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Maryland Senate Bill SB626 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 626
11	8		D2 5lr2634
12		-	SB 462/23 – JPR CF ~~HB 1197~~
13		-	By: Senator Folden ~~Frederick County Senators~~
	9	+	SB 462/23 – JPR CF 5lr2635
	10	+	By: Senator Folden
14	11		Introduced and read first time: January 25, 2025
15	12		Assigned to: Judicial Proceedings
16		-	Committee Report: Favorable with amendments
17		-	Senate action: Adopted
18		-	Read second time: February 25, 2025
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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		Frederick County – Sheriff – Salary 2
25	19
26	20		FOR the purpose of altering the annual salary of the Sheriff of Frederick County to be equal 3
27	21		to the salary of a Department of State Police lieutenant colonel, at the highest 4
28		-	available step for a lieutenant colonel under the Department of State Police pay plan 5
29		-	a certain amount for a certain calendar year; altering the annual salary of the Sheriff 6
30		-	of Frederick County to be a certain percentage of the salary of the State’s Attorney 7
31		-	for Frederick County for certain subsequent calendar years; and generally relating 8
32		-	to the salary of the Sheriff of Frederick County. 9
	22	+	available step for a lieutenant colonel under the Department of State Police pay plan; 5
	23	+	and generally relating to the salary of the Sheriff of Frederick County. 6
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34		-	BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 10
35		-	Article – Courts and Judicial Proceedings 11
36		-	Section 2–324(a) 12
37		-	Annotated Code of Maryland 13
38		-	(2020 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 14
	25	+	BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 7
	26	+	Article – Courts and Judicial Proceedings 8
	27	+	Section 2–324(a) 9
	28	+	Annotated Code of Maryland 10
	29	+	(2020 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 11
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40		-	BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 15
41		-	Article – Courts and Judicial Proceedings 16
42		-	Section 2–324(b) 17
43		-	Annotated Code of Maryland 18
44		-	(2020 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 19
	31	+	BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 12
	32	+	Article – Courts and Judicial Proceedings 13
	33	+	Section 2–324(b) 14
	34	+	Annotated Code of Maryland 15
	35	+	(2020 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 16
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46		-	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 20
47		-	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 21
48		-	2 SENATE BILL 626
	37	+	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 17
	38	+	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 18
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	40	+	Article – Courts and Judicial Proceedings 19
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	42	+	2–324. 20
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	44	+	(a) This section applies only in Frederick County. 21
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	46	+	(b) (1) The SALARY FOR THE Sheriff of Frederick County [shall receive an 22
	47	+	annual salary of $125,000] IS EQUAL TO THE SALA RY OF A DEPARTMENT OF STATE 23 2 SENATE BILL 626
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51		-	Article – Courts and Judicial Proceedings 1
	50	+	POLICE LIEUTENANT COL ONEL, AT THE HIGHEST AVAIL ABLE STEP FOR A 1
	51	+	LIEUTENANT COLONEL U NDER THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE POLICE PAY PLAN IN 2
	52	+	EFFECT ON THE DAY PR IOR TO THE DAY THAT THE SHERIFF BEGINS A TERM OF 3
	53	+	OFFICE. 4
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53		-	2–324. 2
	55	+	(2) ANY CHANGE IN THE SAL ARY PAID UNDER THE DEPARTMENT OF 5
	56	+	STATE POLICE PAY PLAN DURIN G THE TERM OF OFFICE OF THE SHERIFF MAY NOT 6
	57	+	APPLY TO THE INCUMBE NT SHERIFF, BUT THE CHANGED RATE SHALL TAKE EFFECT 7
	58	+	AT THE BEGINNING OF THE NEXT FOLLOWING T ERM OF OFFICE. 8
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55		-	(a) This section applies only in Frederick County. 3
	60	+	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That, in accordance with Article 9
	61	+	III, § 35 of the Maryland Constitution, this Act may not be construed to extend or apply to 10
	62	+	the salary or compensation of the Sheriff of Frederick County while serving in a term of 11
	63	+	office beginning before the effective date of this Act, but the provisions of this Act 12
	64	+	concerning the salary or compensation of the Sheriff of Frederick County shall take effect 13
	65	+	at the beginning of the next following term of office. This limitation does not apply to an 14
	66	+	individual appointed or elected after the effective date of this Act to fill out an unexpired 15
	67	+	term. 16
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57		-	(b) (1) The SALARY FOR THE Sheriff of Frederick County [shall receive an 4
58		-	annual salary of [$125,000] IS EQUAL TO THE SALA RY OF A DEPARTMENT OF STATE 5
59		-	POLICE LIEUTENANT COL ONEL, AT THE HIGHEST AVAIL ABLE STEP FOR A 6
60		-	LIEUTENANT COLONEL U NDER THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE POLICE PAY PLAN IN 7
61		-	EFFECT ON THE DAY PR IOR TO THE DAY THAT THE SHERIFF BEGINS A TERM OF 8
62		-	OFFICE: 9
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64		-	(I) $187,313 FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2025; AND 10
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66		-	(II) 82.5% OF THE STATE’S ATTORNEY FOR FREDERICK 11
67		-	COUNTY’S ANNUAL SALARY INCL UDING ANY INCREMENTS AND SALARY 12
68		-	ADJUSTMENTS AUTHORIZ ED UNDER § 15–411(B)(2) OF THE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE 13
69		-	ARTICLE FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2026 AND EACH SUBSEQUENT CALENDAR YEAR . 14
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71		-	(2) ANY CHANGE IN THE SAL ARY PAID UNDER THE DEPARTMENT OF 15
72		-	STATE POLICE PAY PLAN TO THE STATE’S ATTORNEY FOR FREDERICK COUNTY 16
73		-	DURING THE TERM OF O FFICE OF THE SHERIFF MAY NOT APPLY TO THE INCUMBENT 17
74		-	SHERIFF DURING THE SHERIFF’S CURRENT TERM OF OFFICE, BUT THE CHANGED 18
75		-	RATE SHALL TAKE EFFE CT AT THE BEGINNING OF THE NEXT FOLLOWIN G TERM OF 19
76		-	OFFICE. 20
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78		-	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That, in accordance with Article 21
79		-	III, § 35 of the Maryland Constitution, this Act may not be construed to extend or apply to 22
80		-	the salary or compensation of the Sheriff of Frederick County while serving in a term of 23
81		-	office beginning before the effective date of this Act, but the provisions of this Act 24
82		-	concerning the salary or compensation of the Sheriff of Frederick County shall take effect 25
83		-	at the beginning of the next following term of office. This limitation does not apply to an 26
84		-	individual appointed or elected after the effective date of this Act to fill out an unexpired 27
85		-	term. 28
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87		-	SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 29
88		-	October 1, 2025. 30
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	69	+	SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 17
	70	+	October 1, 2025. 18