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MD HB1394

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/7/2025

Primary Sponsor

Gabriel Acevero

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Origin

House of Delegates

2025 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Prohibits 501(c)(3) and 501(c)(4) nonprofit organizations registered in Maryland from knowingly aiding or abetting Israeli government or citizen activities banned under the Geneva Conventions in the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem

  • Defines prohibited "unauthorized support" to include assistance with: transferring Israeli civilians into occupied territory, violence against protected persons, property destruction, land annexation, forced evictions, and destruction of infrastructure like hospitals, schools, and utilities

  • Authorizes the Attorney General to sue nonprofit directors, officers, trustees, and other agents for injunctive relief and minimum damages of $1,000,000

  • Allows individuals harmed by violations to bring private lawsuits for injunctive relief, actual damages, and attorney's fees

  • Requires the Secretary of State to remove violating nonprofits from the Registry of Charitable Solicitation upon judgment, with a 10-year statute of limitations; effective October 1, 2025

Legislative Description

Civil Actions - Nonprofit Organizations - Unauthorized Support of Israeli Settlement Activity (Not On Our Dime Act)

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Last Action

Hearing 3/05 at 3:00 p.m.

3/5/2025

Committee Referrals

Judiciary2/7/2025

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