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Maryland General Assembly · HB0822 · Approved by the Governor - Chapter 565 (Chapter 565)

Circuit Court Clerks and Registers of Wills - Maximum Salary

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Officially: “Circuit Court Clerks and Registers of Wills - Maximum Salary Read the full text

2026 session

What it does

Providing that the maximum annual salary of the clerks of the circuit courts and the registers of wills may not be more than the salary of a State employee at grade 26, step 20 of the State of Maryland Standard and Bargaining Salary Scale in effect on the day before the clerk or the register begins a new term of office; and repealing as obsolete a certain minimum salary requirement for the register of wills for Baltimore City.
From the official legislative record, shown verbatim. Not legal advice.

Where it is

First reading, house of origin · Feb 3, 2026
Hearing · Feb 18, 2026
Committee report, house of origin: Favorable · Mar 8, 2026
Second reading, house of origin: Passed · Feb 25, 2026
Third reading, house of origin: Passed · Feb 26, 2026
First reading, opposite house · Feb 26, 2026
Committee report, opposite house: Favorable · Apr 8, 2026
Second reading, opposite house: Passed · Mar 20, 2026
Third reading, opposite house: Passed · Mar 24, 2026

The numbers

1
sponsor on the bill

Sponsors

Delegate Bartlett
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 565 (as of Aug 30, 2026).