HB 1370

Transportation - Regional Transportation Authorities

Sponsor: Ryan Spiegel (District 17)Committee: Environment and TransportationSubject: Transportation - GenerallyStatus: Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m. (Environment and Transportation) (as of Dec 1, 2025)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Establishing the Baltimore region, capital region, and Southern Maryland region transportation authorities to develop and implement certain transportation plans; establishing the Baltimore region, capital region, and Southern Maryland region transportation funds as special, nonlapsing funds; imposing certain transportation authority sales tax surcharges, hotel surcharges, and transfer tax surcharges; etc.

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Testimony (0)

MGA witness list

FAV 14FavorableFWA 3Favorable with amendmentsUNF 10UnfavorableINFO 7Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Harris, Neil	City of Gaithersburg	Oral
FAV	Peters, Sarahlobbyist	City of Gathersburg	Written (PDF)
FAV	Valeri, Marissa	City of Rockville	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Ball, County Executive Calvin	Co Ex Calvin Ball- Howard County Government	Written (PDF)
FAV	Higgins, Michael	Concrete General	Oral
FAV	Sakata, Michael	MTBMA	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Smith, Tim	Maryland Asphalt Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Stanford, Jason	Northern Virginia Transportation Alliance	Oral
FAV	Parsons, Richard	SMTA	Written (PDF)
FAV	McNair, Lee	Unitarian Universalist Environmental Justice Ministry	Position only
FAV	Delegate Spiegel, Delegate Spiegellegislator	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Latino Caucus, Maryland Legislative	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Spiegel, Ryan	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Scepaniak, Michael	BaltPOP - Baltimoreans for People-Oriented Places	Written (PDF)
UNF	Delens, Elizabeth	Crestline Hotels and Resorts	Oral
UNF	Feinroth, Marklobbyist	Law Offices of Boston & Plaut	Oral
UNF	Aiken, Casey	MD Land Title Assoc	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Enten, robert	Maryland Building Industry Assoc	Oral
UNF	Graf, Lorilobbyist	Maryland Building Industry Association	Written (PDF)
UNF	Rohrer, Amylobbyist	Maryland Hotel Lodging Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Ballentine, Tom	NAIOP Maryland	Written (PDF)
UNF	Lang, Alan	Individual	Position only
UNF	Libber, Matt	Individual	Written (PDF)
FWA	Norton, Eric	Central Maryland Transportation Alliance	Written (PDF)
FWA	Jorch, Bill	Maryland Municipal League	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Pironis, Kristen	Visit Annapolis & Anne Arundel County	Written (PDF)
INFO	McMillan, Michael	Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1300	Written (PDF)
INFO	Girardi, Matthewlobbyist	Amalgamated Transit Union Local 689	Written (PDF)
INFO	Laria, Jon	Baltimore Regional Transit Commission	Oral + Written (PDF)
INFO	Kinnally, Kevin	Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)	Written (PDF)
INFO	Westervelt, Patricia	Maryland Department of Transportation	Written (PDF)
INFO	Themelis, Nina	Mayor's Office of Government Relations	Written (PDF)
INFO	Wenger, Melanie	Montgomery County Government	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1300INFO 1

Amalgamated Transit Union Local 689INFO 1

Baltimore Regional Transit CommissionINFO 1

BaltPOP - Baltimoreans for People-Oriented PlacesUNF 1

Central Maryland Transportation AllianceFWA 1

City of GaithersburgFAV 1

City of GathersburgFAV 1

City of RockvilleFAV 1

Co Ex Calvin Ball- Howard County GovernmentFAV 1

Concrete GeneralFAV 1

Crestline Hotels and ResortsUNF 1

Law Offices of Boston & PlautUNF 1

Maryland Asphalt AssociationFAV 1

Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)INFO 1

Maryland Building Industry AssocUNF 1

Maryland Building Industry AssociationUNF 1

Maryland Department of TransportationINFO 1

Maryland Hotel Lodging AssociationUNF 1

Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

Maryland Municipal LeagueFWA 1

Mayor's Office of Government RelationsINFO 1

MD Land Title AssocUNF 1

Montgomery County GovernmentINFO 1

MTBMAFAV 1

NAIOP MarylandUNF 1

Northern Virginia Transportation AllianceFAV 1

SMTAFAV 1

Unitarian Universalist Environmental Justice MinistryFAV 1

Visit Annapolis & Anne Arundel CountyFWA 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVPeters, SarahCity of GathersburgRegistered for: Action Now Initiative, LLC; Alibaba; Ameresco; American Diabetes Association; Apartment & Office Building Association; Barwood Taxi Service…

UNFFeinroth, MarkLaw Offices of Boston & PlautRegistered for: Amazon.com Services, Inc c/o Frank D. Boston III, Attorney at Law; Baltimore's Promise Care of the Fund for Educational Excellence; Crown MD Online Gaming LLC; Greater Baltimore Board of Realtors; Highland Electric Fleets, Inc.; Maryland Hotel & Lodging Association…

UNFGraf, LoriMaryland Building Industry AssociationRegistered for: Maryland Building Industry Association

UNFRohrer, AmyMaryland Hotel Lodging AssociationRegistered for: Maryland Hotel & Lodging Association

INFOGirardi, MatthewAmalgamated Transit Union Local 689Registered for: Amalgamated Transit Union Local 689