Maryland legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Maryland HB789: Law Enforcement Officers' Pension System - Military Service Credit Eligibility - Helicopter Pilots
Status: Signed into law, April 28, 2026
Authorizing certain members and former members of the Law Enforcement Officers' Pension System assigned as helicopter pilots in a State law enforcement aviation unit to receive credit for certain military service if the member receives military service credit in another retirement system; and prohibiting an individual from receiving credit more than one time.
What the bill says
An act concerning Law Enforcement Officers' Pension System - Military Service Credit Eligibility - Helicopter Pilots FOR the purpose of authorizing certain members of the Law Enforcement Officers' Pension System assigned as helicopter pilots in a State law enforcement aviation unit to receive credit for certain military service if the member receives military service credit in another retirement system; prohibiting an individual from receiving credit more than a certain number of times…
From the enrolled text, May 5, 2026:
AN ACT concerning Law Enforcement Officers' Pension System - Military Service Credit Eligibility - Helicopter Pilots FOR the purpose of authorizing certain members of the Law Enforcement Officers' Pension System assigned as helicopter pilots in a State law enforcement aviation unit to receive credit for certain military service if the member receives military service credit in another retirement system; prohibiting an individual from receiving credit more than a certain number of times; and generally relating to members of the Law Enforcement Officers' Pension System receiving military service credit. BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, Article - State Personnel and Pensions Section 38-104 Annotated Code of Maryland (2024 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 - State Personnel and Pensions 38-104. (a) (1) This section applies to an individual who or (ii) a former member of a State system who is eligible to receive a benefit under § 29-302 or § 29-303 of this article. (2) This section does not apply to a retiree of a State system. (b) Except as provided in [subsection (c)] SUBSECTIONS (C) AND (E) of this section, an individual described in subsection (a) of this section, who has not met the conditions set forth in § 38-103(a)(2) through …