SB0396 • 2026

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

Enacted

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

Sponsor: Anne Arundel County Senators
Last action: 2026-05-26
Official status: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 856
Effective date: 2026-07-01

Plain English Breakdown

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

Increasing the minimum and maximum salary amounts for the chief inspector employed by the Board of License Commissioners for Anne Arundel County.

What This Bill Does

Increasing the minimum and maximum salary amounts for the chief inspector employed by the Board of License Commissioners for Anne Arundel County.

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Amendments

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453627/1

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Favorable with Amendments { 453627/1 Adopted

Plain English: AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 396 (First Reading File Bill) On page 2, in line 10, strike “NR–15” and substitute “NR–12”.

AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 396 (First Reading File Bill) On page 2, in line 10, strike “NR–15” and substitute “NR–12”.
SB0396/453627/1 BY: Finance Committee

Bill History

2026-05-26 Post Passage
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 856
2026-04-11 House
Favorable Report by Government, Labor, and Elections
2026-04-02 House
Third Reading Passed (96-36)
2026-03-30 House
Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
2026-03-27 Senate
Returned Passed
2026-03-26 House
Hearing 4/07 at 1:00 p.m.
2026-03-16 Senate
Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
2026-03-07 House
Referred Government, Labor, and Elections
2026-03-03 Senate
Third Reading Passed (44-0)
2026-03-01 Senate
Favorable with Amendments { 453627/1 Adopted
2026-03-01 Senate
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2026-02-11 Senate
Hearing 2/20 at 1:00 p.m.
2026-01-28 Senate
First Reading Finance
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Text - First - Anne Arundel County - Board of License Commissioners - Chief Inspector - Compensation
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Text - Third - Anne Arundel County - Board of License Commissioners - Chief Inspector - Compensation
Maryland General Assembly
Vote - House - Committee - Government, Labor, and Elections

Official Summary Text

Increasing the minimum and maximum salary amounts for the chief inspector employed by the Board of License Commissioners for Anne Arundel County.

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EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MATTER ADDED TO EXISTING LAW.
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Underlining indicates amendments to bill.
Strike out indicates matter stricken from the bill by amendment or deleted from the law by
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SENATE BILL 396
A2 6lr1613
SB 570/25 – FIN CF HB 339
By: Anne Arundel County Senators
Introduced and read first time: January 28, 2026
Assigned to: Finance
Committee Report: Favorable with amendments
Senate action: Adopted
Read second time: March 1, 2026

CHAPTER ______

AN ACT concerning 1

Anne Arundel County – Board of License Commissioners – Chief Inspector – 2
Compensation 3

FOR the purpose of increasing the minimum and maximum salary amounts for the chief 4
inspector employed by the Board of License Commissioners for Anne Arundel 5
County; and generally relating to alcoholic beverages and the Board of License 6
Commissioners for Anne Arundel County. 7

BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 8
Article – Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis 9
Section 11–102 10
Annotated Code of Maryland 11
(2024 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) 12

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 13
Article – Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis 14
Section 11–204(b)(2) 15
Annotated Code of Maryland 16
(2024 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) 17

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 18
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 19

Article – Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis 20

2 SENATE BILL 396

11–102. 1

This title applies only in Anne Arundel County. 2

11–204. 3

(b) (2) The Board shall employ: 4

(i) a full–time executive director whose annual salary shall be fixed 5
by the Board as in a general county classified salary schedule, within pay grade 17; 6

(ii) a full–time administrator whose annual salary shall be fixed by 7
the Board as in a general county classified salary schedule, within pay grade 16; 8

(iii) two full–time secretaries whose annual salaries shall be fixed by 9
the Board as in a general county classified salary schedule, within pay grade 13; 10

(iv) a full–time chief inspector whose annual salary shall be fixed by 11
the Board as in a general county classified salary schedule, within non –represented pay 12
schedule [NR–05] NR–15 NR–12; and 13

(v) an attorney at an annual salary of $60,000. 14

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 15
1, 2026. 16

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