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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Transportation – Regional Transportation Authorities [SB-1126]
Establishing the Baltimore Region, Capital Region, and Southern Maryland Region transportation authorities to develop and implement certain congestion relief plans; establishing the Baltimore Region, Capital Region, and Southern Maryland Region congestion relief funds as special, nonlapsing funds; requiring the Department of Transportation, in consultation with the Comptroller, to study and report on the feasibility of creating local-option transportation revenues to fund the regional transportation authorities; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nancy King
First Reading Senate Rules on 02/09/2024
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School Bus Transition - Propane-Powered School Buses - Grant Program, Fund, and Purchase [HB-1360]
Altering certain provisions of law relating to funding and grants to transition to zero-emission vehicle school buses to include propane-powered school buses; and authorizing a county board of education, beginning in fiscal year 2030, to enter into a new contract for the purchase of school buses that are propane-powered.
Sponsored by: Rep. Seth Howard
Hearing Canceled on 03/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Transportation Financing - Retail Delivery Fee and Transportation Network Company Impact Fee (Transportation Funding Act of 2024) [HB-1215]
Pledging certain revenues from a retail delivery fee and a transportation network company impact fee to paying the principal of and interest on consolidated transportation bonds issued by the Department of Transportation; establishing a Retail Delivery Fee and Transportation Network Company Impact Fee Account in the Transportation Trust Fund; requiring the Department to allocate the funds in the Retail Delivery Fee and Transportation Network Company Impact Fee Account for certain transportation purposes; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Marc Korman
Hearing 3/01 At 1:00 P.m. (environment And Transportation) on 02/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Transportation - MobilityLink Paratransit Service Improvements - Study [HB-1199]
Requiring the Maryland Transportation Institute at the University of Maryland to conduct a study to identify methods to improve the Maryland Transit Administration's ADA MobilityLink paratransit service; requiring the Institute to submit a report on its findings and recommendations to the Governor, the General Assembly, and certain officials by July 1, 2025; and authorizing the Governor in fiscal year 2026 to include in the annual budget bill at least $150,000 for the study.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Healey
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 646 on 05/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Wildlife - Protections and Highway Crossings [HB-1129]
Requiring the Department of Natural Resources, in collaboration with the State Highway Administration, to identify and prioritize certain species whose habitat or movement corridors intersect with State highways and develop tools, technology, and techniques to identify certain State highway infrastructure locations; requiring the Department of Natural Resources to take certain actions regarding a statewide deer population survey on or before November 1, 2024, and June 30, 2026; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Hearing 2/28 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/08/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Prince George's County and Montgomery County - The Washington Suburban Transit Commission Reform Act PG/MC 103-24 [HB-1023]
Authorizing the Secretary of Transportation's designee to attend meetings of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Board of Directors on behalf of the Secretary when the Secretary is not available; authorizing the Washington Suburban Transit Commission to reappoint a certain appointee to be a principal member of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Board of Directors; etc.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 697 on 05/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Wildlife – Protections and Highway Crossings [SB-902]
Requiring the Department of Natural Resources, in collaboration with the State Highway Administration, to identify and prioritize certain species whose habitat or movement corridors intersect with State highways and develop tools, technology, and techniques to identify certain State highway infrastructure locations; requiring the Department of Natural Resources to develop a methodology and a cost estimate for performing a statewide deer population survey on or before November 1, 2024; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Karen Lewis Young
Hearing Canceled on 04/02/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Principal Departments - Individuals With Limited English Proficiency - Access to Public Services [HB-981]
Requiring, on or before July 1, 2025, the principal departments of the Executive Branch to fully implement certain provisions of law requiring equal access to public services for individuals with limited English proficiency.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 656 on 05/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Education - Public Schools - Driver Education and Transportation to Field Trips [SB-1081]
Establishing the Driver Education in Public Schools Grant Program to provide grants to public schools and nonprofit organizations to assist public schools in offering driver education courses to students; establishing the State-Aided Institutions Field Trip Grant Program to assist public schools in transporting students to field trips at State-aided educational institutions; altering the penalties and distribution of fines for termination or lapse of required vehicle security, including distribution to the Programs; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory McCray
Hearing 3/06 At 1:00 P.m. (education, Energy, And The Environment) on 02/08/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Transportation – Regional Transportation Authorities [HB-924]
Establishing the Baltimore Region, Capital Region, and Southern Maryland Region transportation authorities to develop and implement certain congestion relief plans; establishing the Baltimore Region, Capital Region, and Southern Maryland Region congestion relief funds as special, nonlapsing funds; requiring the Department of Transportation, in consultation with the Comptroller, to study and report on the feasibility of creating local-option transportation revenues to fund the regional transportation authorities; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicole Williams
Hearing 3/01 At 1:00 P.m. (environment And Transportation) on 02/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Confined Aquatic Disposal Task Force - Established [HB-886]
Establishing the Confined Aquatic Disposal Task Force to review the State's long-term strategies for maintaining functional and thriving ports in the State, the capacity limitations on the State dredged material sites and limitation to be placed on confined aquatic disposal programs; and requiring the Task Force to reports its findings and recommendations to the Governor and certain committees of the General Assembly by July 1, 2025.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholaus Kipke
Hearing 2/23 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/06/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Department of Transportation and Maryland Transportation Authority - Utilities Installation - Data Submission [HB-917]
Requiring a utility owner to submit to the Department of Transportation and the Maryland Transportation Authority, within 60 days after completion, certain information pertaining to the installation or relocation of facilities, infrastructure, or appurtenances associated with a utility service within or on certain property; and authorizing the Department or the Authority to take certain actions if a utility owner does not comply with the requirements of the Act.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Healey
Referred To Interim Study By Economic Matters on 03/16/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Major Highway Capacity Expansion Projects - Impact Assessments and Workgroup (Transportation and Climate Alignment Act of 2024) [HB-836]
Requiring the Department of Transportation, in consultation with the Department of the Environment, to establish a process for performing major highway capacity expansion project impact assessments; requiring the Department and a metropolitan planning organization to perform an impact assessment under certain circumstances; establishing the Workgroup to Study Major Highway Capacity Expansion Projects to make certain recommendations to the General Assembly by December 1, 2024, related to certain impact assessments and mitigation plans; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Marvin Holmes
Favorable With Amendments {593127/1 Adopted on 04/08/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Major Highway Capacity Expansion Projects - Impact Assessments and Mitigation Plans (Transportation and Climate Alignment Act of 2024) [SB-681]
Requiring the Department of Transportation to establish a process for performing major highway capacity expansion project impact assessments; requiring the Department and a metropolitan planning organization to perform an impact assessment under certain circumstances; requiring the Department to use the impact assessment to determine whether a project meets certain requirements; requiring the Department and a metropolitan planning organization to develop a certain mitigation plan under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Clarence Lam
Favorable With Amendments Report By Finance on 04/05/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Maryland Trails Advisory Committee and the Maryland Office of Trails - Establishment (Great Maryland Trails Act) [SB-645]
Establishing the Maryland Office of Trails in the Department of Transportation to develop and maintain the Maryland Trails Network, advance the development, maintenance, and use of trails in the State, develop a certain inventory and database, and collect certain information regarding trails; establishing a Director of the Maryland Office of Trails to oversee the Office and collaborate with the Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee; establishing the Maryland Trails Advisory Commission; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Sarah Elfreth
Hearing 2/16 At 9:00 A.m. on 02/09/2024
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Transportation - Maryland Transportation Authority - Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety and Accessibility [SB-593]
Repealing a prohibition on pedestrians using a highway of the Maryland Transportation Authority; altering a prohibition on bicycles using an Authority highway; requiring the Authority to construct separated or buffered bicycle ways and pedestrian walkways in certain locations under certain circumstances; providing for a waiver from requirements under the Act; requiring the Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee to review waiver requests under the Act and provide recommendations to the Secretary of Transportation; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Waldstreicher
Hearing 2/22 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/31/2024
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Consolidated Transportation Program - Indian Head Highway - Conversion Into Limited Access Highway [HB-711]
Requiring the Secretary of Transportation to include sufficient funds in the Consolidated Transportation Program for fiscal year 2025 and beyond for the planning, design, and reconstruction necessary for the conversion of Maryland Route 210 (Indian Head Highway) in Prince George's County into a limited access highway; and requiring, by December 31, 2024, a report to the General Assembly on a timeline and the estimated costs for the conversion of Maryland Route 210 (Indian Head Highway) into a limited access highway.
Sponsored by: Rep. C.T. Wilson
First Reading Appropriations on 01/26/2024
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Maryland Emergency Management Agency, Department of Transportation, and Department of the Environment - Flood Mitigation Comprehensive Study - Montgomery County and Prince George's County [HB-466]
Requiring the Maryland Emergency Management Agency, the Department of Transportation, and the Department of the Environment to study flooding in Montgomery County and Prince George's County; requiring the study to include an analysis of historic flooding, an evaluation of existing and potential flood prevention and control measures, an examination of associated environmental issues, and the development of recommendations; and requiring a certain report be submitted by October 15, 2024.
Sponsored by: Rep. Diana Fennell
First Reading Environment And Transportation on 01/22/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Department of Transportation and Maryland Transportation Authority - Utilities Installation - Data Submission [SB-401]
Requiring a utility owner to submit to the Department of Transportation and the Maryland Transportation Authority, within 60 days after completion, certain information pertaining to the installation or relocation of facilities, infrastructure, or appurtenances associated with a utility service within or on certain property; and authorizing the Department or the Authority to take certain actions if a utility owner does not comply with the requirements of the Act.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cheryl Kagan
Hearing 2/15 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/26/2024
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Transportation - Vision Zero - Implementation [HB-344]
Establishing certain standards and requirements for implementing the Vision Zero program under the Maryland Department of Transportation; requiring the Department to report to the Governor and the General Assembly by December 31 each year on the status of Vision Zero, the activities, findings, and recommendations of the Vision Zero coordinator, and certain meetings held in the previous year; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Fraser-hidalgo
Rereferred To Judicial Proceedings on 04/05/2024