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Maryland House Bill HB424

Maryland 2022 Regular Session

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1- LAWRENCE J. HOGAN, JR., Governor Ch. 616
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4-Chapter 616
5-(House Bill 424)
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7-AN ACT concerning
3+EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW.
4+ [Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.
5+ Underlining indicates amendments to bill.
6+ Strike out indicates matter stricken from the bill by amendment or deleted from the law by
7+amendment.
8+ *hb0424*
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9-Constitutional Officers – Salaries
10+HOUSE BILL 424
11+P1 2lr1474
12+ CF SB 412
13+By: The Speaker (By Request – Governor’s Salary Commission)
14+Introduced and read first time: January 19, 2022
15+Assigned to: Appropriations
16+Committee Report: Favorable
17+House action: Adopted
18+Read second time: March 10, 2022
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11-FOR the purpose of providing for the annual salaries of the Comptroller, the Treasurer, the
12-Attorney General, and the Secretary of State; and generally relating to the salaries
13-of certain constitutional officers of Maryland.
20+CHAPTER ______
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15-BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
16- Article – State Government
17-Section 4–103, 5–104, 6–103, and 7–107
18- Annotated Code of Maryland
19- (2021 Replacement Volume)
22+AN ACT concerning 1
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21- SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND,
22-That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:
24+Constitutional Officers – Salaries 2
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24-Article – State Government
26+FOR the purpose of providing for the annual salaries of the Comptroller, the Treasurer, the 3
27+Attorney General, and the Secretary of State; and generally relating to the salaries 4
28+of certain constitutional officers of Maryland. 5
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26-4–103.
30+BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 6
31+ Article – State Government 7
32+Section 4–103, 5–104, 6–103, and 7–107 8
33+ Annotated Code of Maryland 9
34+ (2021 Replacement Volume) 10
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28- The Comptroller’s annual salary shall be:
36+ SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 11
37+That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 12
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30- (1) [$137,500] $165,000 for the first year of the term beginning January
31-[2015] 2023;
39+Article – State Government 13
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33- (2) [$141,500] $170,000 starting on the first anniversary of the beginning
34-of the term;
41+4–103. 14
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36- (3) [$145,500] $173,000 starting on the second anniversary of the
37-beginning of the term; and
43+ The Comptroller’s annual salary shall be: 15
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39- (4) [$149,500] $175,000 starting on the third anniversary of the beginning
40-of the term and thereafter.
45+ (1) [$137,500] $165,000 for the first year of the term beginning January 16
46+[2015] 2023; 17
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42-5–104.
48+ (2) [$141,500] $170,000 starting on the first anniversary of the beginning 18 2 HOUSE BILL 424
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44- (a) The Treasurer shall devote full time to the duties of office.
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46- (b) The Treasurer shall address the Legislative Policy Committee of the General
47-Assembly on a semiannual basis and as necessary on issues of legislative importance,
48-including the activities of the Board of Public Works, bond sales, and investment and Ch. 616 2022 LAWS OF MARYLAND
51+of the term; 1
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50-– 2 –
51-procurement initiatives.
53+ (3) [$145,500] $173,000 starting on the second anniversary of the 2
54+beginning of the term; and 3
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53- (c) The Treasurer’s annual salary shall be:
56+ (4) [$149,500] $175,000 starting on the third anniversary of the beginning 4
57+of the term and thereafter. 5
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55- (1) [$137,500] $165,000 for the first year of appointment beginning
56-January, [2015] 2023;
59+5–104. 6
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58- (2) [$141,500] $170,000 starting on the first anniversary after
59-appointment;
61+ (a) The Treasurer shall devote full time to the duties of office. 7
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61- (3) [$145,500] $173,000 starting on the second anniversary after
62-appointment; and
63+ (b) The Treasurer shall address the Legislative Policy Committee of the General 8
64+Assembly on a semiannual basis and as necessary on issues of legislative importance, 9
65+including the activities of the Board of Public Works, bond sales, and investment and 10
66+procurement initiatives. 11
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64- (4) [$149,500] $175,000 starting on the third anniversary after
65-appointment and thereafter.
68+ (c) The Treasurer’s annual salary shall be: 12
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67-6–103.
70+ (1) [$137,500] $165,000 for the first year of appointment beginning 13
71+January, [2015] 2023; 14
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69- (a) There is an Attorney General of the State, as provided in Article V, § 1 of the
70-Maryland Constitution.
73+ (2) [$141,500] $170,000 starting on the first anniversary after 15
74+appointment; 16
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72- (b) The Attorney General’s annual salary shall be:
76+ (3) [$145,500] $173,000 starting on the second anniversary after 17
77+appointment; and 18
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74- (1) [$137,500] $165,000 for the first year of the term beginning January,
75-[2015] 2023;
79+ (4) [$149,500] $175,000 starting on the third anniversary after 19
80+appointment and thereafter. 20
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77- (2) [$141,500] $170,000 starting on the first anniversary of the beginning
78-of the term;
82+6–103. 21
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80- (3) [$145,500] $173,000 starting on the second anniversary of the
81-beginning of the term; and
84+ (a) There is an Attorney General of the State, as provided in Article V, § 1 of the 22
85+Maryland Constitution. 23
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83- (4) [$149,500] $175,000 starting on the third anniversary of the beginning
84-of the term and thereafter.
87+ (b) The Attorney General’s annual salary shall be: 24
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86- (c) The Attorney General is also entitled to reimbursement for travel and other
87-expenses that are connected with the duties of the Office.
89+ (1) [$137,500] $165,000 for the first year of the term beginning January, 25
90+[2015] 2023; 26
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89-7–107.
92+ (2) [$141,500] $170,000 starting on the first anniversary of the beginning 27
93+of the term; 28
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91- The Secretary of State’s annual salary shall be:
95+ (3) [$145,500] $173,000 starting on the second anniversary of the 29
96+beginning of the term; and 30 HOUSE BILL 424 3
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93- (1) [$96,500] $112,500 for the first year of appointment beginning
94-January, [2015] 2023;
95- LAWRENCE J. HOGAN, JR., Governor Ch. 616
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98- (2) [$99,500] $116,000 starting on the first anniversary afte r
99-appointment;
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101- (3) [$102,500] $118,500 starting on the second anniversary after
102-appointment; and
100+ (4) [$149,500] $175,000 starting on the third anniversary of the beginning 1
101+of the term and thereafter. 2
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104- (4) [$105,500] $120,000 starting on the third anniversary after
105-appointment and thereafter.
103+ (c) The Attorney General is also entitled to reimbursement for travel and other 3
104+expenses that are connected with the duties of the Office. 4
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107- SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That, pursuant to Article III, § 35
108-of the Maryland Constitution, this Act may not be construed to extend or apply to the salary
109-or compensation of the Comptroller, Treasurer, Attorney General, or Secretary of State
110-while serving in a term of office beginning before the effective date of this Act, but the
111-provisions of this Act concerning the salary or compensation of the Comptroller, Treasurer,
112-Attorney General, or Secretary of State shall take effect at the beginning of the next
113-following term of office. This limitation does not apply to an individual appointed or elected
114-after the effective date of this Act to fill out an unexpired term.
106+7–107. 5
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116- SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
117-October 1, 2022.
108+ The Secretary of State’s annual salary shall be: 6
118109
119-Enacted under Article II, § 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution, May 29, 2022.
110+ (1) [$96,500] $112,500 for the first year of appointment beginning 7
111+January, [2015] 2023; 8
112+
113+ (2) [$99,500] $116,000 starting on the first anniversary after 9
114+appointment; 10
115+
116+ (3) [$102,500] $118,500 starting on the second anniversary after 11
117+appointment; and 12
118+
119+ (4) [$105,500] $120,000 starting on the third anniversary after 13
120+appointment and thereafter. 14
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122+ SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That, pursuant to Article III, § 35 15
123+of the Maryland Constitution, this Act may not be construed to extend or apply to the salary 16
124+or compensation of the Comptroller, Treasurer, Attorney General, or Secretary of State 17
125+while serving in a term of office beginning before the effective date of this Act, but the 18
126+provisions of this Act concerning the salary or compensation of the Comptroller, Treasurer, 19
127+Attorney General, or Secretary of State shall take effect at the beginning of the next 20
128+following term of office. This limitation does not apply to an individual appointed or elected 21
129+after the effective date of this Act to fill out an unexpired term. 22
130+
131+ SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 23
132+October 1, 2022. 24
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137+Approved:
138+________________________________________________________________________________
139+ Governor.
140+________________________________________________________________________________
141+ Speaker of the House of Delegates.
142+________________________________________________________________________________
143+ President of the Senate.