# Maryland HB 1428: Somerset County Board of Education - Alterations Maryland HB 1428, Somerset County Board of Education - Alterations, is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by H. Kevin Anderson (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-04-14 (Approved by the Governor - Chapter 150); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-11). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB1428-2026RS - As of: 2026-10-11 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Maryland HB 1428 - State: Maryland - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Somerset County Board of Education - Alterations - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-02-13 - Last action: 2026-04-14, Approved by the Governor - Chapter 150 - Sponsor: H. Kevin Anderson (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: Education - Local Bills, Committee Changes, County Commissioners, Education, Boards of, Elections, Emergency Bills, Local Government Mandates, Meetings -see also- Hearings; Open Government, Open Government, Public Information, Public Schools -see also- Primary Schools; Secondary Sch, Salaries and Compensation -see also- Overtime; Reimb. Rates, Scholarships and Student Financial Aid, Secondary Schools -see also- Private Schools; Public Sch, Somerset County, Students, Time - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 2 (176 yes, 2 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 4 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Higher pay and expenses for school board: benefit, high. The county school board chair gets $6,000 a year. Each nonstudent board member gets $5,000 a year. Members are reimbursed for official travel outside Somerset County. Each covered member also gets $500 per year for in-county official expenses. For current members, the new pay starts with the next t… - Public votes and limited closed sessions: benefit, low. The school board must take final actions at public meetings, unless state law allows a closed session. The board must keep a formal record of each public meeting. Any closed-session action must follow Maryland’s Section 3-305 rules. - Student seats on Somerset school board: benefit, low. Each public high school has one nonvoting 12th-grade student on the county school board. The student is elected by that high school’s students under school system rules. The term is 1 year, starting July 1. The student may join a closed session only if a majority of the board invites them. - New rules for board seats and vacancies: mixed, low. A district board member must live in the district they represent. Candidates must be registered voters of Somerset County. A member who moves out of their district cannot keep serving. Members (not students) serve 4-year terms starting January 1 after the election, with staggered terms set by law.… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: H. Kevin Anderson (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-08 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 43 | 0 | 1 | | 2026-03-23 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 133 | 2 | 5 | ## Actions (11) - 2026-04-14: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 150 - 2026-04-08: Returned Passed (House) - 2026-04-08: Third Reading Passed (43-0) (Senate) - 2026-04-03: Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed (Senate) - 2026-04-02: Favorable Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment (Senate) - 2026-03-23: Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment (Senate) - 2026-03-23: Third Reading Passed (133-2) (House) - 2026-03-21: Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed (House) - 2026-03-21: Favorable Report by Ways and Means (House) - 2026-02-16: Hearing 3/12 at 1:00 p.m. (House) - 2026-02-13: First Reading Ways and Means (House) ## Bill text - Enacted, 2026-04-14: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_150_hb1428t.pdf) - Third Reading, 2026-03-21: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb1428t.pdf) - First Reading, 2026-02-13: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb1428f.pdf) ## Related bills - SB 0496: Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Coverage for the Treatment of Obesity - Authorization (became law) - SB 0366: Motor Vehicles - Intelligent Speed Assistance System Pilot Program - Establishment (became law) - SB 0244: Code Revision - Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program (became law) - SB 0148: Income Tax - Credit for 9-1-1 Specialist Retirement Income (Supporting Our 9-1-1 Specialists Act) (became law) - SB 0016: Child Support - Earnings Withholdings Limits (became law) - HB 0529: Code Revision - Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program (became law) ## Sources - [Enacted (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_150_hb1428t.pdf) - [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb1428t.pdf) - [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb1428f.pdf) ## Related - [SB 0496: Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Coverage for the Treatment of Obesity - A…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0496-2026RS) - [SB 0366: Motor Vehicles - Intelligent Speed Assistance System Pilot Program - Establishm…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0366-2026RS) - [SB 0244: Code Revision - Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0244-2026RS) - [SB 0148: Income Tax - Credit for 9-1-1 Specialist Retirement Income (Supporting Our 9-1-…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0148-2026RS) - [SB 0016: Child Support - Earnings Withholdings Limits](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0016-2026RS) - [HB 0529: Code Revision - Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0529-2026RS) - [Maryland bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/maryland/bills) - [Maryland state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/maryland) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB1428-2026RS (as of 2026-10-11).