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SB 626 Maryland Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Frederick County - Sheriff - Salary

SB 626 would change Frederick County's sheriff salary to match the highest pay level for a Maryland State Police lieutenant colonel under the state's current pay plan. This applies only to the Frederick County sheriff, not other counties, and affects current and future officeholders. The bill ensures the sheriff's salary automatically aligns with the State Police lieutenant colonel's top pay step, but current sheriffs keep their existing salary during their term - changes would only apply to the next term. The law takes effect October 1, 2025.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
House of Delegates Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 29, 2025 Last action Mar 19, 2025
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What changed between versions

First - Frederick County - Sheriff - Salary → Third - Frederick County - Sheriff - Salary · 3 edits
MINOR
SB 626 was amended to change how the Frederick County Sheriff's salary is calculated. The original version tied the salary to a fixed Department of State Police lieutenant colonel rate, while the amended version sets a specific dollar amount for 2025 ($187,313) and ties future years to a percentage (82.5%) of the Frederick County State's Attorney's salary.
Scope change
The bill's scope changed from a fixed salary benchmark to a dynamic percentage-based formula linked to the State's Attorney's salary, with a specific 2025 dollar amount.
FISCAL

The salary calculation method was changed from a fixed Department of State Police lieutenant colonel rate to a specific 2025 amount of $187,313 and an 82.5% percentage of the State's Attorney's salary for 2026 and subsequent years.

TIMELINE

Added specific effective dates and calendar year references (2025, 2026, and subsequent years) to clarify when the new salary formula applies.

REQUIREMENT

The salary adjustment provision was updated to reference changes in the State's Attorney's salary rather than the Department of State Police pay plan, affecting how future salary increases are calculated.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 28, 2025

How they voted

40–2
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 46
Feb 28, 2025
D Democratic33
27 Yea 2 Nay 4
81% Yea
R Republican13
13 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
9
Key actions
4
Committee
4
Mar 17, 2025
Committee
Referred Environment and Transportation
lower
Mar 17, 2025
Upper · Passed
Third Reading Passed
upper
Mar 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
Favorable with Amendments {
upper
Mar 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
upper
Feb 28, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (40-2-4)
senate
Jan 29, 2025
Committee
First Reading Judicial Proceedings
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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