State senators passed a bill that would prohibit state contracts with businesses that boycott certain sectors of the economy based on environmental, social, and governance or ESGs.
is among the strongest anti-ESG legislation in the nation to protect investors and funds in Alabama.
“Says you can’t do this thing or you can’t say that you use your first amendment right then we’re not going to do business with you,” said Senator Merika Colman, D-Jefferson County. Engages in the exploration, production, utilization, transportation, sale, or manufacturing of fossil fuel-based energy, timber, mining, or agriculture.
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