Missouri 2024 Regular Session

Missouri House Bill HB2143 Compare Versions

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11 SECONDREGULARSESSION
22 HOUSEBILLNO.2143
33 102NDGENERALASSEMBLY
44 INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVESEITZ.
55 4835H.02I DANARADEMANMILLER,ChiefClerk
66 ANACT
77 Toamendchapter1,RSMo,byaddingtheretoonenewsectionrelatingtodivestmentfrom
88 foreignadversaries.
99 BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows:
1010 SectionA.Chapter1,RSMo,isamendedbyaddingtheretoonenewsection,tobe
1111 2knownassection1.2020,toreadasfollows:
1212 1.2020.1.Thissectionshallbeknownandmaybecitedasthe"Foreign
1313 2AdversaryDivestmentAct".
1414 3 2.Asusedinthissection,thefollowingtermsshallmean:
1515 4 (1)"Company",anysoleproprietorship,organization,association,corporation,
1616 5partnership,jointventure,limitedpartnership,limitedliabilitypartnership,limited
1717 6liabilitycompany,orotherentityorbusinessassociation,includingwhollyowned
1818 7subsidiaries,majority-ownedsubsidiaries,parentcompanies,oraffiliatesofthose
1919 8entitiesorbusinessassociations,thatexistsforthepurposeofmakingprofit;
2020 9 (2)"Divestment",thesale,forfeit,orotherwisecontractualendofanycurrent
2121 10orplannedinvestments;
2222 11 (3)"Domicile",eitherthecountryinwhichacompanyisregistered,wherethe
2323 12company'saffairsareprimarilycompleted,orwherethemajorityofownershipisheld;
2424 13 (4)"Foreignadversary",thePeople'sRepublicofChina,theRussian
2525 14Federation,theIslamicRepublicofIran,theDemocraticPeople'sRepublicofKorea,
2626 15theRepublicofCuba,theVenezuelanregimeofNicolásMaduro,theSyrianArab
2727 16Republic,oranyotherentitydesignatedbythegovernorinconsultationwiththe
2828 17attorneygeneral;
2929 EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis
3030 intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 18 (5)"Officialgovernmentcapacity",anyrole,electedorappointed,ina
3131 19governmentoritssubsidiaries;
3232 20 (6)"State-managedfund",anyshort-orlong-terminvestmentstructurethatis
3333 21statemanaged,staterun,statecontrolled,orotherwiseoverseenbythestateof
3434 22Missouri,astateagency,oranypoliticalsubdivisionofthisstate,includinganyagency
3535 23controlledbysuchpoliticalsubdivision,overorinwhichthestateorpolitical
3636 24subdivisionhasprimarydiscretionorvestedinterest."State-managedfund"shall
3737 25include,butnotbelimitedto:
3838 26 (a)Publicpensionfunds,publicretirementfunds,orotherstate-sponsoredfunds
3939 27thataresponsored,maintained,orcontributedtoorrequiredtobecontributedtobythe
4040 28stateofMissourioranyofitspoliticalsubdivisions;
4141 29 (b)City,county,orotherlocalormunicipalentityinvestmentfunds,reserve
4242 30funds,orotherpoliticalsubdivision-controlledinvestmentstructures;and
4343 31 (c)Universityorcollegeendowments,trusts,orotherstructurethatconstitutes,
4444 32whollyorinpart,apublicinstitutionofhighereducation'sinvestableassets;
4545 33 (7)"State-ownedenterprise",anycompanyownedorcontrolled,inwholeorin
4646 34part,byagovernmentorbyindividualsactinginofficialgovernmentalcapacitiesinany
4747 35form.
4848 36 3.(1)Allstate-managedfundsshallbeprohibitedfromholdinginvestmentsin
4949 37anyforeignadversary,state-ownedenterpriseofaforeignadversary,company
5050 38domiciledwithinaforeignadversary,oracompanyownedorcontrolledbyaforeign
5151 39adversary,state-ownedenterpriseofaforeignadversary,companydomiciledwithina
5252 40foreignadversary,orotherentitywithinaforeignadversary.
5353 41 (2)Allstate-managedfundsareprohibitedfrominvestingordepositingpublic
5454 42fundsinanybankthatisdomiciledorhasitsprincipalplaceofbusinesswithinaforeign
5555 43adversary.
5656 44 4.(1)Allstate-managedfundsarerequiredtoimmediately,ingoodfaith,begin
5757 45divestmentofanyholdingsprohibitedinsubsection3ofthissection,withtotal
5858 46divestmentachievedtwoyearsaftertheeffectivedateofthissection.
5959 47 (2)Forpurposesofthissection,"totaldivestment"shallmeanreducingthe
6060 48valueofprohibitedinvestmentstonomorethanfive-hundredthsofapercentofthe
6161 49marketvalueofallassetsundermanagementbyastate-managedfund.
6262 50 5.Nolaterthansixmonthsaftertheeffectivedateofthissection,thestate
6363 51treasurershallidentifyallcompaniesthatarestate-ownedenterprisesof,aredomiciled
6464 52within,whoseprimaryaffairsareconductedwithin,orwhosemajorityownershipis
6565 53heldwithinaforeignadversaryandincludethosecompaniesinalistofrestricted
6666 HB2143 2 54companiestobedistributedtoeachstate-managedfund.Incompilingthelist,thestate
6767 55treasurershall,ataminimum:
6868 56 (1)Reviewandrelyonpubliclyavailableinformationregardingcompaniesthat
6969 57arestate-ownedenterprisesof,aredomiciledwithin,whoseprimaryaffairsare
7070 58conductedwithin,orwhosemajorityownershipshareisheldwithinaforeignadversary,
7171 59includinginformationprovidedbynonprofitorganizations,researchfirms,and
7272 60governmententities;
7373 61 (2)Contactassetmanagersandfundmanagerscontractedbyastate-managed
7474 62fundthatinvestsincompaniesandinfundsthatarestate-ownedenterprisesof,are
7575 63domiciledwithin,whoseprimaryaffairsareconductedwithin,orwhosemajority
7676 64ownershipshareisheldwithinaforeignadversary;
7777 65 (3)Contactotherinstitutionalinvestorsthathavedivestedfromorengagedwith
7878 66companiesthatarestate-ownedenterprisesof,aredomiciledwithin,whoseprimary
7979 67affairsareconductedwithin,orwhosemajorityownershipshareisheldwithinaforeign
8080 68adversary;and
8181 69 (4)Retainanindependentresearchfirmtoidentifycompaniesthataredirectly
8282 70orindirectlyinvestmentholdingsofastateorlocalfundthatarestate-owned
8383 71enterprisesof,aredomiciledwithin,whoseprimaryaffairsareconductedwithin,or
8484 72whosemajorityownershipshareisheldwithinaforeignadversary.
8585 73 6.Nothinginthissectionshallbeconstruedtoinhibit,conflict,impede,or
8686 74otherwiseinterferewithanyrequiredfinancialsafeguards,fiduciaryrequirements,or
8787 75othersoundinvestmentcriteriatowhichanystate-managedfundissubject.
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