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| 3 | 3 | | EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW. |
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| 4 | 4 | | [Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law. |
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| 5 | 5 | | *hb1460* |
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| 7 | 7 | | HOUSE BILL 1460 |
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| 8 | 8 | | P2 5lr3002 |
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| 9 | 9 | | |
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| 10 | 10 | | By: Delegates Young, Acevero, Alston, and Martinez |
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| 11 | 11 | | Introduced and read first time: February 7, 2025 |
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| 12 | 12 | | Assigned to: Health and Government Operations |
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| 13 | 13 | | |
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| 14 | 14 | | A BILL ENTITLED |
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| 16 | 16 | | AN ACT concerning 1 |
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| 17 | 17 | | |
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| 18 | 18 | | State Procurement – Prohibited Certifications – Boycotts of Foreign Countries 2 |
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| 20 | 20 | | FOR the purpose of prohibiting a procurement officer from requiring a certain certification 3 |
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| 21 | 21 | | from a bidder or offeror or including a certain clause in a State procurement contract 4 |
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| 22 | 22 | | or contract renewal relating to boycotts of foreign countries; and generally relating 5 |
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| 23 | 23 | | to prohibited certifications and State procurement. 6 |
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| 25 | 25 | | BY adding to 7 |
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| 26 | 26 | | Article – State Finance and Procurement 8 |
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| 27 | 27 | | Section 13–212.2 and 13–228 9 |
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| 28 | 28 | | Annotated Code of Maryland 10 |
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| 29 | 29 | | (2021 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 11 |
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| 31 | 31 | | SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 12 |
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| 32 | 32 | | That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 13 |
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| 33 | 33 | | |
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| 34 | 34 | | Article – State Finance and Procurement 14 |
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| 36 | 36 | | 13–212.2. 15 |
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| 38 | 38 | | A PROCUREMENT OFFICER MAY NOT REQUIRE A BI DDER OR OFFEROR , AS A 16 |
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| 39 | 39 | | CONDITION TO SUBMITT ING A BID OR PROPOSA L ON A STATE PROCUREMENT , TO 17 |
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| 40 | 40 | | CERTIFY THAT THE BID DER OR OFFEROR , EXCEPT AS REQUIRED U NDER THIS 18 |
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| 41 | 41 | | ARTICLE OR UNDER FED ERAL LAW: 19 |
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| 42 | 42 | | |
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| 43 | 43 | | (1) IS NOT ENGAGING IN A BOYCOTT OF A FOREIGN COUNTRY ; OR 20 |
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| 45 | 45 | | (2) WILL REFRAIN FROM A BOYCOTT OF A FOREIGN COUNTRY FOR 21 |
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| 46 | 46 | | THE DURATION OF THE CONTRACTUAL OB LIGATIONS. 22 |
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| 47 | 47 | | 2 HOUSE BILL 1460 |
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| 50 | 50 | | 13–228. 1 |
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| 52 | 52 | | A PROCUREMENT OFFICER MAY NOT INCLUDE IN A STATE PROCUREMENT 2 |
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| 53 | 53 | | CONTRACT, OR RENEWAL OF A CONT RACT, A CLAUSE REQUIRING T HE CONTRACTOR 3 |
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| 54 | 54 | | TO CERTIFY THAT THE CONTRACTOR , EXCEPT AS REQUIRED U NDER THIS ARTICLE 4 |
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| 55 | 55 | | OR UNDER FEDERAL LAW : 5 |
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| 56 | 56 | | |
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| 57 | 57 | | (1) IS NOT ENGAGING IN A BO YCOTT OF A FOREIGN COUNTRY ; OR 6 |
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| 59 | 59 | | (2) WILL REFRAIN FROM A BOYCOTT OF A FOREIGN COUNTRY FOR 7 |
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| 60 | 60 | | THE DURATION OF THE CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATI ONS. 8 |
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| 61 | 61 | | |
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| 62 | 62 | | SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 9 |
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| 63 | 63 | | October 1, 2025. 10 |
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