SB 606 — Maryland
Maryland E-ZPass Commuter Fairness and Transparency Act of 2026
Requiring the Maryland Transportation Authority to submit a certain report to certain committees of the General Assembly by September 1, 2026, on E-ZPass discount plans and unused commuter trips that contains certain data; requiring the Authority to provide recommendations for lowering the amount of unused commuter trips and mitigating consumer harm; requiring the Authority, under certain circumstances, to submit a certain corrective action plan or eliminate certain forfeitures; etc.
Latest action: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 488 · May 12, 2026
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: Finance (Senate); Appropriations (House of Delegates)
Updated May 20, 2026
Timeline
First Reading Finance
Feb 5, 2026 · Senate
Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m.
Feb 11, 2026 · Senate
Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
Mar 9, 2026 · Senate
Favorable with Amendments {
Mar 10, 2026 · Senate
Motion Laid Over (Senator Jennings) Adopted
Mar 10, 2026 · Senate
Favorable with Amendments {
Mar 11, 2026 · Senate
Committee Amendment Adopted
Mar 11, 2026 · Senate
Motion Special Order until Later Today (Senator Hershey) Adopted
Mar 11, 2026 · Senate
Favorable with Amendments Adopted
Mar 11, 2026 · Senate
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
Mar 11, 2026 · Senate
Third Reading Passed
Mar 13, 2026 · Senate
Referred Appropriations
Mar 17, 2026 · House of Delegates
Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m.
Mar 26, 2026 · House of Delegates
Favorable Report by Appropriations
Apr 9, 2026 · House of Delegates
Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
Apr 9, 2026 · House of Delegates
Third Reading Passed
Apr 13, 2026 · House of Delegates
Returned Passed
Apr 13, 2026 · Senate
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 488
May 12, 2026 · executive
Sponsored by Cory McCray, Pam Beidle, Dawn Gile, Antonio Hayes, Steve Hershey, Carl Jackson, Ben Kramer, Clarence Lam, Johnny Mautz, Justin Ready, Alonzo Washington
Senate vote — 45–0
On Third Reading · Feb 28, 2026 · result: pass
45 yea · 0 nay · 2 absent, excused, abstain or not voting
House of Delegates vote — 136–0
On Third Reading · Mar 31, 2026 · result: pass
136 yea · 0 nay · 5 absent, excused, abstain or not voting
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