HB1156 • 2026

Calvert County - Length of Service Award Program - Benefits

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Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor: Calvert County Delegation
Last action: 2026-05-12
Official status: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 556
Effective date: 2026-07-01

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material did not provide specific details on how the program is updated, only changes to benefit amounts.

Calvert County Volunteer Benefits Increase

This law increases death or burial benefits for fire and rescue volunteers in Calvert County who have completed at least 25 years of service.

What This Bill Does

Increases the maximum death or burial benefit from $10,000 to $14,000 for a volunteer with 25 years of certified service.
Raises the annual death or burial benefit per year of service from $336 to $560 for volunteers receiving benefits under another section of the law who then pass away.

Who It Names or Affects

Fire and rescue volunteers in Calvert County with at least 25 years of service.
Volunteers currently receiving benefits under a specific section of the program.

Terms To Know

Certified Service: The officially recognized period of time that a volunteer has worked for fire and rescue services in Calvert County.
Qualified Volunteer: A volunteer who meets the requirements set by Calvert County to receive benefits under the Length of Service Award Program.

Limits and Unknowns

The law only affects volunteers in Calvert County.
It does not change other parts of the program or add new types of benefits.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

523625/1

None

Favorable with Amendments { 523625/1 Adopted

Plain English: AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1156 (Third Reading File Bill) On page 1, in the sponsor line, strike “Delegate Fisher” and substitute “Calvert County Delegation”.

AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1156 (Third Reading File Bill) On page 1, in the sponsor line, strike “Delegate Fisher” and substitute “Calvert County Delegation”.
HB1156/523625/1 BY: Budget and Taxation Committee

Bill History

2026-05-12 Post Passage
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 556
2026-04-03 Senate
Favorable with Amendments Report by Budget and Taxation
2026-03-25 Senate
Hearing 3/31 at 1:30 p.m.
2026-03-21 House
Favorable Report by Government, Labor, and Elections
2026-03-21 House
House Concurs Senate Amendments
2026-03-21 House
Third Reading Passed (133-0)
2026-03-21 House
Passed Enrolled
2026-03-17 Senate
Third Reading Passed (43-0)
2026-03-16 Senate
Favorable with Amendments { 523625/1 Adopted
2026-03-16 Senate
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2026-03-11 House
Third Reading Passed (136-0)
2026-03-09 House
Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
2026-03-07 Senate
Referred Budget and Taxation
2026-02-24 House
Hearing 3/12 at 1:00 p.m.
2026-02-11 House
First Reading Government, Labor, and Elections
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Official Summary Text

Altering a certain benefit amount for certain fire and rescue volunteers in Calvert County.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MATTER ADDED TO EXISTING LAW.
[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.
Underlining indicates amendments to bill.
Strike out indicates matter stricken from the bill by amendment or deleted from the law by
amendment.
Italics indicate opposite chamber/conference committee amendments.
*hb1156*

HOUSE BILL 1156
L2 (6lr3052)
ENROLLED BILL
— Government, Labor, and Elections/Budget and Taxation —
Introduced by Delegate Fisher Calvert County Delegation

Read and Examined by Proofreaders:

_______________________________________________
Proofreader.
_______________________________________________
Proofreader.

Sealed with the Great Seal and presented to the Governor, for his approval this

_______ day of _____ __________ at ________________________ o’clock, ________M.

______________________________________________
Speaker.

CHAPTER ______

AN ACT concerning 1

Calvert County – Length of Service Award Program – Benefits 2

FOR the purpose of altering a certain benefit amount for certain fire and rescue volunteers; 3
and generally relating to the Length of Service Award Program. 4

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 5
The Public Local Laws of Calvert County 6
Section 14–102(g) 7
Article 5 – Public Local Laws of Maryland 8
(2002 Edition and October 2024 Supplement, as amended) 9
(As enacted by Chapter 789 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 2023) 10

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 11
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 12

2 HOUSE BILL 1156

Article 5 – Calvert County 1

14–102. 2

(g) (1) In the event a qualified volunteer who has completed 25 years of 3
certified service dies, a death OR BURIAL benefit up to [$10,000] $14,000 shall be payable. 4

(2) In the event a volunteer who is receiving benefits under Subsection (h) 5
of this section dies, a DEATH OR burial benefit up to [$336] $560 for each year of certified 6
service shall be payable. 7

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 8
1, 2026. 9

Approved:
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Governor.
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Speaker of the House of Delegates.
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President of the Senate.