Maryland legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Maryland HB872: Law Enforcement Officers' Pension System - Seat Pleasant Police Department
Status: Signed into law, April 14, 2026
Requiring membership in the Law Enforcement Officers' Pension System for certain local law enforcement officers if the Seat Pleasant Police Department becomes a participating governmental unit; and providing that a certain individual is entitled to eligibility service and creditable service that was earned before the effective date of the Seat Pleasant Police Department's participation in the Law Enforcement Officers' Pension System.
What the bill says
An act concerning Law Enforcement Officers' Pension System - Seat Pleasant Police Department FOR the purpose of requiring membership in the Law Enforcement Officers' Pension System for certain local law enforcement officers of the Seat Pleasant Police Department under certain circumstances; providing that a certain individual is entitled to eligibility service and creditable service that was earned before the effective date of the Seat Pleasant Police Department's participation in the Law Enforcement Officers' Pension System…
From the enrolled text, April 21, 2026:
AN ACT concerning Law Enforcement Officers' Pension System - Seat Pleasant Police Department FOR the purpose of requiring membership in the Law Enforcement Officers' Pension System for certain local law enforcement officers of the Seat Pleasant Police Department under certain circumstances; providing that a certain individual is entitled to eligibility service and creditable service that was earned before the effective date of the Seat Pleasant Police Department's participation in the Law Enforcement Officers' Pension System; and generally relating to the Seat Pleasant Police Department's participation in the Law Enforcement Officers' Pension System. BY adding to Article - State Personnel and Pensions Section 31-2A-08 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 31-2A-08. (A) THIS SECTION APPLIES TO AN INDIVIDUAL WHO IS A LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER OF THE SEAT PLEASANT POLICE DEPARTMENT: (1) IN A PERMANENT FULL-TIME POSITION BEFORE THE EFFECTIVE DATE AND WHO REMAINS A LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER OF THE SEAT PLEASANT POLICE DEPARTMENT IN A PERMANENT FULL-TIME POSITION THROUGH THE EFFECTIVE DATE; OR (2) IN A PERMANENT FULL-TIME POSITION AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE. (B) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, IF THE SEAT PLEASANT POLICE DEPARTMENT BECOMES A PARTICIPATING GOVERNMENTAL …