Maryland legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Maryland HB822: Circuit Court Clerks and Registers of Wills - Maximum Salary
Status: Signed into law, May 12, 2026
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.
What the bill says
An act concerning Circuit Court Clerks and Registers of Wills - Maximum Salary FOR the purpose of altering the maximum annual salary of the clerks of the circuit courts and the registers of wills; repealing as obsolete a certain minimum annual salary for the register of wills for Baltimore City; and generally relating to the salaries of the clerks of the circuit courts and the registers of wills…
From the enrolled text, May 19, 2026:
AN ACT concerning Circuit Court Clerks and Registers of Wills - Maximum Salary FOR the purpose of altering the maximum annual salary of the clerks of the circuit courts and the registers of wills; repealing as obsolete a certain minimum annual salary for the register of wills for Baltimore City; and generally relating to the salaries of the clerks of the circuit courts and the registers of wills. BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, Article - Courts and Judicial Proceedings Section 2-504 Annotated Code of Maryland (2020 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, Article - Estates and Trusts Section 2-205 Annotated Code of Maryland (2022 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: Article - Courts and Judicial Proceedings 2-504. (a) (1) The clerk of each circuit court shall receive an annual salary of not more than [$146,500 as set by the Board of Public Works on the basis of the relative volume of business and receipts in the clerk's office] 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 DAY THAT THE CLERK BEGINS A NEW TERM OF OFFICE. …
Sponsors
- Sandy Bartlett (D, HD-032) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Approved by the Governor - Chapter 565
- : Returned Passed
- : Third Reading Passed (43-0)
- : Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
- : Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
- : Referred Judicial Proceedings
- : Third Reading Passed (115-18)
- : Second Reading Passed
- : Favorable Adopted
- : Favorable Report by Judiciary
Votes
- Third Reading Passed (43-0) (April 13, 2026): 43 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Third Reading Passed (115-18) (March 11, 2026): 115 yea, 18 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is HB822?
- HB822 is a bill in the Maryland Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Circuit Court Clerks and Registers of Wills - Maximum Salary.
- What does HB822 do?
- In its own words: An act concerning Circuit Court Clerks and Registers of Wills - Maximum Salary FOR the purpose of altering the maximum annual salary of the clerks of the circuit courts and the registers of wills; repealing as obsolete a certain minimum annual salary for the register of wills for Baltimore City; and generally relating to the salaries of the clerks of the circuit courts and the registers of wills…
- What is the status of HB822?
- Signed into law as of May 12, 2026. Latest action: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 565 (May 12, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB822?
- Sandy Bartlett (D, HD-032).
- Where is the official record for HB822?
- On the Maryland Legislature website: https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/hb0822?ys=2026RS
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