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*hb1460*
HOUSE BILL 1460
P2 5lr3002
By: Delegates Young, Acevero, Alston, and Martinez
Introduced and read first time: February 7, 2025
Assigned to: Health and Government Operations
A BILL ENTITLED
AN ACT concerning 1
State Procurement – Prohibited Certifications – Boycotts of Foreign Countries 2
FOR the purpose of prohibiting a procurement officer from requiring a certain certification 3
from a bidder or offeror or including a certain clause in a State procurement contract 4
or contract renewal relating to boycotts of foreign countries; and generally relating 5
to prohibited certifications and State procurement. 6
BY adding to 7
Article – State Finance and Procurement 8
Section 13–212.2 and 13–228 9
Annotated Code of Maryland 10
(2021 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 11
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 12
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 13
Article – State Finance and Procurement 14
13–212.2. 15
A PROCUREMENT OFFICER MAY NOT REQUIRE A BI DDER OR OFFEROR , AS A 16
CONDITION TO SUBMITT ING A BID OR PROPOSA L ON A STATE PROCUREMENT , TO 17
CERTIFY THAT THE BID DER OR OFFEROR , EXCEPT AS REQUIRED U NDER THIS 18
ARTICLE OR UNDER FED ERAL LAW: 19
(1) IS NOT ENGAGING IN A BOYCOTT OF A FOREIGN COUNTRY ; OR 20
(2) WILL REFRAIN FROM A BOYCOTT OF A FOREIGN COUNTRY FOR 21
THE DURATION OF THE CONTRACTUAL OB LIGATIONS. 22
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13–228. 1
A PROCUREMENT OFFICER MAY NOT INCLUDE IN A STATE PROCUREMENT 2
CONTRACT, OR RENEWAL OF A CONT RACT, A CLAUSE REQUIRING T HE CONTRACTOR 3
TO CERTIFY THAT THE CONTRACTOR , EXCEPT AS REQUIRED U NDER THIS ARTICLE 4
OR UNDER FEDERAL LAW : 5
(1) IS NOT ENGAGING IN A BO YCOTT OF A FOREIGN COUNTRY ; OR 6
(2) WILL REFRAIN FROM A BOYCOTT OF A FOREIGN COUNTRY FOR 7
THE DURATION OF THE CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATI ONS. 8
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 9
October 1, 2025. 10