SB 23

Equity in Transportation Sector - Guidelines and Analyses

Sponsor: Senator CarterCommittee: FinanceSubject: Transportation - GenerallyStatus: First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations (as of Nov 15, 2022)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring that equity be considered when State transportation plans, reports, and goals are developed; altering the membership of the advisory committee on State transportation goals, benchmarks, and indicators; requiring the Department of Transportation, in collaboration with the Maryland Transportation Administration, to conduct certain analyses and consult with certain communities before announcing any reduction or cancellation of a certain project in the construction program of the Consolidated Transportation Program; etc.

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Testimony (53)

MGA witness list

FAV 47FavorableFWA 5Favorable with amendmentsINFO 1Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Dumais, Brige	1199SEIU UHE	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Wivell, Brianlobbyist	Amalgamated Transit Union, Local 689	Written (PDF)
FAV	Beller, Joel	Baltimore County Government	Written (PDF)
FAV	Jordan, Samuel	Baltimore Transit Equity Coalition	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Feldmark, Joshualobbyist	Bike Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	O'Connor, Monica	CCAN	Written (PDF)
FAV	Rodrigo, Julieta	Chesapeake Bay Foundation	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kunze, Jenniferlobbyist	Clean Water Action	Written (PDF)
FAV	Rubinstein, Gabriel	Disability Rights Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bartlett, Olivia	DoTheMostGood	Written (PDF)
FAV	Tulkin, Joshlobbyist	MD Sierra Club	Written (PDF)
FAV	Younts, Diana	MLC Climate Justice Wing	Written (PDF)
FAV	Brown, Pamela	Maryland Association of Local Management Boards	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kraska, MJ	Maryland Catholic Conference	Written (PDF)
FAV	Schumitz, Kalilobbyist	Maryland Center on Economic Policy	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hughes, Glendora	Maryland Commission on Civil Rights	Written (PDF)
FAV	London, Rachel	Maryland Developmental Disabilities Council	Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bogdan, Henrylobbyist	Maryland Nonprofits	Written (PDF)
FAV	Edwards, Donna	Maryland State and DC AFL-CIO	Written (PDF)
FAV	Badeker, Melissa	SURJ Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Palmisano, Erica	SURJ Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Smeton, Jonathan	SURJ Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ravichandran, Vivek	Submitting on Behalf of Dr. Sacoby Wilson at the Center for Community Engagement, Environmental Justice, and Health (CEEJH) at the University of Maryland School of Public Health	Written (PDF)
FAV	Younts, Diana	Takoma Park Mobilization Environment Committee	Written (PDF)
FAV	Benn, Sarahia	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Carter, Jill	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Deutschmann, Richard	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ditzler, Barbara	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Dwyer, Maura	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	E Latshaw, Megan	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Girdner, Linnie	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Juberg, Arielle	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kerr, Cait	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Korin, Jon	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Krone, Christinelobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Leas, Stephen	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	MELAMED, LAURA	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Pereschuk, Alicia	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Rehr, Nathan	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Rosenthal, Anne	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Seel, Brian	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Senator Carter, Senator Carterlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Shindel, Len	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Todd, Tamara	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Wilkins, Katherine	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Yoder, Daryl	Individual	Written (PDF)
FWA	Yalov, Martha	AARP-Md	Written (PDF)
FWA	Barber, Claudia	Claudia Barber, Attorney at Law	Written (PDF)
FWA	Fry, Donald	Greater Baltimore Committee	Written (PDF)
FWA	Gottlieb , Cheryl	Individual	Oral
FWA	mcavoy, vince	Individual	Oral
INFO	Westervelt, Patricia	Maryland Department of Transportation	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

1199SEIU UHEFAV 1

AARP-MdFWA 1

Amalgamated Transit Union, Local 689FAV 1

Baltimore County GovernmentFAV 1

Baltimore Transit Equity CoalitionFAV 1

Bike MarylandFAV 1

CCANFAV 1

Chesapeake Bay FoundationFAV 1

Claudia Barber, Attorney at LawFWA 1

Clean Water ActionFAV 1

Disability Rights MarylandFAV 1

DoTheMostGoodFAV 1

Greater Baltimore CommitteeFWA 1

Maryland Association of Local Management BoardsFAV 1

Maryland Catholic ConferenceFAV 1

Maryland Center on Economic PolicyFAV 1

Maryland Commission on Civil RightsFAV 1

Maryland Department of TransportationINFO 1

Maryland Developmental Disabilities CouncilFAV 1

Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

Maryland NonprofitsFAV 1

Maryland State and DC AFL-CIOFAV 1

MD Sierra ClubFAV 1

MLC Climate Justice WingFAV 1

Submitting on Behalf of Dr. Sacoby Wilson at the Center for Community Engagement, Environmental Justice, and Health (CEEJH) at the University of Maryland School of Public HealthFAV 1

SURJ BaltimoreFAV 3

Takoma Park Mobilization Environment CommitteeFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVWivell, BrianAmalgamated Transit Union, Local 689Registered for: Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1300

FAVFeldmark, JoshuaBike MarylandRegistered for: 38 Degrees North; Advanced Energy United; Alliance of Maryland Dental Plans; Allstate Insurance Company; America's Health Insurance Plans; American Council of Life Insurers…

FAVKunze, JenniferClean Water ActionRegistered for: Clean Water Action

FAVTulkin, JoshMD Sierra ClubRegistered for: Sierra Club Maryland Chapter

FAVSchumitz, KaliMaryland Center on Economic PolicyRegistered for: Maryland Center on Economic Policy

FAVBogdan, HenryMaryland NonprofitsRegistered for: Maryland Nonprofits

FAVKrone, ChristineRegistered for: American Coatings Association; Baltimore Gas and Electric Company; City of Rockville; Coordinating Center for Home and Community Care, The, LLC (dba The Coordinating Center); Greater Washington Society for Clinical Social Work, Inc.; LifeSpan Network…