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SB 59 — Maryland

Transportation - Major Highway Capacity Expansion Projects and Impact Assessments (Transportation and Climate Alignment Act of 2026)

Requiring the Department of Transportation, as part of the planning and implementation of certain major highway expansion projects, to perform an impact assessment of the project and develop and implement a corresponding multimodal transportation program; requiring the Department, beginning with a certain Consolidated Transportation Program, to evaluate certain major capital projects for their impact on greenhouse gas emissions and vehicle miles traveled; etc.

Latest action: Favorable with Amendments Report by Budget and Taxation · Apr 10, 2026

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Synopsis written by the legislature's own staff, as published on the official bill page. Status label is derived from the recorded actions. The full text below is the record.

Committees: Budget and Taxation (Senate)

Cross-filed with HB 437 — the companion bill in the other chamber, as the legislature links it. Each bill keeps its own votes and status; they are never combined here.

Updated Apr 10, 2026

Timeline

  1. Pre-filed

    Oct 31, 2025 · Senate

  2. First Reading Budget and Taxation

    Jan 14, 2026 · Senate

  3. Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m.

    Feb 5, 2026 · Senate

  4. Favorable with Amendments Report by Budget and Taxation

    Apr 10, 2026 · Senate

Sponsored by Shelly Hettleman

No recorded floor votes yet.

How we know this

Every line above comes from the Maryland General Assembly record via Open States. The motion text is shown as recorded, so a procedural vote (to amend, refer or reconsider) is not read as a vote on the bill itself. The source does not say which text version each vote was on; every version is linked below.

Fiscal and Policy Note — official analysis by legislative staff (PDF) Bill text (First reading) — Maryland General Assembly (PDF) Official record — Maryland General Assembly bill page Report an error on this page

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