As Amended: Sets up a task force to look at who is supplying the goods and services that public bodies in this state buy and to make sure that the products don’t involve forced labor or child labor.

Establishes the Task Force on Ethical Procurement with 11 members appointed by the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the Governor. Requires the task force to devise methods for verifying the identities of manufacturers, distributors, vendors or suppliers of products that public bodies procure in this state and ensuring that the public bodies do not procure products for which production, assembly, transportation or sale used or involved forced labor or oppressive child labor. Specifies methods by which the task force may carry out the task force’s purpose. Sunsets on December 31, 2026. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.

At the federal level, Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) enforces forced labor law under 19 U.S.C. 1307. This section prohibits products that contain forced labor from entry into the U.S. However, according to ILAB research, federal approach is to make policy, which doesn’t actually stop forced labor.

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