# Maryland SB 0074: Public Safety - Police Employees and Deputy State Fire Marshals - Repeal of Pay Rate Restriction on Promotion

Maryland SB 0074, Public Safety - Police Employees and Deputy State Fire Marshals - Repeal of Pay Rate Restriction on Promotion, is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-04-14 (Approved by the Governor - Chapter 134); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-11).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maryland SB 0074
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Public Safety - Police Employees and Deputy State Fire Marshals - Repeal of Pay Rate Restriction on Promotion
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-09-24
- Last action: 2026-04-14, Approved by the Governor - Chapter 134
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Public Safety, Fire Protection, Law Enforcement -see also- SRO; Sheriffs; State Police, Salaries and Compensation -see also- Overtime; Reimb. Rates, State Police, Department of
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 2 (174 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Promotion pay keeps your step: benefit, medium. Beginning July 1, 2026, promoted police employees and deputy State Fire Marshals keep the same step in their new rank. The old rule that could drop you to a lower step is repealed. Your actual pay depends on the adopted pay plan.
- Pay plan and annual steps for State Police staff: mixed, medium. Beginning July 1, 2026, the Secretary of Public Safety sets a pay plan for police employees and State Police communications operators and supervisors. The plan lists ranks and steps and sets pay rates. Covered staff are entitled to the plan’s rates, including service-based increases. Police employe…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- (none)

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-10 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 133 | 0 | 3 |
| 2026-02-19 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 41 | 0 | 1 |

## Actions (14)

- 2026-04-14: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 134
- 2026-04-10: Returned Passed (Senate)
- 2026-04-10: Third Reading Passed (133-0) (House)
- 2026-04-08: Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed (House)
- 2026-04-08: Favorable Report by Appropriations (House)
- 2026-03-21: Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m. (House)
- 2026-02-20: Referred Appropriations (House)
- 2026-02-19: Third Reading Passed (41-0) (Senate)
- 2026-02-17: Second Reading Passed (Senate)
- 2026-02-17: Favorable Adopted (Senate)
- 2026-02-16: Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings (Senate)
- 2026-01-14: First Reading Judicial Proceedings (Senate)
- 2026-01-13: Hearing 1/21 at 11:00 a.m. (Senate)
- 2025-09-24: Pre-filed (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enacted, 2026-04-14: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_134_sb0074t.pdf)
- Third Reading, 2026-02-17: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0074t.pdf)
- First Reading, 2026-01-14: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0074f.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Enacted (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_134_sb0074t.pdf)
- [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0074t.pdf)
- [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0074f.pdf)

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- [SB 0016: Child Support - Earnings Withholdings Limits](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0016-2026RS)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0074-2026RS (as of 2026-10-11).