Maryland Senate Bill 319 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-0)
Status: Passed on May 13 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-05-13 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 420
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Requiring the Maryland Transit Administration to provide ridership services on transit vehicles to any permanent employee in any unit of the Executive Branch of State government, including a unit with an independent personnel system; prohibiting the Administration from collecting fees or reimbursement for certain transit services; and requiring the Maryland Department of Transportation and the Department of Budget and Management to report to certain committees of the General Assembly on the cost and feasibility of expanding the program.

Maryland Transit Administration – State Employees – Free Ridership (Transit Benefit for State Employees)

Sen. Malcolm Augustine [D]	Sen. Sarah Elfreth [D]	Sen. Brian Feldman [D]	Sen. Antonio Hayes [D]
Sen. Benjamin Kramer [D]	Sen. William Smith [D]	Sen. Mary Washington [D]	Sen. Craig Zucker [D]

2019-03-24 - House - House Floor - Third Reading Passed (99-38) (Y: 99 N: 38 NV: 1 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2019-02-25 - Senate - Senate Floor - Third Reading Passed (31-14) (Y: 32 N: 15 NV: 1 Abs: 3) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-05-13	Senate	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 420
2019-04-05	Senate	Returned Passed
2019-04-03	House	Third Reading Passed (99-38)
2019-04-02	House	Second Reading Passed
2019-04-02	House	Floor Amendment {803122/1 (Delegate Ghrist) Withdrawn
2019-04-02	House	Favorable Report Adopted
2019-04-02	House	Favorable Report by Appropriations
2019-03-05	House	Hearing 3/19 at 1:00 p.m.
2019-02-26	House	First Reading Appropriations
2019-02-25	Senate	Third Reading Passed (31-14)
2019-02-21	Senate	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2019-02-21	Senate	Floor Amendment {723823/1 (Senator Augustine) Adopted
2019-02-21	Senate	Favorable with Amendments {387479/1 Finance Report Adopted
2019-02-20	Senate	Laid Over (Senator Hough) Adopted
2019-02-20	Senate	Favorable with Amendments {387479/1
2019-02-18	Senate	Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
2019-02-01	Senate	Hearing 2/13 at 1:00 p.m.
2019-01-30	Senate	First Reading Finance

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/SB0319?ys=2019rs
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/bills/sb/sb0319f.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/bills/sb/sb0319t.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/Chapters_noln/CH_420_sb0319t.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/amds/bil_0009/sb0319_38747901.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/amds/bil_0009/sb0319_72382301.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/amds/bil_0009/sb0319_80312201.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/fnotes/bil_0009/sb0319.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/votes_comm/sb0319_fin.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/votes/Senate/0289.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/votes_comm/sb0319_app.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/votes/House/1147.pdf