Constitutional Officers - Salaries
SB 312 increases annual salaries for Maryland's four constitutional officers: the Comptroller, Treasurer, Attorney General, and Secretary of State. The bill raises their base salaries by $10,000-$15,000 starting in 2027, with step increases over each term (e.g., Comptroller's first-year salary rises from $165,000 to $175,000). These changes apply to terms beginning after October 1, 2026, and do not affect current officeholders serving terms that started before this date. The bill amends specific sections of Maryland law to implement these salary adjustments.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Apr 2026
Senate Passage
Apr 2026
House of Delegates Passage
Apr 2026
Signed into Law
May 2026
Introduced Jan 21, 2026
Signed May 12, 2026
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The bill was formally adopted by the Senate and moved from its first reading to a third reading, indicating it is nearing final passage. The substantive policy content regarding the salaries of the Comptroller, Treasurer, Attorney General, and Secretary of State remained unchanged, with the only modifications being formatting adjustments and the addition of procedural status updates.
TIMELINE
Added procedural status notes indicating the bill was assigned to the Budget and Taxation committee, received a favorable committee report, and was adopted by the Senate on February 28, 2026.
TECHNICAL
Updated the bill header to reflect the new committee report and adoption status, and adjusted line numbers and spacing to match the new legislative stage.
Floor votes · Senate Mar 2, 2026 · House of Delegates Mar 21, 2026
How they voted
41–7
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 49
Mar 2, 2026
D
Democratic36
97% Yea
R
Republican13
53% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
10
Committee
6
May 12, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 562
executive
Apr 8, 2026
Upper · Passed
Returned Passed
upper
Apr 8, 2026
Lower · Passed
Third Reading Passed
lower
Apr 7, 2026
Lower · Passed
Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
lower
Apr 7, 2026
Lower · Passed
Favorable Report by Appropriations
lower
Mar 21, 2026
House Of Delegates · Passed
House of Delegates Vote: pass (115-20-7)
house of delegates
Mar 18, 2026
Committee
Referred Appropriations
lower
Mar 18, 2026
Upper · Passed
Third Reading Passed
upper
Mar 13, 2026
Upper · Passed
Favorable Adopted
upper
Mar 13, 2026
Upper · Passed
Favorable Report by Budget and Taxation
upper
Mar 2, 2026
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (41-7-1)
senate
Jan 21, 2026
Committee
First Reading Budget and Taxation
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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