SB 947

Maryland Transit Administration Reform Act

Sponsor: Cory V. McCray (District 45)Committee: FinanceSubject: Transportation - GenerallyStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 419 (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 (22)

MGA witness list

FAV 16FavorableFWA 5Favorable with amendmentsINFO 1Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	McMillan, Michael	ATU Local 1300	Oral
FAV	Wivell, Brianlobbyist	ATU Local 1300	Written (PDF)
FAV	Scepaniak, Michael	BaltPOP - Baltimoreans for People-Oriented Places	Written (PDF)
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	Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Themelis, Nina	Mayor's Office of Government Relations	Written (PDF)
FAV	Othman, Ronza	National Federation of the Blind of Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Pendleton, Davidlobbyist	SMART Transportation Division	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Kaplowitz, Richard KAP	Year	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ford, John	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hosford, Patricklobbyist	Individual	Oral
FAV	Senator McCray, Senator McCraylegislator	Individual	Oral
FWA	Norton, Eric	Central Maryland Transportation Alliance	Written (PDF)
FWA	Tolley, George	Dugan, Babij, Tolley & Kohler, LLC	Oral
FWA	Dodge, Alison	MD Association for Justice	Written (PDF)
FWA	Westervelt, Patricia	Maryland Department of Transportation	Written (PDF)
FWA	Davis, Dereck	Maryland State Treasurer's Office	Written (PDF)
INFO	Arneson, Emilylobbyist	Kennedy Krieger Institute	Written (PDF)