California Passes Law Against Conflict Minerals
September 9, 2011 The State of California passed into law Senate Bill 861 prohibiting the State from contracting with companies that cannot verify the "non-conflict" source of minerals used in their products. The text of the bill follows. Senate Bill No. 861 Legislative Counsel’s Digest SB 861, Corbett. Public contracts: contract eligibility: conflict minerals in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Existing law authorizes contracting between state agencies and private co
