SB 465

Transportation – Commission to Study Establishing a Baltimore Regional Transit Authority

Sponsor: Mary Washington (District 43)Committee: Budget and TaxationSubject: Transportation - GenerallyStatus: First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations (as of Nov 9, 2023)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Establishing a Commission to Study Establishing a Baltimore Regional Transit Authority; requiring the Commission to conduct a comprehensive study of establishing a Baltimore Regional Transit Authority; and requiring the Commission to submit a report of its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before October 31, 2024.

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Testimony (24)

MGA witness list

FAV 21FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 1UnfavorableINFO 1Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Pittman, Steuart	Anne Arundel County Executive	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Laria, Jon	Ballard Spahr LLP	Oral
FAV	Greenberg, Joshua	Baltimore County	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kelly, Mike	Baltimore Metropolitan Council	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Norton, Eric	Central Maryland Transportation Alliance	Written (PDF)
FAV	O'Malley, Brian	Central Maryland Transportation Alliance	Oral
FAV	McGilvray, Laurie	Climate Justice Wing of the Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Stewart, Frances	Elders Climate Action Maryland	Position only
FAV	Hillegass, John	Greater Washington Partnership	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ball, Calvin	Howard County Office of the County Executive	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Stoica, Ioanalobbyist	Job Opportunities Task Force	Written (PDF)
FAV	Huber, Michaellobbyist	Johns Hopkins	Written (PDF)
FAV	Phelps, Jr., Kenneth	Maryland Episcopal Public Policy Network	Position only
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ellis, Anna	Personal	Oral
FAV	Dietz, Michellelobbyist	The Nature Conservancy	Written (PDF)
FAV	Arndt, Dave	Individual	Position only
FAV	Matheson, Barbara	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Senator Washington, M., Senator Washington, M.legislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	White, Marcelinelobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Wilson Randall, Claudia	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	West, Derek	Individual	Position only
FWA	Edwards, Donna	Maryland State & DC AFL-CIO	Written (PDF)
INFO	Westervelt, Patricia	Maryland Department of Transportation	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Anne Arundel County ExecutiveFAV 1

Ballard Spahr LLPFAV 1

Baltimore CountyFAV 1

Baltimore Metropolitan CouncilFAV 1

Central Maryland Transportation AllianceFAV 2

Climate Justice Wing of the Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

Elders Climate Action MarylandFAV 1

Greater Washington PartnershipFAV 1

Howard County Office of the County ExecutiveFAV 1

Job Opportunities Task ForceFAV 1

Johns HopkinsFAV 1

Maryland Department of TransportationINFO 1

Maryland Episcopal Public Policy NetworkFAV 1

Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

Maryland State & DC AFL-CIOFWA 1

PersonalFAV 1

The Nature ConservancyFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVStoica, IoanaJob Opportunities Task ForceRegistered for: Job Opportunities Task Force (JOTF); Jews United for Justice

FAVHuber, MichaelJohns HopkinsRegistered for: Johns Hopkins

FAVDietz, MichelleThe Nature ConservancyRegistered for: Nature Conservancy, The

FAVWhite, MarcelineRegistered for: Maryland Consumer Rights Coalition DBA Economic Action Maryland; Maryland Consumer Rights Coalition