Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB965 Compare Versions

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3	3		EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTING 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.
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10	7		SENATE BILL 965
11	8		D2 4lr2205
12	9		CF HB 1060
13	10		By: Carroll County Senators
14	11		Introduced and read first time: February 2, 2024
15	12		Assigned to: Judicial Proceedings
16		-	Committee Report: Favorable
17		-	Senate action: Adopted
18		-	Read second time: February 27, 2024
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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		Carroll County – Sheriff – Salary 2
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26	20		FOR the purpose of altering the annual salary of the Sheriff of Carroll County to be equal 3
27	21		to the salary of a Department of State Police lieutenant colonel, at the highest 4
28	22		available step for a lieutenant colonel under the Department of State Police pay plan 5
29	23		beginning in a certain year; providing for a certain change in the annual salary of 6
30	24		the Sheriff of Carroll County under certain circumstances; and generally relating to 7
31	25		the salary of the Sheriff of Carroll County. 8
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33	27		BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 9
34	28		Article – Courts and Judicial Proceedings 10
35	29		Section 2–320(a) 11
36	30		Annotated Code of Maryland 12
37	31		(2020 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) 13
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39	33		BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 14
40	34		Article – Courts and Judicial Proceedings 15
41	35		Section 2–320(b) 16
42	36		Annotated Code of Maryland 17
43	37		(2020 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) 18
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45	39		SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 19
46	40		That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 20
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48		-	Article – Courts and Judicial Proceedings 21 2 SENATE BILL 965
	42	+	Article – Courts and Judicial Proceedings 21
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	44	+	2–320. 22
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	46	+	(a) This section applies only in Carroll County. 23
	47	+	2 SENATE BILL 965
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	50	+	(b) (1) The Sheriff of Carroll County shall receive an annual salary of[: 1
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52		-	2~~–320. 1~~
	52	+	(1) $110,000 beginning December 3, 2019; 2
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54		-	(a) ~~This section applies only in Carroll County.~~ 2
	54	+	(2) $125,000 beginning December 6, 2022; and 3
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56		-	(b) ~~(1) The Sheriff of Carroll County shall receive an annual salary of[: 3~~
	56	+	(3)] $140,000 beginning December 5, 2023[, and thereafter]. 4
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58		-	(1) $110,000 beginning December 3, 2019; 4
	58	+	(2) BEGINNING IN 2026, THE SALARY FOR THE SHERIFF SHALL BE 5
	59	+	EQUAL TO THE SALARY OF A DEPARTMENT OF STATE POLICE LIEUTENANT 6
	60	+	COLONEL, AT THE HIGHEST AVAIL ABLE STEP FOR A LIEU TENANT COLONEL AT TH E 7
	61	+	DEPARTMENT OF STATE POLICE PAY PLAN IN EF FECT ON THE DAY BEFORE THE D AY 8
	62	+	THAT THE SHERIFF BEGINS THE NEW TERM OF OFFICE . 9
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60		-	(2) $125,000 beginning December 6, 2022; and 5
	64	+	(3) BEGINNING IN 2030 AND EVERY 4 YEARS THEREAFTER , THE 10
	65	+	SALARY OF THE SHERIFF OF CARROLL COUNTY SHALL BE THE LESSER OF: 11
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62		-	(3)] $140,000 beginning December 5, 2023[, and thereafter]. 6
	67	+	(I) THE SALARY OF A DEPARTMENT OF STATE POLICE 12
	68	+	LIEUTENANT COLONEL, AT THE HIGHEST AVAIL ABLE STEP FOR A LIEU TENANT 13
	69	+	COLONEL AT THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE POLICE PAY PLAN IN EF FECT ON THE DAY 14
	70	+	BEFORE THE DAY THAT THE SHERIFF BEGINS A TERM OF OFFICE IN THAT YEAR; OR 15
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64		-	(2) BEGINNING IN 2026, THE SALARY FOR THE SHERIFF SHALL BE 7
65		-	EQUAL TO THE SALARY OF A DEPARTMENT OF STATE POLICE LIEUTENANT 8
66		-	COLONEL, AT THE HIGHEST AVAIL ABLE STEP FOR A LIEU TENANT COLONEL AT TH E 9
67		-	DEPARTMENT OF STATE POLICE PAY PLAN IN EF FECT ON THE DAY BEFORE THE D AY 10
68		-	THAT THE SHERIFF BEGINS THE NEW TERM OF OFFICE. 11
	72	+	(II) A 110% OF THE SALARY OF THE SHERIFF ON THE DAY 16
	73	+	BEFORE THE DAY THAT THE SHERIFF BEGINS A NEW TERM OF OFFICE . 17
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70		-	(3) BEGINNING IN 2030 AND EVERY 4 YEARS THEREAFTER , THE 12
71		-	SALARY OF THE SHERIFF OF CARROLL COUNTY SHALL BE THE LESSER OF: 13
	75	+	(4) ANY CHANGE IN THE SAL ARY PAID UNDER THE DEPARTMENT OF 18
	76	+	STATE POLICE PAY PLAN DURIN G THE TERM OF OFFICE OF THE SHERIFF MAY NOT 19
	77	+	APPLY TO THE INCUMBE NT SHERIFF, BUT THE CHANGED RATE SHALL TAKE EFFECT 20
	78	+	AT THE BEGINNING OF THE NEXT FOLLOWING T ERM OF OFFICE. 21
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73		-	(I) THE SALARY OF A DEPARTMENT OF STATE POLICE 14
74		-	LIEUTENANT COLONEL, AT THE HIGHEST AVAIL ABLE STEP FOR A LIEU TENANT 15
75		-	COLONEL AT THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE POLICE PAY PLAN IN EF FECT ON THE DAY 16
76		-	BEFORE THE DAY THAT THE SHERIFF BEGINS A TERM OF OFFICE IN THAT YEAR; OR 17
	80	+	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That, in accordance with Article 22
	81	+	III, § 35 of the Maryland Constitution, this Act may not be construed to extend or apply to 23
	82	+	the salary or compensation of the Sheriff of Carroll County while serving in a term of office 24
	83	+	beginning before the effective date of this Act, but the provisions of this Act concerning the 25
	84	+	salary or compensation of the Sheriff of Carroll County shall take effect at the beginning of 26
	85	+	the next following term of office. This limitation does not apply to an individual appointed 27
	86	+	or elected after the effective date of this Act to fill out an unexpired term. 28
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78		-	(II) A 110% OF THE SALARY OF THE SHERIFF ON THE DAY 18
79		-	BEFORE THE DAY THAT THE SHERIFF BEGINS A NEW TERM OF OFFICE . 19
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81		-	(4) ANY CHANGE IN THE SAL ARY PAID UNDER THE DEPARTMENT OF 20
82		-	STATE POLICE PAY PLAN DURIN G THE TERM OF OFFICE OF THE SHERIFF MAY NOT 21
83		-	APPLY TO THE INCUMBE NT SHERIFF, BUT THE CHANGED RATE SHALL TAKE EFFECT 22
84		-	AT THE BEGINNING OF THE NEXT FOLLOWING T ERM OF OFFICE. 23
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86		-	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That, in accordance with Article 24
87		-	III, § 35 of the Maryland Constitution, this Act may not be construed to extend or apply to 25
88		-	the salary or compensation of the Sheriff of Carroll County while serving in a term of office 26
89		-	beginning before the effective date of this Act, but the provisions of this Act concerning the 27
90		-	salary or compensation of the Sheriff of Carroll County shall take effect at the beginning of 28
91		-	the next following term of office. This limitation does not apply to an individual appointed 29
92		-	or elected after the effective date of this Act to fill out an unexpired term. 30
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94		-	SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 31
95		-	October 1, 2024. 32
	88	+	SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 29
	89	+	October 1, 2024. 30