State Retirement and Pension System - Divestment From Israel
Sponsor: Caylin Young (District 45)Committee: AppropriationsSubject: Pensions and RetirementStatus: Hearing 3/19 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Sep 4, 2026)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Requiring the Board of Trustees for the State Retirement and Pension System to review certain investment holdings; requiring the Board of Trustees to take certain divestment actions with regard to certain Israeli investments; prohibiting the Board of Trustees from making certain new investments; providing certain immunities from liability for certain persons; requiring the Board of Trustees to act in good faith in taking certain actions in a certain manner; etc.
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Testimony (125)
MGA witness listFAV 109FavorableUNF 15UnfavorableINFO 1Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Gagne, Laurie | Adelphi Friends Meeting | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Lapham, Steven | CHARM Maryland, Inc. | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Wilcox, Ann | Consilio Legal staffing | Oral |
| FAV | Hession, Melody | Delaware-Maryland Synod of the ELCA | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | ORear, Grady | Green Advantage | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Azzam, Reem | Howard | Oral |
| FAV | Ansari, Muzna | Howard County Muslim Alliance | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Riley, Mark | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Stewart, Sable | JVP Baltimore | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Zisow-McClean, Jodie | Jewish Voice for Peace | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Misterka, Avery | Jewish Voice for Peace (Towson University Chapter) | Oral |
| FAV | Fudge, Shelley Cohen | Jewish Voice for Peace - DC Metro | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Zuberi, Hena | Justice For All | Oral |
| FAV | Caplan, Karen | Karen D. Caplan | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Rogers, Susan | Montgomery County Democratic Socialists of America | Oral |
| FAV | Sharma, Kéah | Montgomery County Democratic Socialists of America | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Ruttenberg, Miriam | Montgomery County Jewish Collective | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Smith, Brendan | President of AFSCME Local 3399 | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Riley, Susan | Retired MCPS teacher and MSTA | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Eydt, Bernard | SOMD Democratic Socialists of America | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Baroody, Maria | Self | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Angelastro, Felix | Towson YDSA, Student justice for palestine | Oral |
| FAV | McNair, Lee | Unitarian Universalist Environmental Justice Ministry | Position only |
| FAV | Abdel Motagaly, Muhammad | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Abukhdeir, Mohammad | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Agnihotri, Shubh | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Alqasem, Sammy | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Alt, Angela | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Amjad, Halima | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Armendariz, Rebecca | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Ateto, Philip | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Athar, Wardah | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Baroody, Jacqueline | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Boehle-Silva, Kali | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Bullis, Julianna | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Cabrera Holtz, Liz | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Caroom, Philip | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Carrell, Nadia | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Chaudry, Zainab | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Chudacoff, Kaleb | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Clayton, Elianna | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Cocke, Abigail | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Cohen, Adina | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Cooperstein, Ronda J Cooperstein | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Cordero, Evelyn | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Damazo, Isabel | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Dede, Ayse | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Delegate Young, Delegate Younglegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Dell, Zoe | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Dorrien, William | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Dozier, ZaQuane | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | E Barry, Caela | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Ellis, Andy | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Frankl, Evelyn | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Gold, Jesse | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Gordon, Ann | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Habib, Taylor | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Halliday, Adam | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Henry, Julien | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Holzinger, Glenn | Individual | Oral |
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Organizations on record
CHARM Maryland, Inc.FAV 1
Green AdvantageFAV 1
HowardFAV 1
IndividualFAV 1
Jay BernsteinUNF 1
Justice For AllFAV 1
JVP BaltimoreFAV 1
Karen D. CaplanFAV 1
PrivateUNF 1
SelfFAV 1
YearUNF 1
Registered lobbyists who testified
UNFmiller, deborahJCRC of Greater WashingtonRegistered for: Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Washington
UNFBereano, BruceRegistered for: 5400 Holiday Drive LLC; Anne Arundel County Fair; Aurora Technical Systems; BWI Airport Fire Rescue Local 1742; BWI Airport Professional Firefighters; BWI Taxi Management, Inc.…