State Affairs | 2025 |
| Texas | HB3899 | Relating to the authority of the Texas Department of Insurance to adopt rules that implement or are based on certain environmental, social, and governance models, ratings, or standards. | Dead | Referred to Insurance | 2025 |
| Texas | HB3922 | Relating to prohibiting the use of environmental, social, or governance scores. | Dead | Referred to Trade, Workforce & Economic Development | 2025 |
| Texas | HB4079 | Relating to the provision of proxy advisory services in connection with certain entities domiciled in this state. | Dead | Left pending in committee | 2025 |
| Texas | HB408 | Relating to the awarding of contracts by the Texas Department of Transportation for certain materials used in road construction projects. | Dead | Considered in Calendars | 2025 |
| Texas | HB4314 | Relating to prohibiting certain criteria in a local governmental agency contractor selection process. | Dead | Committee report sent to Calendars | 2025 |
| Texas | HB436 | Relating to the requirement by certain governmental entities for diversity, equity, and inclusion statements and training from employees, prospective employees, and contractors. | Dead | Referred to State Affairs | 2025 |
| Texas | HB4496 | Relating to municipal diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives. | Dead | Referred to State Affairs | 2025 |
| Texas | HB4723 | Relating to prohibiting the use of environmental, social, or governance scores; providing a civil penalty. | Dead | Referred to Trade, Workforce & Economic Development | 2025 |
| Texas | HB4784 | Relating to a prohibition on diversity, equity, and inclusion by state agencies. | Dead | Referred to State Affairs | 2025 |
| Texas | HB5135 | Relating to prohibition of discrimination by governmental entities based on immutable characteristics. | Dead | Referred to State Affairs | 2025 |
| Texas | HB5158 | Relating to the authority of a political subdivision to spend public money in support of certain professional associations that promote or implement diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives. | Dead | Referred to State Affairs | 2025 |
| Texas | HB5280 | Relating to the consideration by a governmental entity of the diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives of a business bidding on a contract with the governmental entity. | Dead | Referred to State Affairs | 2025 |
| Texas | HB76 | Relating to prohibiting certain criteria in a local governmental agency contractor selection process. | Dead | Filed | 2025 |
| Texas | SB2236 | Relating to prohibiting certain preferences in a political subdivision contractor selection process. | Dead | Referred to Local Government | 2025 |
| Texas | SB2337 | Relating to the regulation of the provision of proxy advisory services. | Enacted/Adopted | Effective on 9/1/25 | 2025 |
| Texas | SB2492 | Relating to prohibiting certain discrimination in the provision of financial services. | Dead | Referred to State Affairs | 2025 |
| Texas | SB2953 | Relating to the awarding of contracts by the Texas Department of Transportation for certain materials used in road construction projects. | Dead | Referred to Transportation | 2025 |
| Texas | SB495 | Relating to the authority of the Texas Department of Insurance to adopt rules that implement or are based on certain environmental, social, and governance models, ratings, or standards. | Dead | Committee report sent to Calendars | 2025 |
| Texas | SB945 | Relating to the adoption of political shareholder proposals by insurers and insurer holding companies. | Dead | Failed to receive affirmative vote in comm. | 2025 |
| Texas | SB946 | Relating to the prohibition on certain discrimination in the extension of credit to organizations based on social credit or value-based standards. | Dead | Failed to receive affirmative vote in comm. | 2025 |
| Texas | SB949 | Relating to prohibitions on deceptive and unfair practices related to financial institutions discriminating in the provision of financial services to consumers and other persons. | Dead | Referred to Business & Commerce | 2025 |
| United States of America | HR4835 | Strategic Resources Non-discrimination Act | Introduced | Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. | 2025 |
| Utah | HB0431 | Social Credit Score Amendments | Dead | House/ filed in House file for bills not passed | 2022 |
| Utah | HB0281 | Social Credit Score Amendments | Enacted/Adopted | House/ to Governor in Executive Branch - Governor | 2023 |
| Virginia | HB2073 | Financial institutions; discrimination prohibited, penalty. | Dead | Left in Labor and Commerce | 2025 |
| Virginia | SB1453 | Financial institutions; discrimination prohibited, penalty. | Dead | Passed by indefinitely in Commerce and Labor (9-Y 6-N) | 2025 |
| Washington | HB1283 | Concerning environmental, social, and governance reporting and self-directed investment options at the Washington state investment board. | Dead | By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. | 2023 |
| Washington | HB1283 | Concerning environmental, social, and governance reporting and self-directed investment options at the Washington state investment board. | Dead | By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. | 2024 |
| West Virginia | SB182 | Prohibiting discriminatory practices by financial institution or government entity against firearms manufacturers | Dead | To Judiciary | 2023 |
| West Virginia | SB555 | Prohibiting banks and payment networks from tracking firearm-related data and outlining penalties | Dead | Senate Banking and Insurance Committee Meeting (14:00:00 14:00:00 451-M) | 2023 |
| West Virginia | SB637 | Fair Access to Financial Services Act | Dead | To Banking and Insurance | 2023 |
| West Virginia | HB4387 | Relating to nondiscrimination at institutions of higher education | Dead | To House Education | 2024 |
| West Virginia | HB5615 | Prohibiting contracts with companies that use illegal means | Dead | To House Government Organization | 2024 |
| West Virginia | HB5616 | Prohibiting contracts, affiliations or employment of entities that support actions counter the the US Constitution and West Virginia Constitution | Dead | To House Government Organization | 2024 |
| West Virginia | SB186 | Prohibiting financial institutions from discriminating against firearms businesses | Dead | To Judiciary | 2024 |
| West Virginia | SB214 | Fair Access to Financial Services Act | Dead | To Banking and Insurance | 2024 |
| West Virginia | SB350 | Prohibiting discriminatory practices by financial institution or government entity against firearms manufacturers | Dead | To Judiciary | 2024 |
| West Virginia | SB870 | Restoring Sanity Act | Dead | Referred to Judiciary on 2nd reading | 2024 |
| West Virginia | HB2005 | Ending DEI Programs | Dead | To House Government Organization | 2025 |
| West Virginia | HB2574 | Relating to nondiscrimination at institutions of higher education | Dead | To House Education | 2025 |
| West Virginia | HB2795 | Relating to protecting and advancing the substantial public policies of this state | Dead | To House Government Organization | 2025 |
| West Virginia | HB3045 | Farmer Protection Act | Dead | To House Energy and Public Works | 2025 |
| West Virginia | HB3342 | Firearms Industry Nondiscrimination Act | Enacted/Adopted | Approved by Governor 4/25/2025 | 2025 |
| West Virginia | SB424 | Restoring Sanity Act | Dead | To Education | 2025 |
| West Virginia | SB474 | Ending diversity, equity, and inclusion programs | Enacted/Adopted | Approved by Governor 4/30/2025 | 2025 |
| West Virginia | SB663 | Creating Fair Access to Financial Services Act | Dead | To House Judiciary | 2025 |
| West Virginia | SB776 | Creating Firearms Industry Nondiscrimination Act | Dead | To Judiciary | 2025 |
| Wisconsin | AB722 | Prohibited considerations in awarding state or local financial assistance. | Dead | Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1 | 2023 |
| Wisconsin | AB722 | Prohibited considerations in awarding state or local financial assistance. | Dead | Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1 | 2024 |
| Wyoming | HB0236 | Firearms transactions-financial discrimination. | Enacted/Adopted | Assigned Chapter Number 142 | 2021 |
| Wyoming | SF0108 | Social credit scores-use prohibited. | Dead | S:Died in Committee Returned Bill Pursuant to SR 5-4 | 2022 |
| Wyoming | HB0151 | Firearms merchant category code-prohibition. | Dead | Failed Introduction 37-24-1-0-0 | 2024 |
| Wyoming | HB0108 | Firearm purchase protections. | Dead | H:Died in Committee Returned Bill Pursuant to HR 5-4 | 2025 |
| Wyoming | HB0147 | Prohibition of institutional discrimination. | Enacted/Adopted | Assigned Chapter Number 110 | 2025 |
Consumer and investor protection approaches
This approach requires governments to invoke or amend consumer protection and corporate liability laws to require ESG investment product transparency and make corporations responsible for failures in ESG decision-making.
Legislation related to consumer and investor protection approaches
The map and table below list legislation opposing ESG through consumer and investor protection approaches since 2020. Click here to view the legislation in Ballotpedia's ESG state legislation tracker and explore by bill status, provision details, sponsors, and more.
| State | Bill number | Bill name | Current legislative status | Most recent action | Legislative session year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | SB1138 | Business; discrimination prohibition; social criteria | Dead | House third reading FAILED voting: (29-31-0-0) | 2023 |
| Idaho | S1027 | Adds to existing law to provide for transparency in financial services. | Enacted/Adopted | Session Law Chapter 164 Effective: 07/01/2025 | 2025 |
| Iowa | HF922 | A bill for an act relating to discrimination in the provision of financial services, and providing civil penalties.(Formerly HF 594.) | Introduced | Referred to Judiciary. H.J. 897. | 2025 |
| Kentucky | HB474 | AN ACT relating to consumer protection in financial transactions. | Dead | to Committee on Committees (H) | 2024 |
| Louisiana | HB474 | Prohibits discrimination by a financial institution based on certain factors | Dead | House Committee on (09:30 4/4/2022 ) | 2022 |
| Missouri | HB824 | Establishes provisions relating to investment disclosures | Dead | Placed on the Informal Perfection Calendar (H) | 2023 |
| Missouri | HB2799 | Establishes provisions relating to investment disclosures | Dead | Referred: Financial Institutions(H) | 2024 |
| Oregon | SB680 | Relating to greenwashing; declaring an emergency. | Dead | In committee upon adjournment. | 2025 |
| South Carolina | S1014 | Disclosure standards | Dead | Referred to Committee on Banking and Insurance | 2024 |
| Texas | HB4794 | Relating to the burden of proof in certain derivative proceedings. | Dead | Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence | 2023 |
| Texas | HB872 | Relating to the burden of proof in certain derivative proceedings. | Dead | Failed to receive affirmative vote in comm. | 2025 |
| Texas | SB1006 | Relating to declination, cancellation, or nonrenewal of insurance policies. | Dead | Referred to Insurance | 2025 |
| Texas | SB2492 | Relating to prohibiting certain discrimination in the provision of financial services. | Dead | Referred to State Affairs | 2025 |
Public disclosure and ESG study approaches
This approach requires additional transparency surrounding the policies, investments, and considerations of state boards of investment and other government agencies (such as state treasury departments) or third parties acting on behalf of government agencies that might be responsible for picking, managing, or proxy voting state investments.
Legislation related to public disclosure and ESG study approaches
The map and table below list legislation opposing ESG through public disclosure and ESG study approaches since 2020. Click here to view the legislation in Ballotpedia's ESG state legislation tracker and explore by bill status, provision details, sponsors, and more.
| State | Bill number | Bill name | Current legislative status | Most recent action | Legislative session year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | HB303 | Rtmt Plan And Perm Fund Investment Policy | Dead | REFERRED TO FINANCE | 2024 |
| Arizona | HB2637 | Divestment; K-12; abortion; explicit material | Dead | Senate Committee of the Whole action: Do Pass Amended | 2022 |
| Arizona | HB2156 | Governmental entities; proxy voting; prohibitions | Dead | Senate read second time | 2023 |
| Arizona | HB2471 | Government investments; plans; fiduciaries; products | Dead | Senate GOV Committee action: Held, voting: (0-0-0-0) | 2023 |
| Arizona | SB1139 | Government investments; products; fiduciaries; plans | Dead | House miscellaneous motion: Representative Martinez made a motion to further extend the reconsideration period for SB1139. | 2023 |
| Arizona | HB2213 | Governmental entities; proxy voting; prohibition | Dead | Senate read second time | 2024 |
| Arizona | HB2457 | Government investments; plans; fiduciaries; products | Dead | Senate read second time | 2024 |
| Arizona | SB1592 | ASRS; investments; fiduciaries; duties; limitations | Dead | Senate read second time | 2025 |
| Arkansas | HB1253 | To Create The State Government Employee Retirement Protection Act. | Enacted/Adopted | Notification that HB1253 is now Act 498 | 2023 |
| Colorado | HB1092 | Limitating Use Of State Money | Dead | House Committee on Finance Postpone Indefinitely | 2023 |
| Connecticut | HB06220 | An Act Concerning The Quantification Of Environmental Benefits From Net-zero, Decarbonization And Environmental, Social And Governance Mandates. | Dead | Referred to Joint Committee on Environment | 2025 |
| Connecticut | SB01557 | An Act Establishing The Investment Board And Concerning Independent Review Of The Investment Performance Of The State's Pension Funds. | Dead | Motion Failed (JF) | 2025 |
| Florida | H0003 | Government and Corporate Activism | Enacted/Adopted | Chapter No. 2023-28 | 2023 |
| Florida | S0302 | Government and Corporate Activism | Dead | Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 3 (Ch. 2023-28) | 2023 |
| Idaho | HCR052 | States findings of the Legislature and directs the Committee on Federalism to study the topic of environmental, social, and governance standards in Idaho. | Dead | Introduced, read first time; referred to: State Affairs | 2022 |
| Idaho | S1405 | Adds to existing law to establish provisions regarding disfavored state investments. | Enacted/Adopted | Session Law Chapter 299 Effective: 07/01/2022 | 2022 |
| Idaho | HJM007 | States findings of the Legislature and expresses concern over the influence of the United Nations and the World Economic Forum in this state. | Dead | Reported Printed and Referred to State Affairs | 2024 |
| Illinois | HB2777 | MINORITY GROUP-ARAB PERSONS | Dead | Session Sine Die | 2023 |
| Illinois | HB2777 | MINORITY GROUP-ARAB PERSONS | Dead | Session Sine Die | 2024 |
| Indiana | HB1008 | Pension investments. | Enacted/Adopted | Public Law 206 | 2023 |
| Indiana | SB0292 | INPRS investments. | Dead | First reading: referred to Committee on Financial Institutions | 2023 |
| Indiana | SB0372 | Fiduciary duties of pension system administrators. | Dead | Withdrawn | 2023 |
| Iowa | HSB667 | A bill for an act relating to actions regarding the economic interest of enterprise shareholders and participants in and beneficiaries of public pension benefit plans, and providing penalties. | Dead | House State Government Committee (09:00:00 2/7/2024 RM 103, Sup. Ct. Chamber) | 2024 |
| Iowa | HF922 | A bill for an act relating to discrimination in the provision of financial services, and providing civil penalties.(Formerly HF 594.) | Introduced | Referred to Judiciary. H.J. 897. | 2025 |
| Kansas | HCR5034 | Directing the joint committee on fiduciary financial institutions oversight to study and draft legislation relating to environmental, social and governance standards. | Dead | House Died in Committee | 2022 |
| Kansas | HB2100 | Enacting the Kansas public investments and contracts protection act concerning environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria, prohibiting the state and political subdivisions from giving preferential treatment to or discriminating against companies based on such ESG criteria in procuring or letting contracts, requiring KPERS fiduciaries to act solely in the financial interest of the participants and beneficiaries of the system, indemnifying KPERS with respect to actions taken in compliance | Enacted/Adopted | House Will become law without Governor's signature | 2023 |
| Kansas | HB2404 | Enacting the Kansas protection of pensions and businesses against ideological interference act, relating to ideological boycotts involving environmental, social or governance standards, requiring KPERS to divest from and prohibiting state contracts or the deposit of state moneys with entities engaged in such boycotts as determined by the state treasurer and prohibiting discriminatory practices in the financial services industry based on such boycotts. | Dead | House Died in Committee | 2023 |
| Kansas | HB2436 | Senate Substitute for HB 2436 by Committee on Federal and State Affairs - Creating the crime of coercion to obtain an abortion and providing enhanced criminal penalties for offenses committed with the intent to coerce a woman to obtain an abortion. | Dead | House Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, April 5, 2024 | 2023 |
| Kansas | HCR5014 | Directing the joint committee on fiduciary financial institutions oversight to study and draft legislation relating to environmental, social and governance standards. | Dead | House Died in Committee | 2023 |
| Kansas | SB224 | Enacting the Kansas protection of pensions and businesses against ideological interference act, relating to ideological boycotts involving environmental, social or governance standards, requiring KPERS to divest from and prohibiting state contracts or the deposit of state moneys with entities engaged in such boycotts as determined by the state treasurer and prohibiting discriminatory practices in the financial services industry based on such boycotts. | Dead | Senate Died in Committee | 2023 |
| Kansas | SB291 | House Substitute for SB 291 by Committee on Legislative Modernization - Transferring all cybsersecurity services under the chief information technology officer of each branch of government, creating chief information security officers within the judicial and legislative branches, requiring a chief information security officer to be appointed by the attorney general, Kansas bureau of investigation, secretary of state, state treasurer and insurance commissioner and requiring the chief information | Crossed over | House Committee of the Whole - Substitute bill be passed as amended | 2023 |
| Kansas | HB2404 | Enacting the Kansas protection of pensions and businesses against ideological interference act, relating to ideological boycotts involving environmental, social or governance standards, requiring KPERS to divest from and prohibiting state contracts or the deposit of state moneys with entities engaged in such boycotts as determined by the state treasurer and prohibiting discriminatory practices in the financial services industry based on such boycotts. | Dead | House Died in Committee | 2024 |
| Kansas | HB2436 | Senate Substitute for HB 2436 by Committee on Federal and State Affairs - Creating the crime of coercion to obtain an abortion and providing enhanced criminal penalties for offenses committed with the intent to coerce a woman to obtain an abortion. | Dead | House Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, April 5, 2024 | 2024 |
| Kansas | HCR5014 | Directing the joint committee on fiduciary financial institutions oversight to study and draft legislation relating to environmental, social and governance standards. | Dead | House Died in Committee | 2024 |
| Kansas | SB224 | Enacting the Kansas protection of pensions and businesses against ideological interference act, relating to ideological boycotts involving environmental, social or governance standards, requiring KPERS to divest from and prohibiting state contracts or the deposit of state moneys with entities engaged in such boycotts as determined by the state treasurer and prohibiting discriminatory practices in the financial services industry based on such boycotts. | Dead | Senate Died in Committee | 2024 |
| Kansas | SB291 | House Substitute for SB 291 by Committee on Legislative Modernization - Transferring all cybsersecurity services under the chief information technology officer of each branch of government, creating chief information security officers within the judicial and legislative branches, requiring a chief information security officer to be appointed by the attorney general, Kansas bureau of investigation, secretary of state, state treasurer and insurance commissioner and requiring the chief information | Crossed over | House Committee of the Whole - Substitute bill be passed as amended | 2024 |
| Kentucky | HB236 | AN ACT relating to the fiduciary duties owed to the state-administered retirement systems. | Enacted/Adopted | signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 94) | 2023 |
| Kentucky | SB166 | AN ACT relating to the fiduciary duties owed to the state-administered retirement systems. | Dead | to State & Local Government (S) | 2023 |
| Kentucky | HB742 | AN ACT relating to the fiduciary duties owed to the state-administered retirement systems. | Dead | 2nd reading, to Rules | 2024 |
| Kentucky | HB314 | AN ACT relating to equality in access to financial services. | Dead | to Banking & Insurance (H) | 2025 |
| Kentucky | HB388 | AN ACT relating to business corporations. | Dead | to Judiciary (H) | 2025 |
| Louisiana | HR203 | Creates the Environmental, Social, and Governance Criteria Task Force to study and make recommendations regarding regulation of ESG criteria in lending and investment practices | Enacted/Adopted | Taken by the Clerk of the House and presented to the Secretary of State in accordance with the Rules of the House. | 2022 |
| Louisiana | HR246 | Creates the Environmental, Social, Governance Study Group to study the regulation of ESG criteria in lending and investment practices | Enacted/Adopted | Taken by the Clerk of the House and presented to the Secretary of State in accordance with the Rules of the House. | 2022 |
| Louisiana | HCR78 | Requests that Board of Regents and public postsecondary education management boards report to House and Senate education committees and Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget on actions related to environmental, social, and governance criteria | Enacted/Adopted | Taken by the Clerk of the House and presented to the Secretary of State in accordance with the Rules of the House. | 2024 |
| Louisiana | HR267 | Requests state retirement systems to submit reports regarding procedures for proxy voting | Enacted/Adopted | Taken by the Clerk of the House and presented to the Secretary of State in accordance with the Rules of the House. | 2024 |
| Louisiana | SB5 | Requires fiduciaries for public retirement systems to make investment decisions based solely on financial factors. (8/1/24) (OR SEE ACTUARIAL NOTE APV) | Dead | Senate Committee on Retirement (02:00:00 4/2/2024 Room E) | 2024 |
| Louisiana | SB7 | Requires fiduciaries of public retirement systems to make investment decisions based solely on financial factors. (6/30/25) (OR SEE ACTUARIAL NOTE APV) | Dead | Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Retirement. | 2025 |
| Maine | LD1562 | An Act to Protect the Retirement of State Employees and Teachers by Establishing Standards for Fiduciary Responsibility | Dead | Ought Not to Pass Pursuant To Joint Rule 310, May 9, 2023 | 2023 |
| Michigan | HB4381 | Retirement: defined benefit; duties of an investment fiduciary; modify. Amends sec. 13 of 1965 PA 314 (MCL 38.1133). | Dead | Bill Electronically Reproduced 04/12/2023 | 2023 |
| Michigan | SB1192 | Retirement: defined benefit; duties of investment fiduciary; modify. Amends sec. 13 of 1965 PA 314 (MCL 38.1133). | Dead | Referred To Committee Of The Whole With Substitute (s-1) | 2023 |
| Michigan | HB4381 | Retirement: defined benefit; duties of an investment fiduciary; modify. Amends sec. 13 of 1965 PA 314 (MCL 38.1133). | Dead | Bill Electronically Reproduced 04/12/2023 | 2024 |
| Mississippi | HB1099 | Public retirement systems; require all investment actions to be made exclusively for purpose of providing financial benefits for members of. | Dead | Died In Committee | 2023 |
| Mississippi | HB416 | Proxy Voting Integrity and Transparency Act; create. | Dead | Died In Committee | 2024 |
| Missouri | HB1333 | Modifies provisions relating to the fiduciary duty and proxy voting activities of public retirement systems | Dead | Read Second Time (H) | 2023 |
| Missouri | SB436 | Modifies provisions relating to fiduciary duties for investments of public employee retirement systems | Dead | Second Read and Referred S Veterans, Military Affairs and Pensions Committee | 2023 |
| Nebraska | LB743 | Adopt the Investment Neutrality in Public Funds Act | Dead | Indefinitely postponed | 2023 |
| Nebraska | LR237 | Interim study to determine to what extent, if any, companies operating within or contracting with the State of Nebraska, are using environmental, social, and governance (ESG) metrics | Dead | Referred to Banking, Commerce and Insurance Committee | 2023 |
| Nebraska | LB743 | Adopt the Investment Neutrality in Public Funds Act | Dead | Indefinitely postponed | 2024 |
| Nebraska | LR237 | Interim study to determine to what extent, if any, companies operating within or contracting with the State of Nebraska, are using environmental, social, and governance (ESG) metrics | Dead | Referred to Banking, Commerce and Insurance Committee | 2024 |
| New Hampshire | HB457 | Relative to state treasury pension and insurance fund management. | Enacted/Adopted | Signed by Governor Sununu 06/30/2023; Chapter 132; Eff: 08/29/2023 House Journal 17 | 2023 |
| New Hampshire | SB520 | Relative to the fiduciary duty and proxy voting activities of public retirement systems. | Dead | Inexpedient to Legislate, Motion Adopted, Voice Vote === BILL KILLED ===; 02/21/2024; Senate Journal 5 | 2024 |
| North Carolina | H750 | Address ESG Factors | Enacted/Adopted | Ch. SL 2023-64 | 2023 |
| North Carolina | H62 | Farmers Protection Act | Introduced | Re-ref to the Com on Commerce and Economic Development, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House | 2025 |
| North Carolina | S257 | 2025 Appropriations Act | Crossed over | Conf Com Appointed | 2025 |
| North Dakota | HB1278 | The powers and duties of the state investment board, restrictions on perpetual contracts, required reports, and the prohibition on social investments; and to provide for a legislative management study. | Dead | Second reading, failed to pass, yeas 10 nays 36 | 2023 |
| Ohio | SB367 | Regards certain public entities and corporate ESG policies | Dead | Refer to Committee: Finance | 2022 |
| Ohio | HB4 | Regards certain economic boycotts, discrimination by businesses | Introduced | House Financial Institutions T., King, 1st Hearing, Sponsor Testimony PS (10:30:00 11/15/2023 Room 018) | 2023 |
| Ohio | HB4 | Regards certain economic boycotts, discrimination by businesses | Introduced | House Financial Institutions T., King, 1st Hearing, Sponsor Testimony PS (10:30:00 11/15/2023 Room 018) | 2024 |
| Oklahoma | HB1617 | Public finance; Oklahoma Public Finance Protection Act; terms; standard of care; non-pecuniary; factors; authority; shares; Attorney General; codification; effective date; emergency. | Crossed over | Coauthored by Senator Rader | 2023 |
| Oklahoma | HB2545 | Public finance; Oklahoma Public Finance Protection Act; terms; standard of care; non-pecuniary factors; authority; shares; Attorney General; codification; effective date. | Introduced | Second Reading referred to Banking, Financial Services and Pensions | 2023 |
| Oklahoma | HB2547 | Public finance; imposing requirements to certain stock shares; proxy voting; prohibiting certain actions; requiring report to the State Treasurer; effective date; emergency. | Crossed over | Title stricken | 2023 |
| Oklahoma | HB2567 | Public finance; shares; governmental entities; fiduciaries; proxy voting; reports; effective date; emergency. | Introduced | Second Reading referred to Rules | 2023 |
| Oklahoma | HB2777 | Public finance; Oklahoma Public Finance Protection Act; terms; standard of care; non-pecuniary factors; authority; shares; Attorney General; codification; effective date. | Crossed over | Coauthored by Senator Jett | 2023 |
| Oklahoma | SB470 | Energy Discrimination Elimination Act of 2022; requiring state governmental entities to act in pecuniary interest of plan participants; requiring proxy votes to be reported to State Treasurer. Effective date. | Introduced | Second Reading referred to Rules | 2023 |
| Oklahoma | HB1617 | Public finance; Oklahoma Public Finance Protection Act; terms; standard of care; non-pecuniary; factors; authority; shares; Attorney General; codification; effective date; emergency. | Crossed over | Coauthored by Senator Rader | 2024 |
| Oklahoma | HB2545 | Public finance; Oklahoma Public Finance Protection Act; terms; standard of care; non-pecuniary factors; authority; shares; Attorney General; codification; effective date. | Introduced | Second Reading referred to Banking, Financial Services and Pensions | 2024 |
| Oklahoma | HB2547 | Public finance; imposing requirements to certain stock shares; proxy voting; prohibiting certain actions; requiring report to the State Treasurer; effective date; emergency. | Crossed over | Title stricken | 2024 |
| Oklahoma | HB2567 | Public finance; shares; governmental entities; fiduciaries; proxy voting; reports; effective date; emergency. | Introduced | Second Reading referred to Rules | 2024 |
| Oklahoma | HB2777 | Public finance; Oklahoma Public Finance Protection Act; terms; standard of care; non-pecuniary factors; authority; shares; Attorney General; codification; effective date. | Crossed over | Coauthored by Senator Jett | 2024 |
| Oklahoma | SB1004 | Public retirement systems; creating the Oklahoma Pension Fiduciary Duty Act. Effective date. | Introduced | Second Reading referred to Retirement and Insurance Committee then to Finance Committee | 2024 |
| Oklahoma | SB470 | Energy Discrimination Elimination Act of 2022; requiring state governmental entities to act in pecuniary interest of plan participants; requiring proxy votes to be reported to State Treasurer. Effective date. | Introduced | Second Reading referred to Rules | 2024 |
| Oklahoma | HB1069 | Public finance; Local Development Act; definitions; procedures; review committees; impact statement; effective date. | Introduced | House General Government Hearing (10:30:00 2/11/2025 Room 206) | 2025 |
| Pennsylvania | SB1056 | In Treasury Department, further providing for investment of moneys; establishing the Keystone Saves Program, the Keystone Saves Program Fund, the Keystone Saves Administrative Fund and the Keystone Saves Program Advisory Board; providing for powers and duties of the Treasury Department, for investment and fiduciary responsibilities and for program implementation; and providing for the electric vehicle road user charge effective date. | Dead | Referred to RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS | 2024 |
| Pennsylvania | HB1263 | Establishing the Keystone Saves Program, the Keystone Saves Program Fund, the Keystone Saves Administrative Fund and the Keystone Saves Program Advisory Board; and providing for powers and duties of the Treasury Department, for investment and fiduciary responsibilities and for program implementation. | Crossed over | Referred to FINANCE | 2025 |
| South Carolina | H3565 | State Pension Fiduciary Duty Act | Dead | Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Leber | 2023 |
| South Carolina | H3690 | ESG | Enacted/Adopted | Act No. 103 | 2023 |
| South Carolina | S0583 | ESG Investing | Dead | Senate Finance Retirement Systems Standing Subcommittee (15:00:00 4/11/2023 Gressette Room 105) | 2023 |
| South Carolina | S0634 | ESG | Dead | Recommitted to Committee on Finance | 2023 |
| South Carolina | H3565 | State Pension Fiduciary Duty Act | Dead | Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Leber | 2024 |
| South Carolina | H3690 | ESG | Enacted/Adopted | Act No. 103 | 2024 |
| South Carolina | S0583 | ESG Investing | Dead | Senate Finance Retirement Systems Standing Subcommittee (15:00:00 4/11/2023 Gressette Room 105) | 2024 |
| South Carolina | S0634 | ESG | Dead | Recommitted to Committee on Finance | 2024 |
| South Dakota | HCR6008 | Affirming, supporting, and defending certain principles, values, and goals. | Dead | State Affairs Deferred to the 41st legislative day, Passed, YEAS 9, NAYS 3. | 2023 |
| Texas | HB4536 | Relating to the consideration of pecuniary factors in certain state investments. | Dead | Referred to Pensions, Investments & Financial Services | 2021 |
| Texas | SB1634 | Relating to requiring female representation on the boards of directors of certain publicly traded corporations; authorizing administrative penalties. | Dead | Referred to Business & Commerce | 2021 |
| Texas | HB2068 | Relating to the fiduciary responsibility of governmental entities and the investment agents, plan administrators, or qualified vendors acting on behalf of those entities. | Dead | Referred to Pensions, Investments & Financial Services | 2023 |
| Texas | HB2752 | Relating to the authority of the Texas Department of Insurance to adopt rules that implement or are based on certain environmental, social, and governance models, ratings, or standards. | Dead | Committee report sent to Calendars | 2023 |
| Texas | SB1446 | Relating to the fiduciary responsibility of the governing body of the public retirement systems in this state and the investment managers and proxy advisors acting on behalf of those systems. | Dead | Placed on General State Calendar | 2023 |
| Texas | HB3776 | Relating to reporting requirements for a public retirement system that authorizes the system's shares to be voted by a proxy advisor or investment manager. | Dead | Referred to Pensions, Investments & Financial Services | 2025 |
| Texas | HB4079 | Relating to the provision of proxy advisory services in connection with certain entities domiciled in this state. | Dead | Left pending in committee | 2025 |
| Texas | HB4807 | Relating to the fiduciary responsibility of the governing body of the public retirement systems in this state and the investment managers and proxy advisors acting on behalf of those systems. | Dead | Referred to Pensions, Investments & Financial Services | 2025 |
| Texas | SB2337 | Relating to the regulation of the provision of proxy advisory services. | Enacted/Adopted | Effective on 9/1/25 | 2025 |
| Utah | SB0096 | Fiduciary Duty Modifications | Enacted/Adopted | Governor Signed in Lieutenant Governor's office for filing | 2023 |
| Utah | HB0341 | Higher Education Revisions | Enacted/Adopted | Governor Signed in Lieutenant Governor's office for filing | 2025 |
| Wyoming | SF0172 | Stop ESG-State funds fiduciary duty act. | Dead | COW:H Did not consider for COW | 2023 |
| Wyoming | SF0191 | State funds-proxy voting and pecuniary investments. | Enacted/Adopted | Assigned Chapter Number 151 | 2025 |
Federal mandate opposition approaches
This approach argues that state governments should oppose certain federal mandates allowing or requiring ESG considerations, especially as they relate to state investments.
Legislation related to federal mandate opposition approaches
The map and table below list legislation opposing ESG through federal mandate opposition approaches since 2020. Click here to view the legislation in Ballotpedia's ESG state legislation tracker and explore by bill status, provision details, sponsors, and more.
| State | Bill number | Bill name | Current legislative status | Most recent action | Legislative session year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | HB319 | State government, Presidental Executive Orders, Legislative Council may order review thereof, prohibition on implementation, provided | Dead | Indefinitely Postponed | 2021 |
| Arkansas | HB1637 | To Allow Review Of Presidential Executive Orders; To Allow The Attorney General To Review Presidential Executive Orders; And To Address Implementation Of A Presidential Executive Order Under Review. | Enacted/Adopted | Notification that HB1637 is now Act 608 | 2021 |
| Arkansas | SB469 | To Establish A Process To Review Presidential Executive Orders; To Allow The Attorney General To Review Presidential Executive Orders; And To Address Implementation Of A Presidential Executive Order Under Review. | Dead | Sine Die adjournment | 2021 |
| Iowa | HF481 | A bill for an act relating to executive orders of the president of the United States.(See HF 815.) | Dead | Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 815. | 2021 |
| Iowa | HF577 | A bill for an act relating to executive orders of the president of the United States. | Dead | Subcommittee Meeting: 01/25/2022 12:00PM House Lounge. | 2021 |
| Iowa | HF578 | A bill for an act relating to executive orders of the president of the United States. | Dead | Introduced, referred to State Government. H.J. 446. | 2021 |
| Iowa | HF815 | A bill for an act relating to executive orders of the president of the United States.(Formerly HF 481.) | Dead | Referred to State Government. H.J. 965. | 2021 |
| Iowa | HF2012 | A bill for an act relating to executive orders of the president of the United States.(See HF 2256.) | Dead | Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2256. | 2022 |
| Iowa | HF2256 | A bill for an act relating to executive orders of the president of the United States.(Formerly HF 2012.) | Dead | Introduced, placed on calendar. H.J. 188. | 2022 |
| Iowa | HF27 | A bill for an act relating to executive orders of the president of the United States. | Dead | Subcommittee recommends passage. Vote Total: 2-0. | 2023 |
| Iowa | HF2291 | A bill for an act relating to executive orders of the president of the United States. | Dead | Introduced, referred to Judiciary. H.J. 189. | 2024 |
| Iowa | HF27 | A bill for an act relating to executive orders of the president of the United States. | Dead | Subcommittee recommends passage. Vote Total: 2-0. | 2024 |
| Iowa | SF2032 | A bill for an act relating to executive orders of the president of the United States. | Dead | Subcommittee: Schultz, Bousselot, and Weiner. S.J. 99. | 2024 |
| Louisiana | HCR59 | Requests the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to withdraw its proposed rule with respect to climate-related disclosures for investors | Enacted/Adopted | Taken by the Clerk of the House and presented to the Secretary of State in accordance with the Rules of the House. | 2023 |
| Minnesota | HF2157 | Presidential executive order legislative commission established, presidential executive order review by commission authorized, attorney general action directed, and order implementation restricted. | Dead | Introduction and first reading, referred to State Government Finance and Elections | 2022 |
| Mississippi | HB1419 | Unconstitutional acts of federal government; prohibit state agency or political subdivision of the state from cooperating with a federal agency in implementing any. | Dead | Died In Committee | 2022 |
| Missouri | HB1639 | Allows the House of Representatives to review presidential orders and declare them unconstitutional | Dead | Referred: Downsizing State Government(H) | 2022 |
| Missouri | HR4108 | Urges Missouri to oppose federal rules or regulations requiring companies to disclose climate change risk | Dead | Referred: Financial Institutions(H) | 2022 |
| Missouri | SB840 | Authorizes the General Assembly and the Attorney General to review and prohibit implementation of certain federal actions in this state | Dead | Second Read and Referred S Governmental Accountability and Fiscal Oversight Committee | 2022 |
| Missouri | HB174 | Allows the House of Representatives to review presidential orders and declare them unconstitutional | Dead | Referred: Special Committee on Government Accountability(H) | 2023 |
| Missouri | HR12 | Urges Missouri to oppose federal rules or regulations requiring companies to disclose climate change risk | Enacted/Adopted | Adopted (H) | 2023 |
| Missouri | SB286 | Authorizes the General Assembly and the Attorney General to review and prohibit implementation of certain federal actions in this state | Dead | Second Read and Referred S Governmental Accountability Committee | 2023 |
| Missouri | HB1620 | Allows the house of representatives to review presidential orders and declare them unconstitutional | Dead | Referred: Financial Institutions(H) | 2024 |
| Montana | HJ11 | Joint resolution relating to Environmental, Social, and Governmental regulation | Enacted/Adopted | (H) Filed with Secretary of State | 2023 |
| New Hampshire | HCR9 | Urging the United States to reject compliance with the European Union's Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive. | Introduced | Ought to Pass: Motion Adopted Regular Calendar 204-163 02/13/2025 House Journal 5 P. 34 | 2025 |
| North Carolina | H872 | Review of Federal Acts/Rules/Regulations | Dead | Ref To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House | 2022 |
| North Carolina | H24 | Review of Federal Acts/Rules/Regulations | Dead | Ref to the Com on Judiciary 2, if favorable, Federal Relations and American Indian Affairs, if favorable, State Government, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House | 2023 |
| North Carolina | H24 | Review of Federal Acts/Rules/Regulations | Dead | Ref to the Com on Judiciary 2, if favorable, Federal Relations and American Indian Affairs, if favorable, State Government, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House | 2024 |
| North Carolina | H454 | Review of Federal Acts/Rules/Regulations | Introduced | Ref To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House | 2025 |
| Oklahoma | HB1236 | Attorney General; duties of Attorney General; State Reserved Powers Protection Unit; providing for review of Presidential executive orders and federal actions; effective date; emergency. | Enacted/Adopted | Approved by Governor 05/25/2021 | 2021 |
| Oklahoma | HB1237 | United States; providing for review of presidential executive orders and federal actions; prohibiting implementation of unconstitutional actions; effective date. | Dead | Coauthored by Senator Jett | 2021 |
| Oklahoma | SB1644 | Social credit scores; creating the Prohibition on Social Credit Scores in the State of Oklahoma Act. Emergency. | Dead | Referred to Public Safety | 2022 |
| Oklahoma | SB455 | Federal actions; prohibiting implementation or enforcement of certain federal actions found unconstitutional. Effective date. | Introduced | Second Reading referred to Judiciary | 2023 |
| Oklahoma | SB455 | Federal actions; prohibiting implementation or enforcement of certain federal actions found unconstitutional. Effective date. | Introduced | Second Reading referred to Judiciary | 2024 |
| Pennsylvania | HB1738 | Providing for the review and implementation of executive orders issued by the President of the United States. | Dead | First consideration | 2021 |
| Pennsylvania | HB1738 | Providing for the review and implementation of executive orders issued by the President of the United States. | Dead | First consideration | 2022 |
| South Carolina | H3869 | Review of Presidential Executive Orders | Dead | Died In Committee | 2021 |
| South Carolina | S0538 | Review of Presidential Executive Orders | Dead | Died In Committee | 2021 |
| South Carolina | H3869 | Review of Presidential Executive Orders | Dead | Died In Committee | 2022 |
| South Carolina | S0538 | Review of Presidential Executive Orders | Dead | Died In Committee | 2022 |
| South Carolina | H3056 | Review of Presidential Executive Orders | Dead | Referred to Committee on Judiciary | 2023 |
| South Carolina | H3056 | Review of Presidential Executive Orders | Dead | Referred to Committee on Judiciary | 2024 |
| South Carolina | H3600 | Review of Presidential Executive Orders | Introduced | Referred to Committee on Judiciary | 2025 |
| South Dakota | HB1194 | Authorize the review of certain executive orders issued by the President of the United States. | Dead | Judiciary Deferred to the 41st legislative day, Passed, YEAS 6, NAYS 0. S.J. 1 | 2021 |
| Tennessee | HB1007 | AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 3, Chapter 4, relative to executive orders issued by the President of the United States. | Dead | Died In Committee | 2021 |
| Tennessee | HB1120 | AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 3, Chapter 4, relative to executive orders issued by the President of the United States. | Dead | Died In Committee | 2021 |
| Tennessee | HB1229 | AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 3, Chapter 4, relative to executive orders issued by the president of the United States. | Dead | Died In Committee | 2021 |
| Tennessee | SB1112 | AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 3, Chapter 4, relative to executive orders issued by the President of the United States. | Dead | Died In Committee | 2021 |
| Tennessee | SB1163 | AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 3, Chapter 4, relative to executive orders issued by the president of the United States. | Dead | Died In Committee | 2021 |
| Tennessee | SB1593 | AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 3, Chapter 4, relative to executive orders issued by the President of the United States. | Dead | Died In Committee | 2021 |
| Tennessee | HB1007 | AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 3, Chapter 4, relative to executive orders issued by the President of the United States. | Dead | Died In Committee | 2022 |
| Tennessee | HB1120 | AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 3, Chapter 4, relative to executive orders issued by the President of the United States. | Dead | Died In Committee | 2022 |
| Tennessee | HB1229 | AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 3, Chapter 4, relative to executive orders issued by the president of the United States. | Dead | Died In Committee | 2022 |
| Tennessee | SB1112 | AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 3, Chapter 4, relative to executive orders issued by the President of the United States. | Dead | Died In Committee | 2022 |
| Tennessee | SB1163 | AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 3, Chapter 4, relative to executive orders issued by the president of the United States. | Dead | Died In Committee | 2022 |
| Tennessee | SB1593 | AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 3, Chapter 4, relative to executive orders issued by the President of the United States. | Dead | Died In Committee | 2022 |
| Texas | HB115 | Relating to the identification of and prohibited cooperation by state and local entities with certain federal acts that violate the United States Constitution. | Dead | Filed | 2021 |
| Texas | HB148 | Relating to the identification of and prohibited cooperation by state and local entities with certain federal acts that violate the United States Constitution. | Dead | Filed | 2021 |
| Texas | HB3046 | Relating to the identification of and prohibited cooperation by state and local entities with certain federal acts that violate the United States Constitution. | Dead | Placed on intent calendar | 2021 |
| Texas | HB3955 | Relating to the identification of and prohibited cooperation by state and local entities with certain federal acts that violate the United States Constitution. | Dead | REFERRED TO STATE AFFAIRS | 2021 |
| Texas | HB78 | Relating to the identification of and prohibited cooperation by state and local entities with certain federal acts that violate the United States Constitution. | Dead | Filed | 2021 |
| Texas | SB1248 | Relating to the identification of and prohibited cooperation by state and local entities with certain federal acts that violate the United States Constitution. | Dead | Co-author authorized | 2021 |
| Texas | HCR38 | Urging the United States Congress to investigate the anti-fiduciary practices of BlackRock CEO Larry Fink. | Dead | Referred to State Affairs | 2023 |
| Texas | SB242 | Relating to the identification of and prohibited cooperation by state and local entities with certain federal acts that violate the United States Constitution. | Dead | Not again placed on intent calendar | 2023 |
| Utah | HB0415 | Executive Order Review Process Amendments | Enacted/Adopted | Governor Signed in Lieutenant Governor's office for filing | 2021 |
| West Virginia | HB3063 | To provide a review and veto process of executive orders by the President. | Dead | To House Judiciary | 2021 |
| West Virginia | HB3146 | Relating to the review of certain executive orders issued by the President of the United States | Dead | To House Judiciary | 2021 |
| West Virginia | SB504 | Relating to review of presidential executive orders by Legislature | Dead | To Judiciary | 2021 |
| Wyoming | HB0260 | Illegal presidential EOs-review. | Dead | Did Not Consider for Introduction | 2021 |
See also
- Enacted state ESG legislation by trifecta status, 2020-2025
- Reform proposals related to environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG)
- State legislative approaches opposing ESG investing
- Environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG)
- Opposition to environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) investing
External links
- Consumers' Research, "ANTI-ESG ACTIONS AND LEGISLATION TRACKER"
- Pleiades Strategy, "Live Anti-ESG Bill Tracker"
- Ropes & Gray, "Navigating State Regulation of ESG"
- Debevoise & Plimpton, "State-Level ESG Investment Developments Tracker"
- Kramer Levin, "ESG Regulatory and Policy Tracker"
- K&L Gates, "2023 ESG STATE LEGISLATION WRAP UP"
Footnotes
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