Anne Arundel County - Board of License Commissioners and Part-Time Inspectors - Compensation

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SENATE BILL 401
A2 6lr1614
CF HB 512
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: February 20, 2026

CHAPTER ______

AN ACT concerning 1

Anne Arundel County – Board of License Commissioners and Part–Time 2
Inspectors – Compensation 3

FOR the purpose of increasing the annual salaries and providing for cost –of–living salary 4
increases for the chair, certain part–time inspectors, and other members of the Board 5
of License Commissioners for Anne Arundel County; and generally relating to 6
alcoholic beverages and the Board of License Commissioners for Anne Arundel 7
County. 8

BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 9
Article – Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis 10
Section 11–101(a) and (b) and 11–102 11
Annotated Code of Maryland 12
(2024 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) 13

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 14
Article – Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis 15
Section 11–204(a) and 11–206(a) 16
Annotated Code of Maryland 17
(2024 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) 18

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 19
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 20

Article – Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis 21
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11–101. 1

(a) In this title: 2

(1) the definitions in § 1 –101 of this article apply without exception or 3
variation; and 4

(2) the following words have the meanings indicated. 5

(b) “Board” means the Board of License Commissioners for Anne Arundel County. 6

11–102. 7

This title applies only in Anne Arundel County. 8

11–204. 9

(a) (1) The chair of the Board shall receive: 10

(I) an annual salary [of] THAT: 11

1. IS not [more] LESS than [$18,000] $21,240; and 12

2. INCLUDES ANY COST –OF–LIVING INCREASE 13
AVAILABLE TO NONREPRESENTED ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY EMPLOYEES; AND 14

(II) reimbursement for expenses reasonably incurred. 15

(2) Each other member of the Board shall receive: 16

(I) an annual salary [of] THAT: 17

1. IS not [more] LESS than [$15,000] $17,700; and 18

2. INCLUDES ANY COST –OF–LIVING INCREASE 19
AVAILABLE TO NONREPRESENTED ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY EMPLOYEES; AND 20

(II) reimbursement for expenses reasonably incurred. 21

11–206. 22

(a) (1) The Board may employ: 23

SENATE BILL 401 3

(i) one part –time deputy chief inspector at an annual salary [of] 1
THAT: 2

1. IS NOT LESS THAN $18,000; and 3

2. INCLUDES ANY COST –OF–LIVING INCREASE 4
AVAILABLE TO NONREPRESENTED ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY EMPLOYEES; AND 5

(ii) 18 part–time inspectors at an annual salary [of $7,000] THAT: 6

1. IS NOT LESS THAN $8,260 each; AND 7

2. INCLUDES ANY COST –OF–LIVING INCREASE 8
AVAILABLE TO NONREPRESENTED ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY EMPLOYEES. 9

(2) Each inspector shall receive a monthly expense allowance of $300, 10
subject to the approval of the Executive Director. 11

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 12
1, 2026. 13

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