Relating to the application of foreign law and limiting changes in venue of civil actions, and including applicability provisions

The bill provides that rulings or decisions of courts, arbitration panels, tribunals, or administrative agencies are void and unenforceable if based, in whole or in part, on foreign law that denies a party a fundamental liberty, right, or privilege guaranteed under the federal or state constitution. The bill also provides that contracts, or severable contractual provisions, selecting foreign law or granting jurisdiction to a foreign tribunal or forum are void and unenforceable if application of foreign law results in the denial of constitutional rights. The bill specifies that these provisions do not overturn existing precedent of the supreme court, do not limit adjudication of ecclesiastical or internal religious matters of religious organizations, do not apply to entities that voluntarily and knowingly subject themselves to foreign law or foreign forums, and do not apply in circumstances in which federal law preempts state law, including obligations arising under treaties or international agreements. The bill applies to civil actions, contracts, arbitrations, and administrative proceedings commenced on or after the effective date of the bill.