SB 533 Maryland Senate · 2026 Regular Session

Frederick County - Sheriff - Salary

This bill sets specific annual salaries for Frederick County's Sheriff through 2027 ($125,000 in 2026, $175,000 in 2027), then ties future salaries to 82.5% of the State’s Attorney for Frederick County’s salary starting in 2028. It ensures salary adjustments for the sheriff only apply at the beginning of a new term, not during the current term, and won’t affect sheriffs serving before the law’s effective date. The law takes effect October 1, 2026, impacting only sheriffs elected or appointed after that date.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
House of Delegates Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 4, 2026 Last action Mar 26, 2026
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MINOR
The bill was amended to add committee approval status and adoption details, while reorganizing the statutory text to clarify the Sheriff's salary structure. The core policy regarding Frederick County Sheriff compensation remains unchanged, maintaining fixed salaries for 2026-2027 and a percentage-based formula for 2028 onwards tied to the State's Attorney salary.
Scope change
No substantive change to the bill's scope or applicability; only formatting and procedural metadata were added.
TECHNICAL

Added committee report status showing favorable action and Senate adoption with specific dates.

Reorganized the bill text structure by moving the article title and section headers to improve readability and standard formatting.

Added explanatory notes about formatting conventions for capitalization, brackets, underlining, and strike-throughs.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 22, 2026

How they voted

412
Passed · 6 other
Total votes 49
Feb 22, 2026
D Democratic36
28 Yea 2 Nay 6
77% Yea
R Republican13
13 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
9
Key actions
4
Committee
4
Mar 6, 2026
Committee
Referred Judiciary
lower
Mar 5, 2026
Upper · Passed
Third Reading Passed
upper
Mar 3, 2026
Upper · Passed
Favorable Adopted
upper
Mar 2, 2026
Upper · Passed
Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
upper
Feb 22, 2026
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (41-2-6)
senate
Feb 4, 2026
Committee
First Reading Judicial Proceedings
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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