Legislation - HB0916

Title: Transportation - Regional Transportation Authorities
Sponsored by: Delegates Spiegel, Behler, Crutchfield, Fair, Kaiser, Kaufman, Patterson, and Wu
Status: In the House - Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m. (Environment and Transportation)
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note

Synopsis

Establishing the Baltimore region, capital region, and Southern Maryland region transportation authorities to develop and implement certain transportation plans; establishing the Baltimore region, capital region, and Southern Maryland region transportation funds as special, nonlapsing funds; imposing certain transportation authority sales tax surcharges, hotel surcharges, and transfer tax surcharges; etc.

Committees

Original:: Environment and Transportation Click to view Recorded Media; Appropriations

Details

Cross-filed with: SB0674

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2026

Bill imposes a local government mandate, which is a directive in a bill requiring a local government unit to perform a task or assume a responsibility that has a discernible fiscal impact on the local government unit

Creates a Task Force or Commission

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/05/2026 Legislative Date 2/05/2026 Action First Reading Appropriations Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Transportation - Regional Transportation Authorities Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/06/2026 Legislative Date 2/06/2026 Action Reassigned to Environment and Transportation Appropriations Proceedings 17 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/10/2026 Legislative Date 2/10/2026 Action Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m. (Environment and Transportation) Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	2/05/2026	2/05/2026	First Reading Appropriations
			Text - First - Transportation - Regional Transportation Authorities
House	2/06/2026	2/06/2026	Reassigned to Environment and Transportation Appropriations	17 Click to view Recorded Media
House	2/10/2026	2/10/2026	Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m. (Environment and Transportation)

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