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MD HB 234

enacted

Public Safety - Police Employees and Deputy State Fire Marshals - Repeal of Pay Rate Restriction on Promotion

Maryland · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did MD HB 234 pass?

Yes. MD HB 234 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-04-14): Approved by the Governor - Chapter 133

What is MD HB 234 about?

MD HB 234 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Public Safety - Police Employees and Deputy State Fire Marshals - Repeal of Pay Rate Restriction on Promotion”.

Who sponsors MD HB 234?

Chair, Appropriations Committee is the primary sponsor of MD HB 234.

Introduced
2025-09-24
Latest action
2026-04-14 — Approved by the Governor - Chapter 133
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Chair, Appropriations Committeeprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-04-14

    Approved by the Governor - Chapter 133

    executive-signature

  2. 2026-04-09

    Returned Passed

  3. 2026-04-09

    Third Reading Passed

    passage

  4. 2026-04-08

    Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed

    committee-passage-favorable

  5. 2026-04-08

    Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings

    committee-passage-favorable

  6. 2026-03-12

    Referred Judicial Proceedings

    referral-committee

  7. 2026-03-11

    Third Reading Passed

    passage

  8. 2026-03-10

    Second Reading Passed

  9. 2026-03-10

    Favorable Adopted

    committee-passage-favorable

  10. 2026-03-10

    Favorable Report by Appropriations

    committee-passage-favorable

  11. 2026-02-09

    Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m.

  12. 2026-01-14

    First Reading Appropriations

    referral-committee

  13. 2025-09-24

    Pre-filed

    introduction

Versions

  • Chapter - Public Safety - Police Employees and Deputy State Fire Marshals - Repeal of Pay Rate Restriction on PromotionCompare
  • Third - Public Safety - Police Employees and Deputy State Fire Marshals - Repeal of Pay Rate Restriction on PromotionCompare
  • First - Public Safety - Police Employees and Deputy State Fire Marshals - Repeal of Pay Rate Restriction on PromotionCompare
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Documents

Votes

  • On Third Reading

    2026-02-27 · pass · 135-0

    Member-level votes (141)
    • Speaker: yes
    • Crutchfield: yes
    • Jacobs: yes
    • Odom: yes
    • Stein: yes
    • Adams: yes
    • Cullison: yes
    • Johnson, A.: yes
    • Palakovich Carr: yes
    • Stewart: yes
    • Addison: yes
    • Davis: yes
    • Johnson, S.: yes
    • Pasteur: yes
    • Stinnett: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Ebersole: yes
    • Jones, D.: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Stonko: yes
    • Alston: yes
    • Edelson: yes
    • Kaiser: yes
    • Phillips: yes
    • Szeliga: yes
    • Amprey: yes
    • Embry: yes
    • Kaufman: yes
    • Pippy: yes
    • Taveras: yes
    • Anderson: yes
    • Fair: yes
    • Kerr: yes
    • Pruski: yes
    • Taylor: yes
    • Arentz: yes
    • Fennell: yes
    • Kipke: yes
    • Qi: yes
    • Terrasa: yes
    • Arikan: yes
    • Fisher: yes
    • Korman: yes
    • Queen: yes
    • Toles: yes
    • Bagnall: yes
    • Foley: yes
    • Lehman: yes
    • Reilly: yes
    • Tomlinson: yes
    • Baker: yes
    • Forbes: yes
    • Lewis: yes
    • Roberson: yes
    • Turner: yes
    • Barnes: yes
    • Fraser-Hidalgo: yes
    • Long, J.: yes
    • Roberts: yes
    • Valderrama: yes
    • Bartlett: yes
    • Ghrist: yes
    • Long, R.: yes
    • Rogers: yes
    • Valentine: yes
    • Beauchamp: yes
    • Grammer: yes
    • Lopez: yes
    • Rose: yes
    • Vogel: yes
    • Behler: yes
    • Griffith: yes
    • Mangione: yes
    • Rosenberg: yes
    • Watson: yes
    • Bhandari: yes
    • Guyton: yes
    • Martinez: yes
    • Ross: yes
    • Wells: yes
    • Boafo: yes
    • Guzzone: yes
    • McCaskill: yes
    • Ruff: yes
    • White Holland: yes
    • Boyce: yes
    • Harrison: yes
    • McComas: yes
    • Ruth: yes
    • Wilkins: yes
    • Buckel: yes
    • Hartman: yes
    • Metzgar: yes
    • Sample-Hughes: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Cardin: yes
    • Healey: yes
    • Miller: yes
    • Schindler: yes
    • Wims: yes
    • Chang: yes
    • Hill: yes
    • Mireku-North: yes
    • Schmidt: yes
    • Wivell: yes
    • Charkoudian: yes
    • Hinebaugh: yes
    • Moon: yes
    • Shetty: yes
    • Wolek: yes
    • Chisholm: yes
    • Holmes: yes
    • Moreno: yes
    • Simmons: yes
    • Woods: yes
    • Ciliberti: yes
    • Hornberger: yes
    • Morgan, M.: yes
    • Simpson: yes
    • Woorman: yes
    • Clippinger: yes
    • Howard: yes
    • Morgan, T.: yes
    • Smith: yes
    • Wu: yes
    • Coley: yes
    • Hutchinson: yes
    • Nawrocki: yes
    • Solomon: yes
    • Young: yes
    • Conaway: yes
    • Ivey: yes
    • Nkongolo: yes
    • Spiegel: yes
    • Ziegler: yes
    • Acevero: not voting
    • Bouchat: not voting
    • Crosby: absent
    • Feldmark: absent
    • Jones, A.: absent
    • Williams: absent

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