SB710 is a bill in the Maryland Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Correctional Officers' Retirement System - Reemployment After Retirement - Exemption from Earnings Offset.

What is the status of SB710?

Signed into law as of April 28, 2026. Latest action: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 258 (April 28, 2026).

Paul Corderman (R, SD-002), with 3 co-sponsors.

Where is the official record for SB710?

On the Maryland Legislature website: https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/sb0710?ys=2026RS

Maryland legislation · 2026 Regular Session

Maryland SB710: Correctional Officers' Retirement System - Reemployment After Retirement - Exemption from Earnings Offset

Q: What does SB710 do?

In its own words: An act concerning Correctional Officers' Retirement System - Reemployment After Retirement - Exemption from Earnings Offset FOR the purpose of exempting a retiree of the Correctional Officers' Retirement System from a certain earnings offset if the retiree is reemployed with a certain participating employer; and generally relating to the reemployment of retirees of the Correctional Officers' Retirement System. BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, Article - State Personnel and Pensions Section 25-403 Annotated Code of Maryland (2024 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement).

Status: Signed into law, April 28, 2026

Exempting a retiree of the Correctional Officers' Retirement System from a certain earnings offset if the retiree is reemployed with certain participating employers.

What the bill says

An act concerning Correctional Officers' Retirement System - Reemployment After Retirement - Exemption from Earnings Offset FOR the purpose of exempting a retiree of the Correctional Officers' Retirement System from a certain earnings offset if the retiree is reemployed with a certain participating employer; and generally relating to the reemployment of retirees of the Correctional Officers' Retirement System. BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, Article - State Personnel and Pensions Section 25-403 Annotated Code of Maryland (2024 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement).

From the enrolled text, May 5, 2026:

AN ACT concerning Correctional Officers' Retirement System - Reemployment After Retirement - Exemption from Earnings Offset FOR the purpose of exempting a retiree of the Correctional Officers' Retirement System from a certain earnings offset if the retiree is reemployed with a certain participating employer; and generally relating to the reemployment of retirees of the Correctional Officers' Retirement System. BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, Article - State Personnel and Pensions Section 25-403 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 25-403. (a) Except as provided in subsection (h) of this section, an individual who is receiving a service retirement allowance or vested allowance may accept employment with a participating employer on a permanent, temporary, or contractual basis, if the individual immediately notifies the Board of Trustees[: (1)] of the individual's intention to accept the employment[; and (2) of the compensation that the individual will receive]. [(b) (1) The Board of Trustees shall reduce the allowance of an individual who accepts employment as provided under subsection (a) of this section if: (i) the individual's current employer is a participating employer other than the State and is the same participating employer that employed the individual …

Maryland SB710: Correctional Officers' Retirement System - Reemployment After Retirement - Exemption from Earnings Offset

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