SB 1260 Pennsylvania Senate · 2023-2024 Regular Session

An Act 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.

This bill, known as the Stand with Israel Act, prohibits Pennsylvania state retirement funds and the State Treasurer from boycotting or divesting from Israel. It also bars state funding for any higher education institution that engages in such boycotts or divestment actions. The law defines these actions as financial penalties against the Israeli government or its commercial activities and applies to direct and indirect investments, while exempting certain individual employee savings plans. Compliance with the law must still follow existing fiduciary duties and prudent investing standards.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2024
Committee Review
Jun 2024
Senate Passage
Jun 2024
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jun 18, 2024 Last action Jun 27, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Jun 27, 2024

How they voted

355
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 42
Jun 27, 2024
D Democratic16
10 Yea 4 Nay 2
62% Yea
R Republican26
25 Yea 1 Nay
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
8
Key actions
3
Committee
5
Jun 27, 2024
Committee
Referred to State Government
lower
Jun 27, 2024
Upper · Passed
Third consideration and final passage
upper
Jun 26, 2024
Upper · Passed
Re-reported as committed
upper
Jun 26, 2024
Committee
Re-referred to Appropriations
upper
Jun 25, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported as committed
upper
Jun 18, 2024
Committee
Referred to State Government
upper
0 primary · 11 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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