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BaltPOP - Baltimoreans for People-Oriented Places

Bills
87
79 for · 12 against · 1 info
Got their outcome
33%
28 of 86 decided
Lobbyists hired
0
none registered
Reported lobbying spend
$0
compensation to lobbyists, all years on file

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Testimony history

2026 Regular Session27 appearances
BillPositionWitnessOutcome
HB 78
Property Taxes - Authority of Counties to Establish Subclasses and Set Separate Rates for Land and Improvements to Land
FAVPDFScepaniak, MichaelDid not advance
HB 177
Vehicle Laws - Bicycles, Play Vehicles, and Unicycles - Crosswalks
FAVPDFScepaniak, MichaelDid not advance
HB 239
Land Use - Zoning - Limitations (Starter and Silver Homes Act of 2026)
FAVPDFScepaniak, MichaelDid not advance
HB 256
Motor Vehicles – Speed Monitoring Systems – Safety Corridors (Vulnerable Road User Protection Act of 2026)
FWAPDFScepaniak, MichaelDid not advance
HB 381
State Highway Administration - Urban Core and Urban Center Traffic Control Devices - No Turn on Red
FWAPDFScepaniak, MichaelWithdrawn
HB 394
Counties - Construction of Sidewalks and Crosswalks - Safe Alternative Routes to Public Schools
FWAPDFScepaniak, MichaelDid not advance
HB 437
Transportation - Major Highway Capacity Expansion Projects and Impact Assessments (Transportation and Climate Alignment Act of 2026)
FAVPDFScepaniak, MichaelDid not advance
HB 437
Transportation - Major Highway Capacity Expansion Projects and Impact Assessments (Transportation and Climate Alignment Act of 2026)
FAVPDFScepaniak, MichaelDid not advance
HB 466
Civil Actions - Motor Vehicle Accidents Involving Vulnerable Individuals - Comparative Negligence
FAVPDFScepaniak, MichaelDid not advance
HB 548
Land Use - Permitting - Development Rights (Maryland Housing Certainty Act)
FAVPDFScepaniak, MichaelEnacted
HB 733
Maryland Transit Administration - Fixed-Route Transit Services - Announcements
FAVPDFScepaniak, MichaelDid not advance
HB 778
Land Use - Middle Housing Options - Requirements
FWAPDFScepaniak, MichaelDid not advance
HB 916
Transportation - Regional Transportation Authorities
UNFPDFScepaniak, MichaelDid not advance
HB 1137
Residential-in-Commercial-Zone Laws - Study (Bring Back Main Street Act)
FWAPDFScepaniak, MichaelEnacted
HB 1381
Vehicle Laws - Stopping, Standing, or Parking in a Bike Lane or Bicycle Path - Prohibition
FWAPDFScepaniak, MichaelDid not advance
HB 1421
Task Force to Study Pedestrian and Bicyclist Injuries and Fatalities
UNFPDFScepaniak, MichaelDid not advance
HB 1538
Land Use - Accessory Dwelling Units - Requirements and Prohibitions (Maryland Generational Housing Act of 2026)
FAVPDFScepaniak, MichaelDid not advance
HB 1567
Vehicle Laws - Bicycles, Motor Scooters, and EPAMDs - Audible Warnings (Pass Pedestrians Safely Act)
UNFPDFScepaniak, MichaelDid not advance
SB 59
Transportation - Major Highway Capacity Expansion Projects and Impact Assessments (Transportation and Climate Alignment Act of 2026)
FAVPDFScepaniak, MichaelDid not advance
SB 62
Transportation - Consolidated Transportation Program - Prioritization (Transportation Investment Priorities Act of 2026)
FWAPDFScepaniak, MichaelDid not advance
SB 158
Counties - Construction of Sidewalks and Crosswalks - Safe Alternative Routes to Public Schools
FWAPDFScepaniak, MichaelDid not advance
SB 487
Motor Vehicles - Speed Monitoring Systems - Safety Corridors (Vulnerable Road User Protection Act of 2026)
FWAPDFScepaniak, MichaelEnacted
SB 674
Transportation - Regional Transportation Authorities
UNFPDFScepaniak, MichaelDid not advance
SB 743
Workgroup to Study State Laws on Electric Bicycles - Establishment
UNFPDFScepaniak, MichaelDid not advance
SB 829
Residential-in-Commercial-Zone Laws - Study (Bring Back Main Street Act)
FWAPDFScepaniak, MichaelEnacted
SB 936
Vehicle Laws - Bus Obstruction Monitoring Systems and Bus Stop Zones
FAVPDFScepaniak, MichaelDid not advance
SB 947
Maryland Transit Administration Reform Act
FAVPDFScepaniak, MichaelEnacted
2025 Regular Session59 appearances
BillPositionWitnessOutcome
HB 7
Vehicle Laws - Bicycles - Operation at Intersections
FAVPDFScepaniak, MichaelDid not advance
HB 20
Transportation – Consolidated Transportation Program – Prioritization (Transportation Investment Priorities Act of 2025)
FWAPDFScepaniak, MichaelDid not advance
HB 80
Land Use - Transit-Oriented Development - Alterations
FAVPDFScepaniak, MichaelDid not advance
HB 80
Land Use - Transit-Oriented Development - Alterations
FAVPDFScepaniak, MichaelDid not advance
HB 84
Transportation – Major Highway Capacity Expansion Projects and Impact Assessments (Transportation and Climate Alignment Act of 2025)
FAVPDFScepaniak, MichaelDid not advance
HB 84
Transportation – Major Highway Capacity Expansion Projects and Impact Assessments (Transportation and Climate Alignment Act of 2025)
FAVPDFScepaniak, MichaelDid not advance
HB 141
Task Force on Loneliness and Isolation
FAVPDFScepaniak, MichaelDid not advance
HB 178
Vehicle Laws - Stopping, Standing, or Parking in a Bike Lane or Bicycle Path - Prohibition
FAVPDFScepaniak, MichaelDid not advance
HB 182
Motor Vehicles - Speed Monitoring Systems - Penalties
FWAPDFScepaniak, MichaelEnacted
HB 206
Vehicle Laws - Bus Obstruction Monitoring Systems and Bus Stop Zones
FAVPDFScepaniak, MichaelDid not advance
HB 234
Vehicle Laws - Injury or Death of Vulnerable Individual - Penalties
FAVPDFScepaniak, MichaelDid not advance
HB 286
Local Comprehensive Planning and State Economic Growth, Resource Protection, and Planning Policy - Planning Principles
UNFPDFScepaniak, MichaelEnacted
HB 292
Cooperative Housing Corporations, Condominiums, and Homeowners Associations - Funding of Reserve Accounts and Preparation of Funding Plans
FAVPDFScepaniak, MichaelEnacted
HB 330
Property Tax - Improvements to Property Adjacent to Rail Stations - Subclass, Special Rate, and Penalty
FWAPDFScepaniak, MichaelDid not advance
HB 348
Motor Vehicles - Speed Monitoring Systems - Safety Corridors
FWAPDFScepaniak, MichaelDid not advance
HB 390
Affordable Housing Payment In Lieu of Taxes Expansion Act
FAVPDFScepaniak, MichaelEnacted
HB 422
Vehicle Laws - Bicycles, Play Vehicles, and Unicycles - Crosswalks
FAVPDFScepaniak, MichaelDid not advance
HB 432
Locally Operated Transit Systems - Mandatory Funding - Inflation Adjustment (Local Transit Sustainability Act)
FAVPDFScepaniak, MichaelDid not advance
HB 433
Motor Vehicles - Reckless Driving and Aggressive Driving - Penalties
FAVPDFScepaniak, MichaelDid not advance
HB 452
Outdoor Lighting - Guidance and Use of State Funds
FAVScepaniak, MichaelEnacted
HB 489
Maryland Department of Labor - Study on Building Code Requirements for Single-Staircase Buildings
FAVPDFScepaniak, MichaelEnacted
HB 503
Housing Development Act
FWAPDFScepaniak, MichaelDid not advance
HB 594
Civil Actions - Motor Vehicle Accidents Involving Vulnerable Individuals - Comparative Negligence
FAVPDFScepaniak, MichaelDid not advance
HB 744
Motor Vehicles - Reckless, Negligent, and Aggressive Driving (Sergeant Patrick Kepp Act)
FAVPDFScepaniak, MichaelEnacted
HB 780
Urban State Highways - Speed Limits - Exemptions
FAVPDFScepaniak, MichaelDid not advance
HB 811
Counties – Construction of Sidewalks and Crosswalks – Safe Alternative Routes to Public Schools
FWAPDFScepaniak, MichaelDid not advance
HB 960
Investor-Owned Electric, Gas, and Gas and Electric Companies - Cost Recovery - Limitations and Reporting Requirements (Ratepayer Freedom Act)
FAVScepaniak, MichaelDid not advance
HB 1178
Baltimore City - Property Taxes - Authority to Set Special Rates
FWAPDFScepaniak, MichaelDid not advance
HB 1189
Baltimore City - Property Tax - Authority to Impose on Vacant and Abandoned Property Owned by Nonprofit Organizations
FAVPDFScepaniak, MichaelDid not advance
HB 1258
Consumer Goods - Restrictions Based on Energy Source - Prohibition (Energy Equality Act of 2025)
UNFScepaniak, MichaelDid not advance
HB 1370
Transportation - Regional Transportation Authorities
UNFPDFScepaniak, MichaelDid not advance
HB 1457
Alternative Fuel, Fuel-Efficient, and Electric Vehicles - Highway Use Fees
FWAPDFScepaniak, MichaelDid not advance
HB 1463
Transportation - Maryland Transit Administration - Funding (Transit Safety and Investment Act of 2025)
FAVPDFScepaniak, MichaelDid not advance
HB 1466
Land Use and Real Property - Accessory Dwelling Units - Requirements and Prohibitions
FWAPDFScepaniak, MichaelEnacted
SB 14
Vehicle Laws - Electric Bicycles - Certificate of Title, Registration, and Insurance
UNFPDFScepaniak, MichaelWithdrawn
SB 20
Locally Operated Transit Systems - Mandatory Funding - Inflation Adjustment (Local Transit Sustainability Act)
FAVPDFScepaniak, MichaelDid not advance
SB 63
Cooperative Housing Corporations, Condominiums, and Homeowners Associations – Funding of Reserve Accounts and Preparation of Funding Plans
FAVPDFScepaniak, MichaelEnacted
SB 118
Motor Vehicles - Speed Monitoring Systems - Penalties
FWAPDFScepaniak, MichaelDid not advance
SB 133
Vehicle Laws - Stopping, Standing, or Parking in a Bike Lane or Bicycle Path - Prohibition
FAVPDFScepaniak, MichaelDid not advance
SB 190
Land Use - Transit-Oriented Development - Alterations
FAVPDFScepaniak, MichaelDid not advance
SB 198
Transportation - Consolidated Transportation Program - Prioritization (Transportation Investment Priorities Act of 2025)
FWAPDFScepaniak, MichaelDid not advance
SB 316
Abundant Affordable Clean Energy - Procurement and Development (AACE Act)
FAVScepaniak, MichaelDid not advance
SB 327
Affordable Housing Payment In Lieu of Taxes Expansion Act
FAVPDFScepaniak, MichaelEnacted
SB 346
Maryland Beverage Container Recycling Refund and Litter Reduction Program
FAVScepaniak, MichaelDid not advance
SB 385
Vehicle Laws - Injury or Death of Vulnerable Individual - Penalties
FAVPDFScepaniak, MichaelDid not advance
SB 395
Transportation - Major Highway Capacity Expansion Projects and Impact Assessments (Transportation and Climate Alignment Act of 2025)
FAVPDFScepaniak, MichaelDid not advance
SB 402
Baltimore City - Speed Monitoring Systems - Maximum Penalty Increase
INFOPDFScepaniak, MichaelDid not advance
SB 424
Urban State Highways - Speed Limits - Exceptions
FAVPDFScepaniak, MichaelDid not advance
SB 430
Land Use - Regional Housing Infrastructure Gap (Housing for Jobs Act)
FWAPDFScepaniak, MichaelDid not advance
SB 472
Property Tax - Property Adjacent to Rail Stations - Subclasses and Special Rates
FWAPDFScepaniak, MichaelDid not advance
SB 526
Counties - Construction of Sidewalks and Crosswalks - Safe Alternative Routes to Public Schools
FWAPDFScepaniak, MichaelDid not advance
SB 557
Vehicle-Miles-Traveled Tax and Associated Mandated Devices - Prohibition (Transportation Freedom Act of 2025)
UNFPDFScepaniak, MichaelDid not advance
SB 590
Motor Vehicles - Reckless, Negligent, and Aggressive Driving (Sergeant Patrick Kepp Act)
FAVPDFScepaniak, MichaelEnacted
SB 590
Motor Vehicles - Reckless, Negligent, and Aggressive Driving (Sergeant Patrick Kepp Act)
FAVPDFScepaniak, MichaelEnacted
SB 627
Vehicle Laws - Bicycles - Operation at Intersections
FAVPDFScepaniak, MichaelDid not advance
SB 881
Transportation - Regional Transportation Authorities
UNFPDFScepaniak, MichaelDid not advance
SB 891
Land Use and Real Property - Accessory Dwelling Units - Requirements and Prohibitions
FWAPDFScepaniak, MichaelEnacted
SB 967
Howard County - Noise Abatement Monitoring Systems - Authorization
FAVPDFScepaniak, MichaelDid not advance
SB 970
Howard County - Department of Planning and Zoning - Parking Space Requirements for New Construction Ho. Co. 13-25
FWAPDFScepaniak, MichaelDid not advance
2024 Regular Session6 appearances
BillPositionWitnessOutcome
HB 836
Major Highway Capacity Expansion Projects - Impact Assessments and Workgroup (Transportation and Climate Alignment Act of 2024)
FAVPDFScepaniak, MichaelDid not advance
HB 1247
Environment – Advanced Clean Cars II Program – Application and Enforcement
UNFScepaniak, MichaelDid not advance
SB 484
Land Use - Affordable Housing - Zoning Density and Permitting (Housing Expansion and Affordability Act of 2024)
FAVPDFScepaniak, MichaelDid not advance
SB 681
Major Highway Capacity Expansion Projects - Impact Assessments and Mitigation Plans (Transportation and Climate Alignment Act of 2024)
FAVPDFScepaniak, MichaelDid not advance
SB 943
Vehicle Laws - Bus Lane Obstruction - Monitoring Systems Expansion and Workgroup (Better Bus Service Act of 2024)
FAVScepaniak, MichaelEnacted
SB 943
Vehicle Laws - Bus Lane Obstruction - Monitoring Systems Expansion and Workgroup (Better Bus Service Act of 2024)
FWAPDFScepaniak, MichaelEnacted