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Appropriations committee advances transportation-funding bill despite GOP opposition over $292 million cost
Summary
The House Appropriations Committee advanced House Bill 1364 to the full House despite Republican opposition citing a $292,000,000 impact on the general fund.
The House Appropriations Committee advanced House Bill 1364 to the full House despite objections from Republican members who described the bill as imposing a substantial cost to the general fund.
The committee’s executive director told members that House Bill 1364 “increases the transfer to mass transit, authorizes the Commonwealth Financing Authority to issue bonds for road and bridge projects, [and] establishes the Transportation Funding Advisory Commission.”
A Republican member said, “this current, piece of legislation, represents a $292,000,000 loss in the general fund. So at this time, while again, we understand that this conversation has to continue and this will be part of the budget discussions on House Bill 13 64.” Democrats in the committee announced they would vote in favor and the bill was passed and referred back to the House floor.
The transcript records party-level positions (Republican opposition and Democratic support) but does not include an individual roll-call tally or details on how bond authority would be structured, the proposed timeline for bond issuance, or the specific programs the additional transit transfer would fund. Committee members said the fiscal implications would be addressed as part of broader budget discussions.
