HB 1336

Vetoed

Greater Baltimore Transit Governance and Funding Commission

Sponsor: Delegate BridgesCommittee: AppropriationsSubject: Transportation - GenerallyStatus: Vetoed by the Governor (Policy) (as of Nov 15, 2022)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Establishing the Greater Baltimore Transit Governance and Funding Commission to study and make findings and recommendations relating to the funding, governance, and performance of mass transit in the greater Baltimore region; and requiring the Commission to submit to the Governor and the General Assembly an interim report of its findings and recommendations by December 1, 2022, and a final report by December 1, 2023.

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Testimony (43)

MGA witness list

FAV 41FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendments

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	McMillian, Michael	ATU	Oral
FAV	Baron, Peter	Anne Arundel County	Written (PDF)
FAV	Snead, Samuel	Anne Arundel County	Oral
FAV	Philipsen, Klaus	ArchPlan Inc.	Written (PDF)
FAV	Beller, Joel	Baltimore County Government	Written (PDF)
FAV	Beller, Joel	Baltimore County Government	Written (PDF)
FAV	Sachs, Elisabeth	Baltimore County Government	Oral
FAV	Kelly, Mike	Baltimore Metropolitan Council	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	MacMillan, Jackie	Bus Workgroup14	Written (PDF)
FAV	O'Connor, Monica	CCAN	Written (PDF)
FAV	Norton, Eric	Central Maryland Transportation Alliance	Written (PDF)
FAV	Norton, Eric	Central Maryland Transportation Alliance	Written (PDF)
FAV	O'Malley, Brian	Central Maryland Transportation Alliance	Oral
FAV	Ngongang, Theo	Department of Transportation	Oral
FAV	Sturm, Paul	Downtown Baltimore Advocacy Network	Written (PDF)
FAV	Farfel, Ruth	Fund for Educational Excellence	Written (PDF)
FAV	Fry, Donald	Greater Baltimore Committee	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hillegass, John	Greater Washington Partnership	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Hillegass, John	Greater Washington Partnership	Written (PDF)
FAV	Smith, Virginia	Indivisible HoCo Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Younts, Diana	MLC Climate Justice Wing	Position only
FAV	Sakata, Michael	MTBMA	Written (PDF)
FAV	Sakata, Michael	MTBMA	Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Mehu, Natashalobbyist	Mayor's Office of Government Relations	Written (PDF)
FAV	Mehu, Natashalobbyist	Mayor's Office of Government Relations	Written (PDF)
FAV	Chavis, Celeste	Morgan State University	Oral
FAV	Ellis, Anna	Personal	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ellis, Anna	Personal	Written (PDF)
FAV	Budish, Robin	Transit Choices	Written (PDF)
FAV	Budish, Robin	Transit Choices	Written (PDF)
FAV	McNair, Lee	Unitarian Universalist Environmental Justice Ministry	Written (PDF)
FAV	Wallace, K. Alexanderlobbyist	Z+C LLC.	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	White, Ruth	www.HoCoClimateAction.org	Written (PDF)
FAV	Clark, Hope	Individual	Position only
FAV	Delegate Bridges, Delegate Bridgeslegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Delegate Bridges, Delegate Bridgeslegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Matheson, Barbara	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Stern, Isadoralobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Stern, Isadoralobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FWA	Fry, Donald	Greater Baltimore Committee	Written (PDF)
FWA	Benn, Sarahia	Individual	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Anne Arundel CountyFAV 2

ArchPlan Inc.FAV 1

ATUFAV 1

Baltimore County GovernmentFAV 3

Baltimore Metropolitan CouncilFAV 1

Bus Workgroup14FAV 1

CCANFAV 1

Central Maryland Transportation AllianceFAV 3

Department of TransportationFAV 1

Downtown Baltimore Advocacy NetworkFAV 1

Fund for Educational ExcellenceFAV 1

Greater Baltimore CommitteeFAV 1FWA 1

Greater Washington PartnershipFAV 2

Indivisible HoCo MarylandFAV 1

Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 2

Mayor's Office of Government RelationsFAV 2

MLC Climate Justice WingFAV 1

Morgan State UniversityFAV 1

MTBMAFAV 2

PersonalFAV 2

Transit ChoicesFAV 2

Unitarian Universalist Environmental Justice MinistryFAV 1

www.HoCoClimateAction.orgFAV 1

Z+C LLC.FAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVMehu, NatashaMayor's Office of Government RelationsRegistered for: Maryland Hospital Association; Maryland Patient Care and Access Coalition; Maryland Association of Certified Public Accountants; Maryland Academy of Advanced Practice Clinicians; Baltimore Washington Rapid Rail, LLC; Maryland Works, Inc.…

FAVWallace, K. AlexanderZ+C LLC.Registered for: Security Industry Association; Oracle America, Inc.; Baltimore Collegetown Network; BusPatrol America LLC

FAVStern, IsadoraRegistered for: Maryland Consumer Rights Coalition