Maryland legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Maryland SB647: Law Enforcement Officers' Pension System and State Police Retirement System - Line-of-Duty Catastrophic Injury Disability
Status: Signed into law, April 28, 2026
Requiring a certain line-of-duty disability allowance to be paid to a member of the Law Enforcement Officers' Pension System or the State Police Retirement System who is found to be totally and permanently incapacitated, either mentally or physically, for the further performance of duty, and unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity; and applying the Act prospectively.
What the bill says
An act concerning Law Enforcement Officers' Pension System and State Police Retirement System - Line-of-Duty Catastrophic Injury Disability FOR the purpose of requiring a certain line-of-duty disability allowance to be paid to a member of the Law Enforcement Officers' Pension System or the State Police Retirement System who is found to be disabled and unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity; and generally relating to line-of-duty disability allowances provided in the State Retirement and Pension System…
From the enrolled text, May 5, 2026:
AN ACT concerning Law Enforcement Officers' Pension System and State Police Retirement System - Line-of-Duty Catastrophic Injury Disability FOR the purpose of requiring a certain line-of-duty disability allowance to be paid to a member of the Law Enforcement Officers' Pension System or the State Police Retirement System who is found to be disabled and unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity; and generally relating to line-of-duty disability allowances provided in the State Retirement and Pension System. BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, Article - State Personnel and Pensions Section 24-401.1(a) and 26-401.1(a) Annotated Code of Maryland (2024 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, Article - State Personnel and Pensions Section 24-401.1(k), 26-401.1(k), 29-109(c), 29-110, and 29-111 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 24-401.1. (a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated. (2) "DROP" means the Deferred Retirement Option Program established under this section. (3) "DROP member" means a member of the State Police Retirement System who: (i) is eligible to participate in the DROP as provided in subsection (c) of this section; and (ii) elects to participate in the DROP as …