|
State
Bill |
Summary |
Last Action
(bold=enacted) |
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Alabama
HB 358 |
Creates the Alabama Job Development Authority to help alleviate job losses from outsourcing and promote job development in the state. |
To Senate Committee On Rules, 5/5/04 |
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HB 769 |
Prohibits the outsourcing of work to be performed on state contracts. Specifies penalties. |
To House Committee On State Government, 4/13/04 |
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SB 300 |
Prohibits the outsourcing of work to be performed on state contracts. |
To House Committee On State Government, 4/1/04 |
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HR 337 |
Requests the Director of Finance to provide information to the House of Representatives concerning the outsourcing of state contracts. |
Passed House, 3/30/04 |
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California
SB 1453 |
Requires employers to include in a notice the number of employees laid off, relocated, or terminated as a result of offshoring. |
In Assembly Committee On Appropriations: Not Heard, 8/4/04 |
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Connecticut
HB 5155 |
Concerning the taxation of offshore intellectual property. |
To Joint Committee On Finance, Revenue And Bonding, 2/11/04 |
|
SB 430 |
Prohibits contractors and subcontractors under contracts awarded by state agencies from employing persons in foreign countries to perform the contracted work or services. |
To Joint Committee On Labor And Public Employees, 5/5/04 |
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SB 501 |
Prohibits the outsourcing of work to be performed on state contracts. Allows penalties. |
Passed Senate, 5/4/04 |
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Florida
EO 45 |
Creates a centralized Gate Process for initiating, reviewing, and evaluating outsourcing initiatives. |
3/18/04 |
|
EO 89 |
Creates the Center for Efficient Government to develop best practices for state agencies to incorporate into their outsourcing efforts. |
4/30/04 |
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Kansas
HB 2839 |
Provides an employment security surcharge on employers who outsource work to other countries which results in the loss of Kansas jobs. |
To House Committee On Commerce And Labor, 2/12/04 |
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Kentucky
HR 38A |
Urges the Governor, members of the General Assembly, and pubic and private employers to restrict policies and practices that encourage the off-shoring of jobs from Kentucky. |
Passed House, 10/19/04 |
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Louisiana
HB 1394 |
Requires state agency contracts for services to be performed by U.S. citizens. Grants enforcement powers to Attorney General. |
To House Committee On Appropriations, 3/29/04 |
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HB 1651 |
Requires businesses to indicate when work or services provided have been outsourced. |
To House Committee On Commerce, 4/21/04 |
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Maryland
HB 1458 |
Prohibits businesses that outsource jobs overseas from procurement contracts, grants, or revenue bond proceeds. |
To House Committee On Rules, 2/26/04 |
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Michigan
HB 6084 |
Requires annual reporting to the legislature of state contracts with businesses having companies that outsource or relocate out of country. |
To House Committee On Government And Operations, 7/21/04 |
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HR 205 |
Calls on the President of the United States to remove the Chairman of the White House Council of Economic Advisors and to express strong opposition to the outsourcing of American jobs. |
To House Committee On Commerce, 2/24/04 |
|
SR 237 |
Expresses strong opposition to the outsourcing of American jobs to other countries. |
To Senate Committee On Commerce And Labor, 4/1/04 |
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Missouri
EO 8 |
Prohibits any state agency from awarding a contract to a vendor who contemplates performing work pursuant to contract at a site outside the United States. |
3/17/04 |
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New Jersey
AR 148 |
Urges Congress to enact legislation concerning public disclosure of companies outsourcing jobs. |
From Assembly Committee On Labor, 5/17/04 |
|
AR 184 |
Creates a commission to study the loss of New Jersey jobs through outsourcing and off-shoring. |
Passed Assembly, 3/14/05 |
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New York
AB 9567
and
SB 6040 |
Prohibits the outsourcing of jobs by business entities receiving state developmental assistance. Specifies penalties and provides enforcement by the attorney general. |
Amended In Assembly Committee On Economic Development, Job Creation, Commerce And Industry, 4/14/05 |
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AB 10406
|
Eliminates developmental aid for businesses that decrease below employment base level due to outsourcing. |
To Assembly Committee On Local Governments, 3/30/05 |
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AB 10764 |
Prohibits the outsourcing of jobs by business entities receiving state developmental assistance. Specifies penalties and provides enforcement by the attorney general. |
To Assembly Committee On Economic Development, Job Creation, Commerce And Industry, 9/15/05 |
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AB 11613
and
SB 6338 |
Directs the commissioner of labor to issue or cause to be issued a report on issues relating to offshore outsourcing of information technology jobs and the future of New York State's job market. |
Pocket Veto By Governor, 1/31/05 |
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SB 6872 |
Enacts the invest in America act to prohibit investment of the common retirement fund in institutions or companies which outsource jobs outside the United States. |
To Senate Committee On Civil Service And Pensions, 4/16/05 |
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SB 6935 |
requires employers to provide notice of the outsourcing of jobs prior to such outsourcing; prohibits any governmental agency from engaging in the practice of outsourcing jobs. |
To Senate Committee On Consumer Protection, 4/19/04 |
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North Carolina
EO 60 |
Requires service contracts to be awarded in the best interests of the state. |
6/1/04 |
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Ohio
HR 239 |
Urges the Governor to take any steps necessary to act against the outsourcing of United States and Ohio jobs to cheaper offshore locations and to create incentives to encourage businesses to employ United States residents. |
To House Committee On Economic Development And Technology, 10/4/04 |
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Oklahoma
HCR 1087 |
Relates to the outsourcing of state services and contracts to overseas companies. |
To House Committee On Government Operations And Agency Oversight, 5/20/04 |
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Pennsylvania
HB 2785 |
Prohibits any state agency from awarding a contract to any person that has relocated (within 3 years) any jobs or function previously performed within the United States to any location outside the United States. |
To House Committee On State Government, 6/30/04 |
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HB 2786 |
Prohibits any state agency from awarding a contract to any person that has had a net loss of one or more employees in the
United States within three years which was caused by the relocation of any jobs or function previously performed within the United States to any location outside the United States. |
To House Committee On State Government, 6/30/04 |
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HB 2787 |
Requires that each contract for services specify that all services performed under the contract or subcontract will be performed at a physical location within the boundaries of the United States |
To House Committee On State Government, 6/30/04 |
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HB 2827 |
Prohibits a corporation from transferring any jobs performed within the United States to any foreign country without approval of its board of directors. |
To House Committee On Labor Relations, 8/16/04 |
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HR 586 |
Directs the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee to investigate the outsourcing of jobs occurring within the state. |
In House. Removed From Table, 11/20/04 |
|
HR 760 |
Establishes a task force to conduct an in-depth investigation of the outsourcing of jobs from the state. |
In House Committee On State Government: Passed Over, 10/20/04 |
|
S.R. 211 |
Directs the Joint State Government Commission to study the economic impact of offshore outsourcing on Pennsylvania's service sector, particularly as it pertains to the area of information technology jobs. |
In Senate. Removed From Table, 11/18/04 |
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South Carolina
HB 4868 |
Memorializes Congress and the President of the United States to enter into no further agreements that would encourage the offshoring of more United States manufacturing jobs. |
To House Committee On Invitations And Memorial Resolutions, 3/2/04 |
|
Virginia
HB 1043 |
Requires examination of activities performed by or for the state government that is not an inherently governmental activity and may be obtained from a commercial source at a lower cost than by state employees projects. |
Acts Of Assembly. Chapter No. 994, 4/21/04 |
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Washington
HVR 4419 |
Creates a task force to study offshore outsourcing. |
Passed House, 3/9/04 |
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West Virginia
SB 703 |
provides that companies that lose 100 or more employees due to outsourcing of jobs outside the United States are ineligible to enter procurement contracts with state or local government or receive government grants. |
To Senate Committee On Government Organization, 2/23/04 |
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SCR 49 |
Urges President George W. Bush and Congress to stop outsourcing American jobs. |
Introduced, 2/23/04 |
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SCR 76 |
Requests the Joint Committee on Government and Finance study the awarding of state contracts, loans, grants and industrial revenue bonds to companies outsourcing certain jobs. |
Introduced, 3/5/04 |
