1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to state government; prohibiting contracts with vendors that produce, 
1.3 	manufacture, or procure goods from certain regions in China;proposing coding 
1.4 	for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 16C.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. [16C.0535] CONTRACTS WITH CERTAIN VENDORS PROHIBITED.
1.7 		Subdivision 1.Prohibited contracts. A state agency may not enter into a contract with 
1.8 	a vendor that produces, manufactures, or procures goods from China's Zinjiang Uyghur 
1.9 	Autonomous region that are made using convict labor, forced labor, indentured labor under 
1.10 	penal sanctions, or involuntary servitude.
1.11 		Subd. 2.Exemption. This section does not apply to contracts with a value of less than 
1.12 	$5,000.

1.13 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2021, and applies to contracts 
1.14 	entered on or after that date.