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Policy Committee reviews upcoming bill hearings, flags HB444 and testimony deadlines
Summary
At its Jan. 23 meeting the Policy Committee reviewed recent and upcoming legislative hearings. Policy Committee Advisor Charlotte Persephone Hoffman flagged HB444 as needing potential testimony and said HB63 is sponsor‑only with written testimony due Feb. 3, 2026.
At a Jan. 23, 2026 Zoom meeting, the Policy Committee reviewed upcoming legislative hearings and testimony deadlines. Policy Committee Advisor Charlotte Persephone Hoffman provided an overview of hearings held the previous day and the schedule for hearings in the coming weeks, advising the committee that HB444 may need Commission testimony but that it was uncertain whether the Commission would have sufficient time to prepare and submit testimony.
Hoffman walked the committee through a Trans Maryland slide deck that outlined deadlines and sign‑up dates for testimony. She also noted that HB63 is currently listed as sponsor‑only and that written testimony for HB63 is due Feb. 3, 2026. The committee did not record a formal motion to submit testimony on either bill during this meeting.
Committee Chair Josie Caballero led routine business: the agenda and the Jan. 9, 2026 minutes were each approved by unanimous consent. The committee agreed to move its next meeting to noon on Friday, Feb. 6, 2026, and noted that Hoffman will be unavailable for that rescheduled meeting.
Taylor Harer, Special Assistant, was recorded as the minutes submitter. The committee adjourned at 10:59 a.m. on Jan. 23. The committee did not take a recorded roll‑call vote on testimony or other substantive policy actions during this session; next steps on whether the Commission will submit testimony on HB444 were not specified.
