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HB 1028 Maryland House of Delegates · 2026 Regular Session

Caroline County Board of Education - Member Compensation - Increase

HB 1028 increases annual compensation for members of the Caroline County Board of Education. It raises the president's pay from $4,000 to $6,000 per year and voting members' pay from $3,500 to $5,500 annually. The bill amends Maryland's Annotated Code to implement these changes, effective July 1, 2026. Current members serving before this date are not affected, but new appointees or elected members after the effective date will receive the higher rates. The policy change directly impacts the board's president and voting members.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Apr 2026
House of Delegates Passage
Apr 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 9, 2026 Last action Apr 10, 2026
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MINOR
The bill progressed from its first reading to adoption and second reading, adding procedural status updates. The core policy regarding board member compensation was reorganized and slightly modified: the list of board members was moved to a new section, and the compensation amounts were updated from $4,000/$3,500 to $6,000/$5,500 respectively.
Scope change
The bill's scope regarding member composition and compensation remains the same, though the text structure was altered to separate the board composition from the compensation details.
TIMELINE

Added procedural markers indicating the bill was adopted and read for the second time on March 25, 2026.

STRUCTURE

Reorganized the text to separate the definition of board members into a new section before the compensation section.

FISCAL

Increased the annual compensation for the board president from $4,000 to $6,000 and for other voting members from $3,500 to $5,500.

Floor votes · House of Delegates Mar 26, 2026

How they voted

132–1
Passed · 9 other
Total votes 142
Mar 26, 2026
D Democratic103
98 Yea 5
95% Yea
R Republican39
34 Yea 1 Nay 4
87% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
7
Key actions
4
Committee
4
Apr 10, 2026
Committee
Referred Rules
upper
Apr 10, 2026
Lower · Passed
Third Reading Passed
lower
Apr 10, 2026
Lower · Passed
Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
lower
Apr 10, 2026
Lower · Passed
Favorable Report by Ways and Means
lower
Mar 26, 2026
House Of Delegates · Passed
House of Delegates Vote: pass (132-1-9)
house of delegates
Feb 9, 2026
Committee
First Reading Ways and Means
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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