# Maryland SB 0508: Somerset County Board of Education - Alterations Maryland SB 0508, Somerset County Board of Education - Alterations, is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Mary Beth Carozza (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-04-14 (Approved by the Governor - Chapter 151); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-11). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0508-2026RS - As of: 2026-10-11 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Maryland SB 0508 - State: Maryland - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Somerset County Board of Education - Alterations - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-02-02 - Last action: 2026-04-14, Approved by the Governor - Chapter 151 - Sponsor: Mary Beth Carozza (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 (167 yes, 1 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Higher pay for Somerset school board: benefit, high. The board chair now earns $6,000 a year. Each other member earns $5,000 a year. Members also get up to $500 a year for in‑county official duties and reimbursement for out‑of‑county duties. These pay rules apply to terms that start after April 14, 2026. They also apply to anyone appointed or elected… - Student seats added, no $5,000 scholarship: mixed, high. Each public high school now has one nonvoting student member on the county board. The student must be a 12th grader, elected by students at that school, and serves for 1 year starting July 1. Student members cannot attend closed sessions unless a majority of the board votes to invite them. The $5,0… - New rules for meetings and vacancies: mixed, low. County Commissioners now fill any vacancy on the school board for the rest of the term, until a successor is elected. The board may take some actions in closed session under state open‑meetings law, but final actions must be taken in public. The board must keep a formal record of each public meetin… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Mary Beth Carozza (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-10 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 128 | 1 | 8 | | 2026-03-20 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 39 | 0 | 3 | ## Actions (13) - 2026-04-14: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 151 - 2026-04-10: Returned Passed (Senate) - 2026-04-10: Third Reading Passed (128-1) (House) - 2026-04-10: Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed (House) - 2026-04-10: Favorable Report by Ways and Means (House) - 2026-03-23: Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m. (House) - 2026-03-21: Referred Ways and Means (House) - 2026-03-20: Third Reading Passed (39-0) (Senate) - 2026-03-19: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (Senate) - 2026-03-19: Favorable with Amendments {543228/1 Adopted (Senate) - 2026-03-19: Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment (Senate) - 2026-02-10: Hearing 3/11 at 1:00 p.m. (Senate) - 2026-02-02: First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment (Senate) ## Bill text - Enacted, 2026-04-14: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_151_sb0508t.pdf) - Third Reading, 2026-03-19: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0508t.pdf) - First Reading, 2026-02-02: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0508f.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_151_sb0508t.pdf) - [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0508t.pdf) - [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0508f.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-SB0508-2026RS (as of 2026-10-11).