MarylandLaw raises minimum pay for Anne Arundel County license staff
Starting July 1, 2026, Anne Arundel County’s license board members and part-time inspectors have higher minimum salaries or pay increases tied to county employee cost-of-living increases.
What it does
The board chair’s minimum annual salary is $21,240, and each other member’s is $17,700. Their pay includes any cost-of-living increase available to nonrepresented county employees.
The Board may employ 18 part-time inspectors at a minimum annual salary of $8,260 each. Their pay includes any cost-of-living increase available to nonrepresented county employees.
The Board may employ one part-time deputy chief inspector at a minimum annual salary of $18,000, with any cost-of-living increase available to nonrepresented county employees.
Argument forHigher pay floors and county employee cost-of-living increases could help board members and inspectors keep their pay closer to county pay over time.
Argument againstHigher minimum salaries and future pay increases could raise county spending on the board and its part-time inspectors.
More detail
The law raises the minimum annual salaries for the board chair and other board members and links their pay to county employee cost-of-living increases. This applies to the chair and each other member of the Anne Arundel County Board of License Commissioners. These salary rules take effect July 1, 2026.
The law raises the minimum annual salary for the part-time inspectors the Board may employ and links their pay to county employee cost-of-living increases. The Board may employ 18 part-time inspectors in Anne Arundel County. These salary rules take effect July 1, 2026.
The law provides a cost-of-living increase for the part-time deputy chief inspector’s salary. The Board may employ one part-time deputy chief inspector in Anne Arundel County. This salary rule takes effect July 1, 2026.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- May 26Approved by the Governor Wes Moore - Chapter 853Became Law
- Apr 11Passed EnrolledTo Governor
- Apr 11Third Reading PassedMajor
- Apr 11House Concurs Senate Amendments
- Apr 8Third Reading PassedPassed Senate
- Apr 7Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Apr 7Favorable with Amendments {Minor
- Apr 6Favorable with Amendments Report by FinanceMinor
- Mar 27
- Vote recorded On Third Reading and Final Passage (Hse concurred). Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 23Referred FinanceMinor
- Mar 23Third Reading PassedPassed House
- Mar 21Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Mar 21Favorable with Amendments {Minor
- Mar 21Favorable with Amendments Report by Government, Labor, and ElectionsMinor
- Mar 20
- Vote recorded On Third Reading (Amend). Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 11
- Vote recorded On Third Reading. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 13Hearing 2/23 at 1:00 p.m.
- Jan 27First Reading Government, Labor, and ElectionsIntroduced
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