# Maryland SB 1003: Howard County - Sheriff and State's Attorney - Compensation Ho. Co. 13-26

Maryland SB 1003, Howard County - Sheriff and State's Attorney - Compensation Ho. Co. 13-26, is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-05-12 (Approved by the Governor - Chapter 581); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maryland SB 1003
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Howard County - Sheriff and State's Attorney - Compensation Ho. Co. 13-26
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-02-24
- Last action: 2026-05-12, Approved by the Governor - Chapter 581
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Courts and Court Personnel - Local, Local Government - Generally, District Courts, Howard County, Judges, Salaries and Compensation -see also- Overtime; Reimb. Rates, Sheriffs, State's Attorneys
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 2 (175 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Higher pay for Howard County Sheriff and State's Attorney: benefit, low. This law sets and raises pay for the Howard County Sheriff and State’s Attorney. For the Sheriff, pay equals a Howard County Police Major, step 6, for 2022–2026. It is $220,601 in 2027; $227,230 in 2028; $234,079 in 2029; and $241,149 in 2030 and after. For the State’s Attorney, pay equals a Distri…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- (none)

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-13 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 134 | 0 | 6 |
| 2026-04-08 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 41 | 0 | 3 |

## Actions (16)

- 2026-05-12: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 581
- 2026-04-13: Returned Passed (Senate)
- 2026-04-13: Third Reading Passed (134-0) (House)
- 2026-04-13: Second Reading Passed (House)
- 2026-04-11: Motion Special Order until Next Session (Delegate Pippy) Adopted (House)
- 2026-04-11: Favorable Adopted (House)
- 2026-04-11: Favorable Report by Judiciary (House)
- 2026-04-10: Rereferred to Judiciary (House)
- 2026-04-09: Referred Rules and Executive Nominations (House)
- 2026-04-08: Third Reading Passed (41-0) (Senate)
- 2026-04-08: Second Reading Passed (Senate)
- 2026-04-08: Favorable Adopted (Senate)
- 2026-04-08: Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings (Senate)
- 2026-03-24: Hearing 4/02 at 1:00 p.m. (Senate)
- 2026-03-20: Rereferred to Judicial Proceedings (Senate)
- 2026-02-24: First Reading Senate Rules (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enacted, 2026-05-12: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_581_sb1003t.pdf)
- Third Reading, 2026-04-08: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb1003t.pdf)
- First Reading, 2026-02-24: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb1003f.pdf)

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- 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_581_sb1003t.pdf)
- [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb1003t.pdf)
- [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb1003f.pdf)

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- [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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB1003-2026RS (as of 2026-10-19).