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SB 396 Maryland Senate · 2026 Regular Session

Anne Arundel County - Board of License Commissioners - Chief Inspector - Compensation

SB 396 increases the minimum and maximum salary range for the chief inspector position on Anne Arundel County's Board of License Commissioners, which oversees alcohol beverage licensing in the county. The bill amends Maryland's Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis code to adjust the chief inspector's pay scale within the county's non-represented salary structure (updating from "NR-05 NR-15" to "NR-05"). This directly affects the chief inspector employee and the county's budget for this specific role. The changes take effect July 1, 2026, and do not alter licensing regulations or other board responsibilities.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Apr 2026
Senate Passage
Apr 2026
House of Delegates Passage
Apr 2026
Signed into Law
May 2026
Introduced Jan 28, 2026 Signed May 26, 2026
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MINOR
The bill was advanced from its first reading to a third reading with a favorable committee report and adoption, moving it closer to becoming law. The text includes standard formatting updates for the final version, such as adding signature lines for the Governor and legislative leaders. Substantively, the compensation schedule for the Chief Inspector was modified to include a new pay grade (NR-12) alongside the existing one.
REQUIREMENT

The pay schedule for the Chief Inspector was updated to include an additional non-represented pay grade (NR-12) alongside the existing NR-15.

TECHNICAL

Signature lines for the Governor, President of the Senate, and Speaker of the House of Delegates were added to finalize the bill's text.

Status indicators showing the bill was adopted by the Senate and reported favorably by the committee were added.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 3, 2026 · House of Delegates Apr 2, 2026

How they voted

46–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 49
Mar 3, 2026
D Democratic36
33 Yea 3
91% Yea
R Republican13
13 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
15
Key actions
10
Committee
6
May 26, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 856
executive
Apr 13, 2026
Upper · Passed
Returned Passed
upper
Apr 13, 2026
Lower · Passed
Third Reading Passed
lower
Apr 13, 2026
Lower · Passed
Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
lower
Apr 11, 2026
Lower · Passed
Favorable Report by Government, Labor, and Elections
lower
Apr 2, 2026
House Of Delegates · Passed
House of Delegates Vote: pass (97-36-9)
house of delegates
Mar 20, 2026
Committee
Referred Government, Labor, and Elections
lower
Mar 19, 2026
Upper · Passed
Third Reading Passed
upper
Mar 17, 2026
Upper · Passed
Favorable with Amendments {
upper
Mar 16, 2026
Upper · Passed
Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
upper
Mar 3, 2026
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (46-0-3)
senate
Jan 28, 2026
Committee
First Reading Finance
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.