# Maryland HB 1514: Calvert County - County Officials and Board of Education - Salaries and Benefits Maryland HB 1514, Calvert County - County Officials and Board of Education - Salaries and Benefits, is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-05-12 (Approved by the Governor - Chapter 574); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-11). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB1514-2026RS - 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 1514 - State: Maryland - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Calvert County - County Officials and Board of Education - Salaries and Benefits - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-02-13 - Last action: 2026-05-12, Approved by the Governor - Chapter 574 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: Counties - Local Laws, Education - Local Bills, Calvert County, County Commissioners, Education, Boards of, Health Insurance -see also- ACA; HMOs; MCOs, Public Officials -see also- Atty Gen; Compt; Coun Admin; etc, Retirement -see also- Mandatory Retirement, Salaries and Compensation -see also- Overtime; Reimb. Rates, State's Attorneys, Time, Treasurers - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 2 (176 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 5 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Calvert commissioners get more pay and benefits: benefit, high. Beginning October 1, 2026, the board president earns $58,000 a year and each other commissioner earns $53,000. Each commissioner can get up to $2,000 a year back for reasonable office costs. Commissioners may join the Calvert County Employees Retirement Savings Plan. These amounts apply to terms th… - Calvert school board pay and health coverage: benefit, high. Beginning October 1, 2026, the board president gets $6,500 for 2026 and $8,500 for 2027 and later. Other members get $5,500 for 2026 and $7,500 for 2027 and later. Elected members also get the same health insurance offered to board employees. These changes apply to terms that start on or after the… - Calvert treasurer pay and pension changes: benefit, high. Beginning October 1, 2026, the County Treasurer’s annual salary is $115,000 for terms that start on or after that date. Starting with a term that begins on or after November 4, 2026, the Treasurer gets the same pension benefits as county employees. If a Treasurer qualifies under the older rule, the… - Calvert State’s Attorney pay matches judges: benefit, medium. The Calvert County State’s Attorney salary equals a circuit court judge’s salary. The law also removes a prior limit on when raises could take effect during a term. This change begins October 1, 2026. - When Calvert pay changes take effect: mixed, low. The new pay and benefits do not apply to incumbents whose term began before October 1, 2026. For those officials, the changes start at the next term. If someone is appointed or elected after October 1, 2026 to finish an unexpired term, the new amounts can apply sooner. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - (none) ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-13 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 43 | 0 | 4 | | 2026-04-01 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 133 | 0 | 4 | ## Actions (15) - 2026-05-12: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 574 - 2026-04-13: Returned Passed (House) - 2026-04-13: Third Reading Passed (43-0) (Senate) - 2026-04-10: Second Reading Passed (Senate) - 2026-04-10: Favorable Adopted (Senate) - 2026-04-10: Favorable Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment (Senate) - 2026-04-07: Hearing 4/08 at 1:00 p.m. (Senate) - 2026-04-07: Rereferred to Education, Energy, and the Environment (Senate) - 2026-04-02: Referred Rules (Senate) - 2026-04-01: Third Reading Passed (133-0) (House) - 2026-03-31: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (House) - 2026-03-31: Favorable with Amendments {983625/1 Adopted (House) - 2026-03-30: Favorable with Amendments Report by Government, Labor, and Elections (House) - 2026-02-24: Hearing 3/12 at 1:00 p.m. (Government, Labor, and Elections) (House) - 2026-02-13: First Reading Government, Labor, and Elections and Ways and Means (House) ## Bill text - Enacted, 2026-05-12: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_574_hb1514t.pdf) - Third Reading, 2026-03-31: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb1514t.pdf) - First Reading, 2026-02-13: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb1514f.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_574_hb1514t.pdf) - [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb1514t.pdf) - [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb1514f.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-HB1514-2026RS (as of 2026-10-11).