Marc Korman

Committee assignments

• Member, Appropriations Committee, 2015–present (education & economic development subcommittee, 2015–2018; oversight committee on personnel, 2015–present, chair, 2019; capital budget subcommittee, 2019–present; chair, transportation & the environment subcommittee, 2019–present)
• Member, Joint Committee on Fair Practices and State Personnel Oversight, 2019–present
• Member, Legislative Policy Committee, 2020–present
• House Chair, Spending Affordability Committee, 2021–present
• Member, Joint Committee on Federal Relations, 2015–2020

Other memberships

• Chair, Montgomery County Delegation, 2019–present (vice-chair, land use, transportation, & public safety committee, 2015–present)
• Member, Maryland Military Installation Legislative Caucus, 2017–present
• Co-Chair, Maryland Legislative Transit Caucus, 2019–present
• Member, Maryland Legislative Latino Caucus, 2019–present

Environment

During the 2020 legislative session, Korman introduced legislation that would strengthen the state's plan to make 50 percent of its bus fleet zero-emission by 2030, instead requiring that more than 50 percent of Maryland's fleet be zero-emission by 2030.^[14] The bill passed the House of Delegates by a vote of 112-22.^[15]

Healthcare

During the 2020 legislative session, Korman introduced legislation that would allow 16- and 17-year-olds to consent to receive vaccines without parental permission.^[2][16]

Redistricting

During the 2026 legislative session, Korman supported the congressional redistricting map proposed by the Governor's Redistricting Advisory Commission, which would redraw Maryland's 1st congressional district to improve the Democratic Party's chances of winning it, defending how the 1st district was drawn in the proposed map by citing several past congressional maps where the 1st district extended over the Chesapeake Bay.^[17]

Taxes

During the 2020 legislative session, Korman introduced legislation that would apply the state's sales tax to digital services.^[18] The bill passed, but was vetoed by Governor Hogan on May 7, 2020.^[19] The Maryland General Assembly voted to override the gubernatorial veto on February 12, 2021.^[20]

Transportation

During his campaign for House of Delegates, Korman proposed a three-point plan for improving Metro services that included increasing funding for operations oversight, improving the aesthetics of stations, and establishing a dedicated funding source for the system.^[8] In May 2016, Korman and Erek Barron released a list of Metro reform proposals, including ideas involving dedicated funding, the make-up of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority board, and vendors in stations to boost revenue.^[21][22] During the 2018 legislative session, Korman introduced legislation that would give the Washington Metro its own dedicated source of funding.^[23][24] The bill passed and was signed into law by Governor Hogan on April 25, 2018.^[25]

Korman is regarded as a leading critic of proposals made by Governor Larry Hogan to widen the Capital Beltway, the Baltimore–Washington Parkway, and Interstate 270.^[26][27][28] During the 2019 legislative session, he introduced legislation that would require the governor's plan to complete an environmental assessment before moving forward.^[29] In 2020, Korman introduced legislation that would enshrine a number of pledges made by Maryland Transportation Secretary Greg Slater on public-private partnership projects.^[30][31] The bill passed the House of Delegates by a vote of 97-36.^[32] The measure was re-introduced during the 2021 legislative session,^[33] during which it again passed the House of Delegates by a vote of 101-35.^[34]

During the 2015 legislative session, Korman introduced legislation requiring the State Highway Administration to provide more notice of sidewalk closures when they issue a permit allowing their closure.^[35] The bill received an unfavorable report from the Environment and Transportation Committee.^[36]

During the 2022 legislative session, Korman introduced legislation that would connect Maryland Area Regional Commuter (MARC) Trains to routes in Alexandria, Virginia and Newark, Delaware.^[37]