On January 27, the Georgia legislature gave final passage to House Bill 383 (full text). The bill enacts a revised version of the state's law on participation in boycotts of Israel in reaction to a federal district court's decision last year holding the prior version unconstitutional on free speech grounds. (See prior posting). Like the original version, the new bill requires companies contracting with the state to certify that they are not currently engaged in a boycott of Israel and will not do so during the contract. The new bill, however, applies only to companies and not to individuals, and applies only to state contracts of $100,000 or more. In a Jan. 31 press release, CAIR said that if the bill is signed by the governor, it will again challenge it in court.
