REFERENCE TITLE: state contracts; foreign headquarters

State of Arizona House of Representatives Fiftieth Legislature Second Regular Session 2012

HB 2638

Introduced by Representatives Gallego, Ableser, Saldate: Hale, McCune Davis, Patterson, Senator Gallardo

 

AN ACT

 

amending title 41, chapter 23, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding article 11; relating to the state procurement code.

 

 

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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1.  Title 41, chapter 23, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding article 11, to read:

ARTICLE 11.  OUTSOURCING OF JOBS

START_STATUTE41-2651.  Contracts where company headquartered outside of the United States prohibited; definition

A.  A state governmental unit shall not award a contract to a vendor, bidder, contractor or subcontractor whose corporate headquarters or principal place of business is outside of the United States.

B.  For the purposes of this section, "headquarters" means a principal central administrative office where primary headquarters related functions and services are performed, including financial, personnel, administrative, legal, planning and similar business functions. END_STATUTE