Metro Funding Modification Act of 2026

Summary

The bill would change how Maryland funds the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority’s capital projects, letting the governor hold back a third of the grant if the agency gets a modified audit opinion or fails to meet staffing and automation plans. It also ties the state’s contribution to similar funding commitments by Virginia and the District of Columbia. The measure failed to pass.

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Hearings

• Budget and Taxation — Bill Hearing
  Budget and Taxation · Mar 31, 2026
• Senate Budget and Taxation Committee
  Senate Budget and Taxation Committee · Mar 31, 2026
• Appropriations — Bill Hearing
  Appropriations · Feb 10, 2026

History

1. Mar 25, 2026Hearing 3/31 at 1:30 p.m.
2. Mar 6, 2026Referred Budget and Taxation
3. Mar 5, 2026Third Reading Passed
4. Mar 4, 2026Second Reading Passed with Amendments
5. Mar 4, 2026Floor Amendment {
6. Mar 3, 2026Motion Special Order until 03/04 (Delegate Buckel) Adopted
7. Mar 3, 2026Favorable with Amendments Report by Appropriations
8. Mar 3, 2026Favorable with Amendments {
9. Feb 2, 2026Reassigned to Appropriations Environment and Transportation
10. Feb 2, 2026Hearing canceled (Environment and Transportation) and Hearing 2/10 at 1:00 p.m. (Appropriations)
11. Feb 1, 2026Hearing canceled (Environment and Transportation)
12. Jan 22, 2026Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m. (Environment and Transportation)

The 12 most recent of 13 recorded actions.

Sponsors

• Korman · sponsor
• Acevero
• Alston
• Bagnall
• Barnes
• Bartlett
• Boafo
• Charkoudian
• Coley
• Crutchfield
• Cullison
• Edelson
• Fair
• Fennell
• Foley
• Fraser-Hidalgo
• Harrison
• Healey
• Holmes
• Ivey
• J. Long
• Kaiser
• Kaufman
• Lehman
• Lopez

And 30 more cosponsors.

Bill text

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