MA S1735

Bill

Relative to pension divestment from companies selling weapons to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Introduced
03/29/2021

In Committee
03/29/2021

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation relative to pension divestment from companies selling weapons to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Public Service.

AI Summary

This bill requires the Pension Reserves Investment Management Board to divest, within 60 days, all stocks, securities, and other obligations from companies that are selling weapons to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, unless the company announces within 30 days that it will not renew or enter into new contracts for weapon sales to Saudi Arabia. The Pension Reserves Investment Trust Fund is the state pension fund that this divestment applies to.

Committee Categories

Labor and Employment

Sponsors (3)

Pat Jehlen (D)*, Jack Lewis (D), Erika Uyterhoeven (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S2679 (on 02/10/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1735

(9 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1735
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1735.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H2453	Relative to the lawful return of property	Accompanied a study order, see H5353	Similar To
H2491	Relative to 3D printed weapons and “ghost guns”	Accompanied a new draft, see H4869	Similar To
H2565	Relative to pension divestment from the Republic of the Union of Myanmar	Accompanied a study order, see H4960	Similar To
H2636	Relative to pension divestment from companies selling weapons to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia	Accompanied a study order, see H5206	Similar To
S1556	Resolutions relative to the existential threat posed by nuclear weapons to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts	Accompanied a study order, see S2767	Similar To
S1637	Relative to the use of chemical weapons against civilians	Accompanied a study order, see S2764	Similar To
S1703	Relative to the divestment of state pension funds from nuclear weapons	Accompanied a study order, see S2679	Similar To
S2327	Providing for distinctive registration plates for certain veterans who participated in the testing of atomic weapons	Accompanied a study order, see S2642	Similar To
S2679	Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Public Service to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to public service matters	Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules	Replaced by

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H2453

Relative to the lawful return of property

Accompanied a study order, see H5353

Similar To

H2491

Relative to 3D printed weapons and “ghost guns”

Accompanied a new draft, see H4869

Similar To

H2565

Relative to pension divestment from the Republic of the Union of Myanmar

Accompanied a study order, see H4960

Similar To

H2636

Relative to pension divestment from companies selling weapons to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Accompanied a study order, see H5206

Similar To

S1556

Resolutions relative to the existential threat posed by nuclear weapons to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Accompanied a study order, see S2767

Similar To

S1637

Relative to the use of chemical weapons against civilians

Accompanied a study order, see S2764

Similar To

S1703

Relative to the divestment of state pension funds from nuclear weapons

Accompanied a study order, see S2679

Similar To

S2327

Providing for distinctive registration plates for certain veterans who participated in the testing of atomic weapons

Accompanied a study order, see S2642

Similar To

S2679

Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Public Service to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to public service matters

Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules

Replaced by

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