---
type: "Bill"
title: "Workgroup on the Reorganization of the Maryland Transit Administration"
description: "Workgroup on the Reorganization of the Maryland Transit Administration"
jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
session: "2025"
identifier: "HB 517"
citation: "Maryland HB 517 (2025)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Korman", "Solomon", "Spiegel"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 17
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2025-01-22"
last_action: "2025-05-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0d323374-51a5-4f05-a0af-2553637e4430"
source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/hb0517?ys=2025RS&search=True"
source_hash: "f8ccdbc68e91d376709d80e8a0da7f1ea2d9206cb9114eab2217fc970832da95"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-md"]
---

# Maryland HB 517 (2025) — Workgroup on the Reorganization of the Maryland Transit Administration

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Chapter - Workgroup on the Reorganization of the Maryland Transit Administration** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/Chapters_noln/CH_462_hb0517e.pdf)
2. **Enrolled - Workgroup on the Reorganization of the Maryland Transit Administration** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0517e.pdf)
3. **First - Transportation - Maryland Area Rail Commuter Rail Authority - Establishment (MARC Rail Authority Act of 2025)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0517f.pdf)
4. **Third - Workgroup on the Reorganization of the Maryland Transit Administration** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0517t.pdf)

## Votes

- On Third Reading and Final Passage (Hse concurred) — **105–33** (pass) · lower
- On Third Reading (Amend) — **39–8** (pass) · upper
- On Third Reading — **106–32** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Korman — primary (person)
- Solomon — primary (person)
- Spiegel — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2025-01-22** First Reading Environment and Transportation and Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-29** Hearing 2/14 at 1:30 p.m. (Environment and Transportation)
- **2025-03-15** Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-15** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-15** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2025-03-17** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2025-03-17** Referred Budget and Taxation Finance `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-25** Hearing 3/27 at 1:00 p.m. (Budget and Taxation)
- **2025-03-25** Hearing canceled (Budget and Taxation)
- **2025-04-07** Favorable with Amendments Report by Budget and Taxation `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-07** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-07** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2025-04-07** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2025-04-07** House Concurs Senate Amendments
- **2025-04-07** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2025-04-07** Passed Enrolled
- **2025-05-13** Approved by the Governor - Chapter 462 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0d323374-51a5-4f05-a0af-2553637e4430`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).