HB 1081

Maryland Transit Administration Reform Act

Sponsor: Marc Korman (District 16)Committee: Environment and TransportationSubject: Transportation - GenerallyStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 420 (as of Sep 4, 2026)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Establishing the Board of Directors for Baltimore Core Transit Service in the Maryland Transit Administration as a governing body with certain authority over the provision of Baltimore Core Transit Service; establishing the Commuter Services Advisory Board to provide certain oversight over and guidance for certain Administration commuter rail and bus services in the State; repealing the Baltimore Regional Transit Commission as an advisory commission for transit in the Baltimore City region; etc.

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Testimony (27)

MGA witness list

FAV 24FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendmentsINFO 1Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	McMillan, Michael	ATU Local 1300	Oral
FAV	Wivell, Brianlobbyist	ATU Local 1300	Written (PDF)
FAV	Whitehurst, Shanika	Action Committee for Transit	Oral
FAV	McMillan, Michael	Amalgamated Transit Union	Oral
FAV	McBeth, Veronica	Baltimore City Department of Transportation	Oral
FAV	Twesigye, Kayenda	Baltimore County Government	Position only
FAV	Kelly, Mike	Baltimore Metropolitan Council	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Laria, Jon	Baltimore Regional Transit Commission	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Pugh, Bill	Coalition for Smarter Growth	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Vey, Jenniferlobbyist	Greater Baltimore Committee	Oral
FAV	Sidh, Sameerlobbyist	Johns Hopkins University and Medicine	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Sakata, Michael	MTBMA	Written (PDF)
FAV	Westervelt, Patricia	Maryland Department of Transportation	Written (PDF)
FAV	Arnold, Holly	Maryland Department of Transportation Maryland Transit Administration	Oral
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Edwards, Donna	Maryland State & District of Columbia AFL-CIO	Written (PDF)
FAV	Themelis, Nina	Mayor's Office of Government Relations	Written (PDF)
FAV	Mitchell, Wes	Mid-Atlantic Planning Business Lead	Oral
FAV	Othman, Ronza	National Federation of the Blind of Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Pendleton, Davidlobbyist	SMART Transportation Division	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Fair, Kris	Transit Caucus	Written (PDF)
FAV	McNair, Lee	Unitarian Universalist Environmental Justice Ministry	Position only
FAV	Delegate Korman, Delegate Kormanlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Korman, Marc	Individual	Written (PDF)
FWA	O'Malley, Brian	Central Maryland Transportation Alliance	Written (PDF)
FWA	Davis, Dereck	Treasurer	Written (PDF)
INFO	Arneson, Emilylobbyist	Kennedy Krieger Institute	Written (PDF)