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HOUSE BILL 382
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By: Delegate Otto
Introduced and read first time: January 19, 2022
Assigned to: Environment and Transportation
A BILL ENTITLED
AN ACT concerning 1
Somerset County – Local Officials – Salaries and Daily Allowance for Traveling 2
Expenses 3
FOR the purpose of altering the salaries of the Sheriff of Somerset County, the State’s 4
Attorney for Somerset County, the County Commissioners of Somerset County, the 5
President of the County Commissioners of Somerset County, members of the County 6
Roads Board of Somerset County, and the President of the County Roads Board of 7
Somerset County and the salaries and daily allowance for certain expenses of the 8
Chief Judge of the Orphans’ Court for Somerset County and associate judges of the 9
Orphans’ Court for Somerset County; and generally relating to the salaries and daily 10
allowance for traveling expenses of Somerset County public officials. 11
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 12
Article – Courts and Judicial Proceedings 13
Section 2–333(b)(1) 14
Annotated Code of Maryland 15
(2020 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement) 16
BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 17
Article – Criminal Procedure 18
Section 15–420(a) 19
Annotated Code of Maryland 20
(2018 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement) 21
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 22
Article – Criminal Procedure 23
Section 15–420(b) 24
Annotated Code of Maryland 25
(2018 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement) 26
BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 27 2 HOUSE BILL 382
Article – Estates and Trusts 1
Section 2–101 2
Annotated Code of Maryland 3
(2017 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement) 4
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 5
Article – Estates and Trusts 6
Section 2–108(s) 7
Annotated Code of Maryland 8
(2017 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement) 9
BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 10
The Public Local Laws of Somerset County 11
Section 2–101(a) 12
Article 20 – Public Local Laws of Maryland 13
(2015 Edition, as amended) 14
(As enacted by Chapters 167 and 168 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 2016) 15
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 16
The Public Local Laws of Somerset County 17
Section 2–101(b) 18
Article 20 – Public Local Laws of Maryland 19
(2015 Edition, as amended) 20
(As enacted by Chapters 167 and 168 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 2016) 21
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 22
The Public Local Laws of Somerset County 23
Section 9–104(a) 24
Article 20 – Public Local Laws of Maryland 25
(2015 Edition, as amended) 26
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 27
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 28
Article – Courts and Judicial Proceedings 29
2–333. 30
(b) (1) The Sheriff of Somerset County shall receive an annual salary of not 31
less than [$75,000] $85,000. 32
Article – Criminal Procedure 33
15–420. 34
(a) This section applies only in Somerset County. 35
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(b) The State’s Attorney’s salary is [$113,066] 80% OF THE SALARY OF A JUDGE 1
OF THE DISTRICT COURT OF MARYLAND. 2
Article – Estates and Trusts 3
2–101. 4
In the estates of decedents law, the word “court” means the orphans’ court in a 5
county, or the court exercising the jurisdiction of the orphans’ court in a county. 6
2–108. 7
(s) (1) The Chief Judge of the Court for Somerset County shall receive an 8
annual salary of [$3,800] $5,200 to be paid quarterly. 9
(2) Each of the associate judges of the Court for Somerset County shall 10
receive an annual salary of [$3,400] $4,800 to be paid quarterly. 11
(3) Each judge shall also receive a daily allowance for traveling expenses 12
of [$34.50] $55 for every day’s attendance on the sessions of the Court. 13
Article 20 – Somerset County 14
2–101. 15
(a) There are 5 County Commissioners for Somerset County, who hold office for 4 16
years and until their successors are elected and qualified. 17
(b) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, each 18
Commissioner shall receive an annual salary of [$8,500] $10,000. 19
(2) The President of the County Commissioners shall receive an annual 20
salary of [$9,500] $11,000. 21
9–104. 22
(a) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, the members of 23
the County Roads Board shall each receive, in addition to their compensation as County 24
Commissioners, a salary of [$7,500] $10,000 annually as a member of the County Roads 25
Board. 26
(2) The President of the County Roads Board shall receive, in addition to 27
compensation received as President of the County Commissioners, an annual salary of 28
[$8,500] $11,000. 29
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That, pursuant to Article III, § 35 30 4 HOUSE BILL 382
of the Maryland Constitution, this Act may not be construed to extend or apply to the salary 1
or compensation of the Sheriff of Somerset County, the State’s Attorney for Somerset 2
County, the Chief Judge of the Orphans’ Court for Somerset County, an associate judge of 3
the Orphans’ Court for Somerset County, the County Commissioners of Somerset County, 4
the President of the County Commissioners of Somerset County, a member of the County 5
Roads Board of Somerset County, or the President of the County Roads Board of Somerset 6
County while serving in a term of office beginning before the effective date of this Act, but 7
the provisions of this Act concerning the salary or compensation of the Sheriff of Somerset 8
County, the State’s Attorney for Somerset County, the Chief Judge of the Orphans’ Court 9
for Somerset County, an associate judge of the Orphans’ Court for Somerset County, the 10
County Commissioners of Somerset County, the President of the County Commissioners of 11
Somerset County, a member of the County Roads Board of Somerset County, or the 12
President of the County Roads Board of Somerset County shall take effect at the beginning 13
of the next following term of office. This limitation does not apply to an individual appointed 14
or elected after the effective date of this Act to fill out an unexpired term. 15
SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 16
October 1, 2022. 17