Committee advances several bond authorizations for November ballot, approves technical amendments

The Committee of the Whole moved favorably on a set of general-obligation bond bills intended for voter approval at the Nov. 3, 2026 general election.

Key items and committee actions: - CB 51 (Community College): Authorizes up to $67,306,000 to finance Prince George's Community College facilities. Staff said the bill comports with state law; the County Executive supported the measure, and the committee recommended it favorably. - CB 52 (Public Works & Transportation): Authorizes up to $140,089,000 for roads, bridges, parking and maintenance facilities. Committee adopted two minor technical amendments (formatting and numeric punctuation) before voting favorably. - CB 53 (County buildings): Authorizes up to $117,848,000 to finance county building projects; committee recommended it favorably. - CB 54 (Library facilities): Authorizes up to $33,656,000 for library capital projects; the committee adopted a small wording amendment (insert "will" at a specified line) and voted favorably. - CB 55 (Public safety facilities): Authorizes up to $53,503,000 for public safety facilities (including fire department facilities); the committee approved a minor technical correction and recommended the bill.

Staff repeatedly noted that any GO bonds authorized by these bills would be subject to bond issuance ordinances and state law requirements. The measures were recorded as recommended by the committee with the clerks recording the adopted amendments and final tallies per item.