HB 916

Transportation - Regional Transportation Authorities

Sponsor: Ryan Spiegel (District 17)Committee: Environment and TransportationSubject: Transportation - GenerallyStatus: Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m. (Environment and Transportation) (as of Sep 4, 2026)

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 (38)

MGA witness list

FAV 16FavorableFWA 4Favorable with amendmentsUNF 13UnfavorableINFO 5Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Valeri, Marissa	City of Rockville	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Higgins, Michael	Concrete General, Inc.	Oral
FAV	Voinis, Mike	HNTB	Oral
FAV	Sakata, Michael	MTBMA	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Smith, Tim	Maryland Asphalt Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Charkoudian, Lorig	Maryland Transit Caucus	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lawson, Chris	Maryland Transportation Builders and Materials Association	Oral
FAV	Kimbis, Pete	Nonprofit Montgomery	Oral
FAV	Stanford, Jason	Northern Virginia Transportation Alliance	Oral
FAV	Fair, Kris	Transit Caucus	Written (PDF)
FAV	McNair, Lee	Unitarian Universalist Environmental Justice Ministry	Position only
FAV	Delegate Spiegel, Delegate Spiegellegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Latino Caucus, Maryland Legislative	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Spiegel, Delegate Ryan	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Thatcher, Kevin	Individual	Oral
UNF	Scepaniak, Michael	BaltPOP - Baltimoreans for People-Oriented Places	Written (PDF)
UNF	Feinroth, Marklobbyist	Boston Plaut Attorneys at Law	Oral
UNF	Staples-Reid, Ashley	Calvert County Board of County Commissioners	Written (PDF)
UNF	Norton, Eric	Central Maryland Transportation Alliance	Written (PDF)
UNF	Schwartz, Stewartlobbyist	Coalition for Smarter Growth	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Guy, Randy	Commissioners of St. Mary's County	Written (PDF)
UNF	Lacan, Yolande	Hampton Inn Baltimore Downtown Convention Center	Oral
UNF	Graf, Lorilobbyist	Maryland Building Industry Association	Written (PDF)
UNF	Rohrer, Amy	Maryland Hotel Lodging Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	McGee, Christalobbyist	Maryland Realtors	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Mason, Michaellobbyist	Providence Strategies LLC	Written (PDF)
UNF	Libber, Matt	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Mitchell, Danielle	Individual	Written (PDF)
FWA	Shepter, Brian	Howard County	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Jorch, Bill	Maryland Municipal League	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Pironis, Kristen	Visit Annapolis & Anne Arundel County	Written (PDF)
FWA	Murray, Rorylobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
INFO	Wivell, Brianlobbyist	ATU Local 1300	Written (PDF)
INFO	Kinnally, Kevin	Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)	Written (PDF)
INFO	Allen, Hannahlobbyist	Maryland Chamber of Commerce	Written (PDF)
INFO	Westervelt, Patricia	Maryland Department of Transportation	Written (PDF)
INFO	Wenger, Melanie	Montgomery County Government	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

ATU Local 1300INFO 1

BaltPOP - Baltimoreans for People-Oriented PlacesUNF 1

Boston Plaut Attorneys at LawUNF 1

Calvert County Board of County CommissionersUNF 1

Central Maryland Transportation AllianceUNF 1

City of RockvilleFAV 1

Coalition for Smarter GrowthUNF 1

Commissioners of St. Mary's CountyUNF 1

Concrete General, Inc.FAV 1

Hampton Inn Baltimore Downtown Convention CenterUNF 1

HNTBFAV 1

Howard CountyFWA 1

Maryland Asphalt AssociationFAV 1

Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)INFO 1

Maryland Building Industry AssociationUNF 1

Maryland Chamber of CommerceINFO 1

Maryland Department of TransportationINFO 1

Maryland Hotel Lodging AssociationUNF 1

Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

Maryland Municipal LeagueFWA 1

Maryland RealtorsUNF 1

Maryland Transit CaucusFAV 1

Maryland Transportation Builders and Materials AssociationFAV 1

Montgomery County GovernmentINFO 1

MTBMAFAV 1

Nonprofit MontgomeryFAV 1

Northern Virginia Transportation AllianceFAV 1

Providence Strategies LLCUNF 1

Transit CaucusFAV 1

Unitarian Universalist Environmental Justice MinistryFAV 1

Visit Annapolis & Anne Arundel CountyFWA 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

UNFFeinroth, MarkBoston Plaut Attorneys at LawRegistered 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…

UNFSchwartz, StewartCoalition for Smarter GrowthRegistered for: Coalition for Smarter Growth dba Piedmont Environmental Council

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

UNFMcGee, ChristaMaryland RealtorsRegistered for: Maryland REALTORS; Maryland Association of Realtors

UNFMason, MichaelProvidence Strategies LLCRegistered for: AIA Maryland; American Council of Engineering Companies/MD; Annapolis Maritime Museum & Park; Association of Independent Maryland and D.C. Schools; Experience Prince George's; Kaiser Permanente…

FWAMurray, 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…

INFOWivell, BrianATU Local 1300Registered for: Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1300

INFOAllen, HannahMaryland Chamber of CommerceRegistered for: Maryland Chamber of Commerce