Alternative Fuel, Fuel-Efficient, and Electric Vehicles - Highway Use Fees
Sponsor: Jared Solomon (District 18)Committee: Environment and TransportationSubject: Vehicle Laws - Licensing and RegulationStatus: Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Sep 4, 2026)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Repealing the annual surcharge required to register a zero-emission vehicle or plug-in electric drive vehicle; requiring the owners of certain vehicles to pay an annual highway use fee for each vehicle registered; establishing a Highway Use Fee Account within the Transportation Trust Fund; allowing the owners of certain vehicles to participate in the Program in lieu of paying the annual highway use fee; etc.
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Testimony (18)
MGA witness listFAV 7FavorableFWA 4Favorable with amendmentsUNF 4UnfavorableINFO 3Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Baker, Brittanylobbyist | Chesapeake Climate Action Network & CCAN Fund | Oral |
| FAV | Solomon, Jared | Delegate Solomon | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Martinez, Carlos | Greater Washington Region Clean Cities Coalition | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Feigenbaum, Baruch | Reason Foundation | Oral |
| FAV | Kaplowitz, Richard KAP | Year | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Czajka, Mark | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Delegate Solomon, Delegate Solomonlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | Smith, Tim | Maryland Asphalt Association | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Lang, Alan | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Mauer, William | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Tibbals, Trudy | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Stegman, Matt | Chesapeake Bay Foundation | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Sakata, Michael | MTBMA | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Sanderson, Michael | Maryland Association of Counties (MACo) | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Wilson, Scott | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Mendelson, Lindseylobbyist | Maryland Sierra Club | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Wenger, Melanie | Montgomery County Government | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Hendren, Patricia | The Eastern Transportation Coalition | Oral + Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
Registered lobbyists who testified
FAVBaker, BrittanyChesapeake Climate Action Network & CCAN FundRegistered for: Chesapeake Climate Action Network Action Fund