Maryland legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Maryland SB734: 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 government unit that satisfies certain requirements is eligible to participate in a certain system of the State Retirement and Pension System under certain circumstances; etc.
What the bill says
An act concerning State Retirement and Pension System - Eligible Governmental Units Administration and Clarification FOR the purpose of 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…
From the enrolled text, May 5, 2026:
AN ACT concerning State Retirement and Pension System - Eligible Governmental Units Administration and Clarification FOR the purpose of 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 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 the list of positions that have immediate vesting rights in the State Retirement and Pension 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, 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 Section 21-309.1, 21-309.2, 23-204(a), 29-304(20) through (23), 31-109, …
Sponsors
- Karen Young (D, 3) · primary sponsor
- Chair, Joint Committee on Pensions
Latest actions
- : Approved by the Governor - Chapter 290
- : Passed Enrolled
- : Third Reading Passed (40-0)
- : Senate Concurs House Amendments
- : Third Reading Passed (135-0)
- : Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- : Favorable with Amendments {963624/1 Adopted
- : Favorable with Amendments Report by Appropriations
- : Hearing 4/07 at 1:30 p.m.
- : Hearing 4/07 at 1:15 p.m.
Votes
- Third Reading Passed (40-0) (April 10, 2026): 40 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Third Reading Passed (135-0) (April 10, 2026): 135 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Third Reading Passed (42-0) (March 20, 2026): 42 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is SB734?
- SB734 is a bill in the Maryland Legislature (2026 Regular Session): State Retirement and Pension System - Administration and Clarification.
- What does SB734 do?
- In its own words: An act concerning State Retirement and Pension System - Eligible Governmental Units Administration and Clarification FOR the purpose of 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…
- What is the status of SB734?
- Signed into law as of April 28, 2026. Latest action: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 290 (April 28, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB734?
- Karen Young (D, 3), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for SB734?
- On the Maryland Legislature website: https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/sb0734?ys=2026RS
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