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HB 229

EnactedCrossfile SB 188
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Maryland Transportation Authority - Revenue Bond Limit - Increase

Sponsor: Chair, Appropriations CommitteeCommittee: AppropriationsSubject: Transportation - GenerallyStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 114 (as of Sep 4, 2026)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Increasing, from $4,000,000,000 to $5,000,000,000, the limit on the amount of certain revenue bonds that the Maryland Transportation Authority may have outstanding and unpaid on June 30 each year; etc.

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Testimony (7)

MGA witness list
FAV 7Favorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVSakata, MichaelMTBMAWritten (PDF)
FAVSmith, TimMaryland Asphalt AssociationWritten (PDF)
FAVWestervelt, PatriciaMaryland Department of TransportationWritten (PDF)
FAVGarman, AllenMaryland Transportation AuthorityOral
FAVGartner, BruceMaryland Transportation AuthorityOral
FAVChair, Appropriations Committee, Chair, Appropriations CommitteeIndividualOral
FAVMurray, RorylobbyistIndividualWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVMurray, RoryRegistered for: Alliance to Prevent Legionnaire's Disease; American Council of Engineering Companies/MD; Association of Independent Maryland and D.C. Schools; Chesapeake Watershed Restoration Professionals; Kaiser Permanente; Lightstar Renewables