Maryland 2023 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB197 Compare Versions

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3	3		EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW.
4	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	5		hb0197
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10	7		HOUSE BILL 197
11	8		D2, L6 3lr1454
12		-	HB 873/22 – ENT CF ~~SB 325~~
	9	+	HB 873/22 – ENT CF 3lr2203
13	10		By: Chair, Washington County Delegation
14	11		Introduced and read first time: January 20, 2023
15	12		Assigned to: Environment and Transportation
16		-	Committee Report: Favorable
17		-	House action: Adopted
18		-	Read second time: March 28, 2023
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20		-	~~CHAPTER ______~~
	14	+	A BILL ENTITLED
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22	16		AN ACT concerning 1
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24	18		Washington County – Sheriff’s Salary – Alteration 2
25	19
26	20		FOR the purpose of altering the salary of the Washington County Sheriff; repealing the 3
27	21		requirement for the Washington County Salary Study Commission to study and 4
28	22		issue a report that contains recommendations relating to the salary of the Sheriff of 5
29	23		Washington County; and generally relating to the Washington County Sheriff’s 6
30	24		salary. 7
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32	26		BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 8
33	27		Article – Courts and Judicial Proceedings 9
34	28		Section 2–335(a) 10
35	29		Annotated Code of Maryland 11
36	30		(2020 Replacement Volume and 2022 Supplement) 12
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38	32		BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 13
39	33		Article – Courts and Judicial Proceedings 14
40	34		Section 2–335(b) 15
41	35		Annotated Code of Maryland 16
42	36		(2020 Replacement Volume and 2022 Supplement) 17
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44	38		BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 18
45	39		Article – Criminal Procedure 19
46	40		Section 15–422(a) and (b) 20
47	41		Annotated Code of Maryland 21
48		-	(2018 Replacement Volume and 2022 Supplement) 22 2 HOUSE BILL 197
	42	+	(2018 Replacement Volume and 2022 Supplement) 22
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	44	+	BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 23
	45	+	Article – Local Government 24
	46	+	Section 28–207 25
	47	+	Annotated Code of Maryland 26
	48	+	(2013 Volume and 2022 Supplement) 27 2 HOUSE BILL 197
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52		-	BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 1
53		-	Article – Local Government 2
54		-	Section 28–207 3
55		-	Annotated Code of Maryland 4
56		-	(2013 Volume and 2022 Supplement) 5
	52	+	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 1
	53	+	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 2
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58		-	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 6
59		-	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 7
	55	+	Article – Courts and Judicial Proceedings 3
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61		-	~~Article – Courts and Judicial Proceedings 8~~
	57	+	2–335. 4
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63		-	~~2–335~~. 9
	59	+	(a) This section applies only in Washington County. 5
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65		-	(a) This section applies only in Washington County. 10
	61	+	(b) The [Sheriff of Washington County shall receive an annual salary of the 6
	62	+	greater of: 7
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67		-	(b) The [Sheriff of Washington County shall receive an annual salary of the 11
68		-	greater of: 12
	64	+	(1) $100,000; or 8
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70		-	(1) $100,000; or 13
	66	+	(2) The salary set by the County Commissioners of Washington County 9
	67	+	under Title 28, Subtitle 2 of the Local Government Article] SHERIFF’S SALARY IS 90% OF 10
	68	+	THE SALARY OF THE STATE’S ATTORNEY OF WASHINGTON COUNTY. 11
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72		-	(2) The salary set by the County Commissioners of Washington County 14
73		-	under Title 28, Subtitle 2 of the Local Government Article] SHERIFF’S SALARY IS 90% OF 15
74		-	THE SALARY OF THE STATE’S ATTORNEY OF WASHINGTON COUNTY. 16
	70	+	Article – Criminal Procedure 12
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76		-	~~Article – Criminal Procedure 17~~
	72	+	15–422. 13
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78		-	~~15–422~~. 18
	74	+	(a) This section applies only in Washington County. 14
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80		-	(a) This section applies only in Washington County. 19
	76	+	(b) The State’s Attorney’s salary is 90% of the salary of a judge of the District 15
	77	+	Court of Maryland. 16
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82		-	(b) The State’s Attorney’s salary is 90% of the salary of a judge of the District 20
83		-	Court of Maryland. 21
	79	+	Article – Local Government 17
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85		-	~~Article – Local Government 22~~
	81	+	28–207. 18
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87		-	~~28–207. 23~~
	83	+	(a) The Commission shall study the salaries of: 19
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89		-	(a) The ~~Commission shall study the salaries~~ of~~: 24~~
	85	+	(1) the County Commissioners of Washington County; 20
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91		-	(1) the County ~~Commissioners~~ of ~~Washington County~~; 25
	87	+	(2) the Washington County Board of Education; 21
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93		-	(2) the Washington County Board of ~~Education~~; 26
	89	+	(3) the Washington County Board of Liquor License Commissioners; 22
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95		-	(3) the Washington County ~~Board of Liquor License Commissioners~~; 27
	91	+	(4) the judges of the Orphans’ Court for Washington County; AND 23
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97		-	(4) the judges of the Orphans’ Court for Washington County; AND 28 HOUSE BILL 197 3
	93	+	(5) [the Sheriff of Washington County; and 24
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	95	+	(6)] the Treasurer of Washington County. 25
	96	+	HOUSE BILL 197 3
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	99	+	(b) On or before the December 1 following appointment, the Commission shall 1
	100	+	issue a report that contains recommendations to the County Commissioners of Washington 2
	101	+	County for review and consideration. 3
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101		-	(5) [the Sheriff of Washington County; and 1
	103	+	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTH ER ENACTED, That, pursuant to Article III, § 35 4
	104	+	of the Maryland Constitution, this Act may not be construed to extend or apply to the salary 5
	105	+	or compensation of the Sheriff of Washington County while serving in a term of office 6
	106	+	beginning before the effective date of this Act, but the provisions of this Act concerning the 7
	107	+	salary or compensation of the Sheriff of Washington County shall take effect at the 8
	108	+	beginning of the next following term of office. This limitation does not apply to an individual 9
	109	+	appointed or elected after the effective date of this Act to fill out an unexpired term. 10
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103		-	(6)] the Treasurer of Washington County. 2
	111	+	SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 11
	112	+	October 1, 2023. 12
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105		-	(b) On or before the December 1 following appointment, the Commission shall 3
106		-	issue a report that contains recommendations to the County Commissioners of Washington 4
107		-	County for review and consideration. 5
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109		-	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That, pursuant to Article III, § 35 6
110		-	of the Maryland Constitution, this Act may not be construed to extend or apply to the salary 7
111		-	or compensation of the Sheriff of Washington County while serving in a term of office 8
112		-	beginning before the effective date of this Act, but the provisions of this Act concerning the 9
113		-	salary or compensation of the Sheriff of Washington County shall take effect at the 10
114		-	beginning of the next following term of office. This limitation does not apply to an individual 11
115		-	appointed or elected after the effective date of this Act to fill out an unexpired term. 12
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117		-	SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 13
118		-	October 1, 2023. 14
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123		-	Approved:
124		-	________________________________________________________________________________
125		-	Governor.
126		-	________________________________________________________________________________
127		-	Speaker of the House of Delegates.
128		-	________________________________________________________________________________
129		-	President of the Senate.