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This bill repeals two existing Minnesota statutes (sections 3.226 and 16C.053) that currently prevent the legislature and state agencies from entering into contracts with vendors who discriminate against Israel or businesses in Israel. Under the previous law, "discrimination" was broadly defined to include actions like refusing to do business, terminating business activities, or limiting commercial relations based on nationality or national origin without a valid business reason. The existing statutes also had provisions that exempted contracts valued under $50,000 and allowed for waivers by the legislature or state commissioners if compliance was deemed impractical or not in the state's best interests. The bill eliminates these restrictions entirely, effective the day after its enactment, and applies to new contract solicitations or contracts entered into from that date forward. The repeal means that state entities will no longer be required to consider a vendor's stance towards Israel when making contracting decisions, effectively removing the current anti-discrimination provisions specific to Israel.

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https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=Senate&f=SF3356&ssn=0&y=2025