SB 62

Transportation - Consolidated Transportation Program - Prioritization (Transportation Investment Priorities Act of 2026)

Sponsor: Chair, Budget and Taxation CommitteeCommittee: Budget and TaxationSubject: Transportation - GenerallyStatus: Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Sep 4, 2026)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Altering the required elements of the Consolidated Transportation Program; requiring the Department of Transportation to develop a certain project-based scoring system, identify certain funds available for certain purposes, and solicit requests from certain entities for certain projects; requiring the Department to evaluate and score certain major surface transportation projects; altering the makeup, chair, frequency of meetings, and responsibilities of the Maryland Transportation Commission; etc.

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Testimony (46)

MGA witness list

FAV 36FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendmentsUNF 7UnfavorableINFO 1Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Hunt, Ethan	Anne Arundel County	Written (PDF)
FAV	DeMinco, Lynne	BCRW	Position only
FAV	McBeth, Veronica	Baltimore City Department of Transportation	Oral
FAV	Twesigye, Kayenda	Baltimore County Government	Position only
FAV	Norton, Eric	Central Maryland Transportation Alliance	Written (PDF)
FAV	Harris, Martin	Charles County- DPW	Oral
FAV	Demiray, Sonia	Climate Communications Coalition	Position only
FAV	McGilvray, Laurie	Climate Justice Wing of the Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Pugh, Bill	Coalition for Smarter Growth	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Stewart, Frances	Elders Climate Action Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Fitzwater, Jessica	Frederick County Executive	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kravitz, Talya	Greater Washington Partnership	Written (PDF)
FAV	Shepter, Brian	Howard County	Written (PDF)
FAV	Smith, Virginia	IndivisibleHoCoMD	Position only
FAV	Hunter, Caseylobbyist	League of Women Voters of Maryland	Position only
FAV	Holt, Steve	MEPPN	Written (PDF)
FAV	Currier, Maggi	Maryland Department of Planning	Written (PDF)
FAV	McAndrew, Joe	Maryland Department of Transportation	Oral
FAV	Westervelt, Patricia	Maryland Department of Transportation	Written (PDF)
FAV	Baker, Jeremy D	Maryland Department of the Environment	Written (PDF)
FAV	Jorch, Bill	Maryland Municipal League	Written (PDF)
FAV	Mendelson, Lindseylobbyist	Maryland Sierra Club	Written (PDF)
FAV	Themelis, Nina	Mayor's Office of Government Relations	Written (PDF)
FAV	Peckett, Haley	Montgomery County Department of Transportation	Oral
FAV	Wenger, Melanie	Montgomery County Government	Written (PDF)
FAV	Othman, Ronza	National Federation of the Blind of Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Perez, Julian	Prince George's County Government	Written (PDF)
FAV	Smith, John Robert	Transportation for America	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	McNair, Lee	Unitarian Universalist Environmental Justice Ministry	Position only
FAV	Kaplowitz, Richard KAP	Year	Written (PDF)
FAV	Anderson, Geoffrey	Individual	Oral
FAV	Arndt, Dave	Individual	Position only
FAV	Chair, Budget and Taxation Committee, Chair, Budget and Taxation Committee	Individual	Oral
FAV	Cohn, Debbie	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Jones, Adam	Individual	Position only
FAV	Korin, Jon	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Higgins, Michael	Concrete General, Inc.	Oral
UNF	Owings, Megan	David A. Bramble, Inc.	Oral
UNF	Lambert, Miguel	Harford Minerals - Repurpose Aggregates	Oral
UNF	Sakata, Michael	MTBMA	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Smith, Tim	Maryland Asphalt Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Lawson, Chris	Maryland Transportation Builders and Materials Association	Oral
UNF	Stanford, Jason	Northern Virginia Transportation Alliance	Oral
FWA	Scepaniak, Michael	BaltPOP - Baltimoreans for People-Oriented Places	Written (PDF)
FWA	Murray, Rorylobbyist	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
INFO	Butchko, Dominic	Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Anne Arundel CountyFAV 1

Baltimore City Department of TransportationFAV 1

Baltimore County GovernmentFAV 1

BaltPOP - Baltimoreans for People-Oriented PlacesFWA 1

BCRWFAV 1

Central Maryland Transportation AllianceFAV 1

Charles County- DPWFAV 1

Climate Communications CoalitionFAV 1

Climate Justice Wing of the Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

Coalition for Smarter GrowthFAV 1

Concrete General, Inc.UNF 1

David A. Bramble, Inc.UNF 1

Elders Climate Action MarylandFAV 1

Frederick County ExecutiveFAV 1

Greater Washington PartnershipFAV 1

Harford Minerals - Repurpose AggregatesUNF 1

Howard CountyFAV 1

IndivisibleHoCoMDFAV 1

League of Women Voters of MarylandFAV 1

Maryland Asphalt AssociationUNF 1

Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)INFO 1

Maryland Department of PlanningFAV 1

Maryland Department of the EnvironmentFAV 1

Maryland Department of TransportationFAV 2

Maryland Municipal LeagueFAV 1

Maryland Sierra ClubFAV 1

Maryland Transportation Builders and Materials AssociationUNF 1

Mayor's Office of Government RelationsFAV 1

MEPPNFAV 1

Montgomery County Department of TransportationFAV 1

Montgomery County GovernmentFAV 1

MTBMAUNF 1

National Federation of the Blind of MarylandFAV 1

Northern Virginia Transportation AllianceUNF 1

Prince George's County GovernmentFAV 1

Transportation for AmericaFAV 1

Unitarian Universalist Environmental Justice MinistryFAV 1

YearFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVHunter, CaseyLeague of Women Voters of MarylandRegistered for: League of Women Voters of Maryland

FAVMendelson, LindseyMaryland Sierra ClubRegistered for: Sierra Club Maryland Chapter

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…