State Procurement - Prohibited Certifications - Boycotts of Foreign Countries
Sponsor: Caylin Young (District 45)Committee: Government, Labor, and ElectionsSubject: State ProcurementStatus: Hearing 3/11 at 1:35 p.m. (as of Sep 4, 2026)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Prohibiting a procurement officer from requiring, as a condition to submitting a bid or proposal on a State procurement, 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 (56)
MGA witness listFAV 48FavorableUNF 7UnfavorableINFO 1Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Spaccasi, Olivia | ACLU-MD | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Lapham, Steven | CHARM Maryland, Inc. | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Hession, Melody | Delaware-Maryland Synod of the ELCA | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | ORear, Grady | Green Advantage | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Azzam, Reem | Howard | Oral |
| FAV | Gallagher, Kevin | IAM Union District 4 | Position only |
| FAV | Stewart, Sable | JVP Baltimore | Oral |
| FAV | Fudge, Shelley Cohen | Jewish Voice for Peace - DC Metro | Oral |
| FAV | Silver, Joanna | Joanna Silver | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Grandpre, Lawrence | Leaders of a Beautiful Struggle | Oral |
| FAV | Hettleman, Shelly | Maryland Legislative Jewish Caucus | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Epstein, Jessica | Prince George's 4 Palestine | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Eydt, Bernard | SOMD Democratic Socialists of America | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Blaha, Katherine | SURJ | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Baroody, Maria | Self | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Lund, Christina | UUC for Justice in the Middle East | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Kaplowitz, Richard KAP | Year | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Abd-Allah, Khadeeja | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Abukhdeir, Mohammad | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Agnihotri, Shubh | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Ateto, Philip | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Brown, Mark | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Carrell, Nadia | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Chamness, Fiona | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Chaudry, Zainab | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Delegate Young, Delegate Younglegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Dell, Zoe | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Doss, Coen | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Ellis, Andy | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Faubert, Samantha | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Guclu, Furkan | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Jasen, Debi | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Jourdak, Mary Ella | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Keller, Jacob | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Khan, Zyad | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Kretler, Katherine | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Lang, Alan | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Lent, Michael | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Mauer, William | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Monfred, Jon | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Mortenson, Desiree | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Musa, Eric | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Rochkind, Jonathan | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Rodriguez, Victoria | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Rounds, Heather | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Saah, Roseann | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Sheikh, Riona | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Tome, Gretchen | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Sadwin, Rabbi Ariel | Agudath Israel of Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Cohen, Tali | Anti-Defamation League | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Miicke, Sarahlobbyist | Baltimore Jewish Council | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Albert, David | Howard County Jewish Advocacy Group (HoCoJAG) | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | miller, deborahlobbyist | JCRC of Greater Washington | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Wieland, Tom | Ritchie Pharmacy , Brooklyn Park, Md. | Position only |
| UNF | Tibbals, Trudy | Individual | Position only |
| INFO | Mizrahi, Jennifer | Mizrahi Family Charitable Fund | Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
ACLU-MDFAV 1
CHARM Maryland, Inc.FAV 1
Green AdvantageFAV 1
HowardFAV 1
IAM Union District 4FAV 1
Joanna SilverFAV 1
JVP BaltimoreFAV 1
SelfFAV 1
SURJFAV 1
YearFAV 1
Registered lobbyists who testified
UNFmiller, deborahJCRC of Greater WashingtonRegistered for: Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Washington