SECOND REGULAR SESSION
SENATE BILL NO. 1518
102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
INTRODUCED BY SENATOR EIGEL.
4029S.01I KRISTINA MARTIN, Secretary
AN ACT
To amend chapters 34, 347, and 351, RSMo, by adding thereto three new sections relating to
prohibiting discrimination against businesses based on environmental, social, and
governance scores.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Chapters 34, 347, and 351, RSMo, are amended 1
by adding thereto three new sections, to be known as sections 2
34.710, 347.800, and 351.018, to read as follows:3
34.710. 1. The state, any agency of the state, an y 1
political subdivision of the state, or any instrumentality 2
thereof, when engaged in procuring or letting contracts for 3
any purpose shall ensure that bidders, offerors, 4
contractors, or subcontractors are not discriminated against 5
or given preferentia l treatment based on an environmental, 6
social, and governance score. 7
2. For purposes of this section, the term 8
"environmental, social, and governance score" means an 9
evaluation conducted by an entity that takes into 10
consideration one or more of t he following: 11
(1) The use of energy and raw materials by the bidder, 12
offeror, contractor, or subcontractor; 13
(2) Whether the bidder, offeror, contractor, or 14
subcontractor spends funds on social welfare or makes 15
charitable donations; 16 SB 1518 2
(3) The wages and working hours of the employees of 17
the bidder, offeror, contractor, or subcontractor; 18
(4) The environmental policies of the bidder, offeror, 19
contractor, or subcontractor; 20
(5) The bribery and corruption policies of the bidder, 21
offeror, contractor, or subcontractor; and 22
(6) The information transparency of the bidder, 23
offeror, contractor, or subcontractor. 24
347.800. 1. No limited liability company registered 1
pursuant to this chapter shall be discriminate d against or 2
given preferential treatment based on an environmental, 3
social, and governance score. 4
2. For purposes of this section, the term 5
"environmental, social, and governance score" means an 6
evaluation conducted by an entity that takes into 7
consideration one or more of the following: 8
(1) The use of energy and raw materials by the limited 9
liability company; 10
(2) Whether the limited liability company spends funds 11
on social welfare or makes charitable donations; 12
(3) The wages and working hours of the employees of 13
the limited liability company; 14
(4) The environmental policies of the limited 15
liability company; 16
(5) The bribery and corruption policies of the limited 17
liability company; and 18
(6) The information transparency of the limited 19
liability company. 20
351.018. 1. No corporation registered pursuant to 1
this chapter shall be discriminated against or given 2
preferential treatment based on an environmental, social, 3
and governance score. 4 SB 1518 3
2. For purposes of this section, the term 5
"environmental, social, and governance score" means an 6
evaluation conducted by an entity that takes into 7
consideration one or more of the following: 8
(1) The use of energy and raw materials by the 9
corporation; 10
(2) Whether the corporation spends funds on social 11
welfare or makes charitable donations; 12
(3) The wages and working hours of the employees of 13
the corporation; 14
(4) The environmental policies of the corporation; 15
(5) The bribery and corruption policies of the 16
corporation; and 17
(6) The information transparency of the corporation. 18