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HOUSE BILL 964
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By: Delegate Solomon
Introduced and read first time: February 10, 2022
Assigned to: Appropriations
A BILL ENTITLED
AN ACT concerning 1
State Operating Budget – Step Increases for State Employees – Reporting 2
FOR the purpose of requiring the Governor to report to the General Assembly on a certain 3
date the reasons why an appropriation sufficient to provide certain step increases for 4
State employees was not included in the annual budget bill under certain 5
circumstances; and generally relating to step increases for State employees. 6
BY adding to 7
Article – State Finance and Procurement 8
Section 7–114.4 9
Annotated Code of Maryland 10
(2021 Replacement Volume) 11
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 12
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 13
Article – State Finance and Procurement 14
7–114.4. 15
(A) IF THE GOVERNOR DOES NOT INCLUDE IN THE ANNUAL BUDGET BILL 16
AN APPROPRIATION SUF FICIENT TO PROVIDE STEP INCREASES FOR STATE 17
EMPLOYEES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE APPLICABLE PAY PLAN, THE GOVERNOR 18
SHALL REPORT TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, IN ACCORDANCE WITH § 2–1257 OF 19
THE STATE GOVERNMENT ARTICLE, THE REASONS WHY AN APPROPRIATION FOR 20
THE STEP INCREASES WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE ANNUAL BUDGET BILL. 21
(B) THE GOVERNOR SHALL SUBMIT THE REPORT REQUIRED UNDER 22
SUBSECTION (A) OF THIS SECTION ON THE DATE ON WHICH THE ANNUAL BUDGET 23
BILL IS SUBMITTED TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY. 24 2 HOUSE BILL 964
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 1
1, 2022. 2