A public entity shall not enter into a contract with a business to acquire or dispose of supplies, services, information technology, or construction unless the contract includes a representation that the business is not currently engaged in, and an agreement that the business will not during the duration of the contract engage in, the boycott of any person, firm, or entity based in, or doing business with, a jurisdiction with whom the state can enjoy open trade, and/or the boycott of any public agencies, entities, or instrumentalities of the jurisdiction with whom the state can enjoy open trade.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 37-2.6-3
Discrimination in state contracts prohibited
Known as the Anti-Discrimination in State Contracts Act
The act spans §§ 37–37 (4 sections).
P.L. 2016, ch. 477, § 1.
Official source: Rhode Island General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Rhode Island statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.