HB 432

Locally Operated Transit Systems - Mandatory Funding - Inflation Adjustment (Local Transit Sustainability Act)

Sponsor: Mark Edelson (District 46)Committee: AppropriationsSubject: Transportation - GenerallyStatus: Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Dec 1, 2025)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring that the amount that the Governor is required to include in the annual budget bill for the Locally Operated Transit System Grant Program be adjusted for future fiscal years based on growth in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers.

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Testimony (0)

MGA witness list

FAV 21FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 2UnfavorableINFO 1Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Hunt, Ethan	Anne Arundel County	Written (PDF)
FAV	Snead, Samuel	Anne Arundel County Office of Transportation	Oral
FAV	Scepaniak, Michael	BaltPOP - Baltimoreans for People-Oriented Places	Written (PDF)
FAV	Laria, Jon	Baltimore Regional Transit Commission	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kalmbacher, Suzanne	Cecil County, Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Cort, Cheryllobbyist	Coalition for Smarter Growth	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hudson, Lee	Delaware-Maryland Synod, ELCA	Position only
FAV	Butchko, Dominic	Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)	Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Themelis, Nina	Mayor's Office of Government Relations	Written (PDF)
FAV	Maneki, Sharon	National Federation of the Blind	Written (PDF)
FAV	Shearman Jr, Robert	Ocean City Transportation	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Charkoudian, Delegate	Transit Caucus	Written (PDF)
FAV	McKay, Jaime	Transit Services of Frederick County	Written (PDF)
FAV	Duklewski, John	Transportation Association of Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Kaplowitz, Richard KAP	Year	Written (PDF)
FAV	Arndt, Dave	Individual	Position only
FAV	Delegate Edelson, Delegate Edelsonlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Green, Joan	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Mauer, William	Individual	Position only
FAV	Weeks, Jed	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	McMillan, Michael	Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1300	Written (PDF)
UNF	Lerol, Travis	Travis Lerol	Position only
FWA	O'Malley, Brian	Central Maryland Transportation Alliance	Written (PDF)
INFO	Westervelt, Patricia	Maryland Department of Transportation	Written (PDF)

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVCort, CherylCoalition for Smarter GrowthRegistered for: Coalition for Smarter Growth dba Piedmont Environmental Council

HB 432

What this bill does

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