State Procurement - Prohibited Certifications - Boycotts of Foreign Countries
Sponsor: Caylin Young (District 45)Committee: Health and Government OperationsSubject: State Government - ProcurementStatus: Hearing 3/11 at 2:45 p.m. (as of Dec 1, 2025)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Prohibiting a procurement officer from requiring a certain certification from a bidder or offeror or including a certain clause in a State procurement contract or contract renewal relating to boycotts of foreign countries.
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Testimony (0)
MGA witness listFAV 37FavorableUNF 6Unfavorable
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Shelley, Dana Vickers | American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Maryland | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Obuszewski, Max | Baltimore Nonviolence Center | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Lapham, Steven | CHARM Maryland, Inc. | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | DuBois, Gwen | Chesapeake Physicians for Social Responsibility | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Fitzgerald, Terrence | Chesapeake Physicians for Social Responsibility | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | McCaw, Robert | Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Cooper, Charlie | Get Money Out -- Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Fudge, Shelley Cohen | Jewish Voice for Peace - DC Metro | Oral |
| FAV | Grandpre, Lawrence | Leaders of a Beautiful Struggle | Oral |
| FAV | Green, Linda | Life After Release | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Ahmed, Raaheela | Prince George's 4 Palestine | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Blaha, Katherine | SURJ | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Ali, Saqib | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Atallah, Laila | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Ateto, Philip | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Brown, Sara | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Cabrera Holtz, Liz | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Carrell, Nadia | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Chaudry, Zainab | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Cooperstein, Ronda J Cooperstein | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Curran, Louis | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Dede, Ayse | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Delegate Young, Delegate Younglegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Faubert, Samantha | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Frankl, Evelyn | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Jasen, Debi | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Jourdak, Mary Ella | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Kane, Samuel | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Katz, Ariana | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Kerin, Susan | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Laitin, Elissa | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | MORSE, NICOLE | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Monfred, Jon | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Ramadan, Aref | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Ramos, J | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Ritter, Rebecca | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Rochkind, Jonathan | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Sadwin, Rabbi Ariel | Agudath Israel of Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Miicke, Sarahlobbyist | Baltimore Jewish Council | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | miller, deborahlobbyist | JCRC of Greater Washington | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Breedlove, Nicole | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | Jewish Caucus, Maryland Legislative | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Rosa, Richard | Individual | Position only |
Organizations on record
Registered lobbyists who testified
UNFmiller, deborahJCRC of Greater WashingtonRegistered for: Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Washington