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Click on the map to learn which states have passed legislation to ensure that taxpayer funds do not go to companies doing business with Iran. If your state has not yet introduced Iran contracting legislation, please click here to easily send a message to your governor and state representatives to pass such legislation.

Companies that wish to continue “business as usual” in Iran should be subject to debarment from U.S. state government contracts. The prospect of debarment is one of the most effective ways to compel corporations to end their Iran business. Collectively, state governments offer billions of dollars in contracts every year. No responsible and profit-driven company would jeopardize millions if not billions of dollars of government contracts by continuing to do business in Iran.

All corporations must choose between the Iranian regime and American taxpayers.

In July 2011, UANI launched unprecedented Iran contracting legislation for adoption and presented it to legislative leadership in all U.S. states. California, Florida, New York, Indiana and Maryland have subsequently passed legislation that precludes all public entities from renewing or entering into contracts with companies invested in Iran’s economy. Other states throughout the nation are set to adopt similar measures.

UANI Model Legislation

• UANI Iran Contracting Act
• UANI Iran Business Certification Act

State Legislation

• California: Iran Contracting Act of 2010
  (AB 1650 | Signed into law on September 30, 2010)
• Florida: Scrutinized Companies Act
  (SB 444 | Signed into law on June 2, 2011)
• New York: Iran Divestment Act of 2012
  (A08668 | Signed into law on January 13, 2012)
• Indiana: Iran Contracting Law
  (SB 231 | Signed into law on March 6, 2012)
• Maryland: Iran Contracting Law
  (SB 235 | Passed by the Maryland General Assembly on April 2, 2012)
• Connecticut: An Act Prohibiting State Contracts With Entities Making Certain Investments in Iran
  (HB 5654 | Introduced into the Connecticut House of Representatives on March 7, 2012)
• Michigan: Iran Economic Sanctions Act
  (HB 5479 | Introduced into the Michigan House of Representatives on March 15, 2012)

Press Releases

• "UANI Applauds State of Maryland for Unanimously Passing Iran Debarment Legislation" (April 9, 2012)
• "UANI Applauds Indiana General Assembly for Passing Iran Contract Debarment Law" (February 23, 2012)
• "UANI Applauds Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley, State Lawmakers for Introducing Iran Debarment Legislation" (February 9, 2012)
• "UANI Applauds Indiana General Assembly for Introducing Iran Contract Debarment Law" (January 18, 2012)
• "UANI Applauds New York's Iran Contracting Act of 2012" (January 9, 2012)
• "UANI Applauds New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver for Introducing State Certification Legislation" (October 27, 2011)
• "UANI Urges New York Assembly and Senate to Pass Iran Debarment Legislation" (October 26, 2011)
• "UANI Calls on States and Municipalities to Pass Legislation Debarring Contractors Doing Business in Iran" (July 14, 2011)
• "UANI Applauds State of California for Pressuring ABB to End Its Oil and Gas Business in Iran" (July 7, 2011)
• "UANI Applauds Layher, California Contractor, for Ending Its Business in Iran" (June 29, 2011)
• "In Case You Missed It: UANI's California Debarment Legislation Featured in Financial Times" (June 27, 2011)

Earned Media

• Washington Jewish Week: "Maryland targets Iran" (April 11, 2012)
• Wall Street Journal: "New York Legislature Passes Iran Sanctions Bill" (January 9, 2012)
• The Forward: "State Lawmakers Ramp Up Anti-Iran Push" (November 24, 2011)
• UPI: "Iran sees trade booming despite sanctions" (July 15, 2011)
• Financial Times: "California tightens screw on trade with Iran" (June 27, 2011)

Letters

• UANI's July 14, 2011 Letters to All 50 U.S. Governors and Majority and Minority State Congressional Leaders, Urging Them to Pass State Certification Legislation