Subcommittee chair outlines $5.7 billion fiscal 2027 capital program, moves SB 283 to special order
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The Capital Budget Subcommittee chair presented the Senate Budget and Taxation Committee's fiscal 2027 capital budget report, describing a $5.7 billion program and moved Senate Bill 283 (Consolidated Capital Bond Loan of 2026) to be a special order for floor amendment consideration tomorrow.
The Capital Budget Subcommittee chair presented the Senate Budget and Taxation Committee's report on the fiscal 2027 capital budget and described a $5.7 billion capital program that he said includes about $1.75 billion in general obligation bonds, roughly $3.1 billion in transportation projects and $255 million in federal funds. He told the Senate the budget aims to create and maintain "tens of thousands of jobs" and leverages approximately $2 billion in local and private funds.
"The committee worked efficiently and equitably to develop the capital budget that's before you today," the subcommittee chair said, thanking committee members and staff for assistance.
The chair explained that the committee reprint and report list and number the 291 committee amendments and that members seeking floor amendments should consult the committee chair or staff and provide draft amendments in advance. He said committee narratives request information or provide guidance but are not themselves floor amendments.
After the presentation, the subcommittee chair moved that Senate Bill 283 and the committee amendments be made a special order until tomorrow to permit consideration of the committee's 291 amendments on the floor. The presiding officer acknowledged the motion and the bill was laid over as a special order for tomorrow.
The presentation emphasized statewide investment "from Western Maryland to the Eastern Shore" and funding for legislative bond initiatives and local projects; the chair said the committee considered more than 500 legislative bond initiative requests totaling more than $241 million and allocated funding to support local governments and nonprofits. Committee staff from the Department of Legislative Services were listed as available to assist members drafting amendments.
The Senate will resume consideration of SB 283 and its committee amendments on the floor tomorrow as a special order for amendment consideration.
