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HB 827

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Repair the Transportation Trust Fund Act

Sponsor: Matthew Morgan (District 29A)Committee: Ways and MeansSubject: Taxes - TransportationStatus: Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m. (Ways and Means) (as of Sep 4, 2026)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Repealing a requirement that certain motor fuel tax rates be adjusted in future years based on growth in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers; prohibiting the State or a local jurisdiction from imposing or levying a vehicle-miles-traveled tax or certain other similar fees, tolls, or taxes; requiring that the Maryland Transit Administration achieve a certain farebox recovery requirement for certain transit services; etc.

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Testimony (11)

MGA witness list
FAV 6FavorableUNF 5Unfavorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVPrice, SuzanneConcerned CitizenPosition only
FAVCassilly, RobertHarford County GovernmentWritten (PDF)
FAVDelegate Morgan, M., Delegate Morgan, M.legislatorIndividualOral
FAVLang, AlanIndividualPosition only
FAVRosa, RichardIndividualPosition only
FAVTibbals, TrudyIndividualPosition only
UNFStegman, MattChesapeake Bay FoundationWritten (PDF)
UNFSmith, VirginiaIndivisibleHoCoMDPosition only
UNFSakata, MichaelMTBMAWritten (PDF)
UNFSmith, TimMaryland Asphalt AssociationWritten (PDF)
UNFWestervelt, PatriciaMaryland Department of TransportationWritten (PDF)

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