Maryland legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Maryland HB1139: State Retirement and Pension System - Administration and Clarification
Status: Signed into law, April 28, 2026
Altering the dates by which certain local employers are required to pay the State Retirement and Pension System a certain amount of the charges certified to the local employer; clarifying the interest rate a county government is charged for certain delinquent amounts owed to the State Retirement and Pension System; clarifying that an eligible governmental unit that satisfies certain requirements is eligible to participate in certain systems of the State Retirement and Pension System under certain circumstances; etc.
What the bill says
A bill ENTITLED AN ACT concerning State Retirement and Pension System - Eligible Governmental Units FOR the purpose of clarifying that an eligible governmental unit of the Employees' Pension System, the Law Enforcement Officers' Pension System, and the Correctional Officers' Retirement System that satisfies certain requirements is eligible to participate in a certain system of the State Retirement and Pension System only if all employees of the eligible governmental unit participate in the certain system…
From the introduced text, February 12, 2026:
A BILL ENTITLED AN ACT concerning State Retirement and Pension System - Eligible Governmental Units FOR the purpose of clarifying that an eligible governmental unit of the Employees' Pension System, the Law Enforcement Officers' Pension System, and the Correctional Officers' Retirement System that satisfies certain requirements is eligible to participate in a certain system of the State Retirement and Pension System only if all employees of the eligible governmental unit participate in the certain system; clarifying that certain documentation by an eligible governmental unit electing to participate in the Employees' Pension System, the Law Enforcement Officers' Pension System, or the Correctional Officers' Retirement System shall include certain properly completed election forms; and generally relating to participating governmental units in the State Retirement and Pension System. BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, Article - State Personnel and Pensions Section 31-101(a), (d), and (e), 31-102, 31-2A-01(a) and (c), 31-2A-02, 31-2B-01(a) and (c), and 31-2B-02 Annotated Code of Maryland (2024 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, Article - State Personnel and Pensions Section 31-109, 31-109.1, 31-2A-03, 31-2A-03.1, 31-2B-03, and 31-2B-03.1 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 EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE …