Correctional Officers
Maryland 2022 Regular Session
State Retirement and Pension System - Administration - Clarifications and Corrections [HB-744]
[Pensions ]
[Retirement ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Clarifying the procedures for certain State Retirement and Pension System trustee elections; clarifying the survivor benefit for certain beneficiaries of certain retirees of the State Police Retirement System; exempting certain individuals who are retirees of the Correctional Officers' Retirement System from a certain earnings offset under certain circumstances; providing for immediate vesting for certain individuals appointed by the Governor who are serving in certain positions on or after a certain date; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Brooke Elizabeth Lierman
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 353 on 05/16/2022
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Retiree Income Tax Relief Act of 2022 [HB-787]
[Taxes ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Social Security ]
[Retirement ]
Including payments received under the Social Security Act, payments received as benefits under the Railroad Retirement Act, and certain income within a certain subtraction modification under the Maryland income tax for individuals who are at least 65 years of age, who are disabled, or whose spouse is disabled; altering a certain limitation on the maximum amount of the subtraction modification; and providing for an increase of the maximum limitation amount for certain taxable years by a certain cost-of-living adjustment.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholaus R Kipke
First Reading Ways And Means on 02/03/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Correctional Officers’ Retirement System – Membership [HB-763]
[Retirement ]
[Pensions ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
Altering the membership of the Correctional Officers' Retirement System to include certain individuals serving in certain positions in the Department of Juvenile Services; providing for the calculation of a certain benefit from the Correctional Officers' Retirement System for individuals serving in certain positions on or before June 30, 2022; requiring the State Retirement Agency, on or before January 1, 2023, to notify the individuals who are affected by the Act of their right to transfer certain service credit; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Tony Bridges
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 147 on 04/21/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Office of the Attorney General - Correctional Ombudsman [HB-604]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Establishing the Correctional Ombudsman in the Office of the Attorney General; requiring the Ombudsman to conduct investigations, reviews, and assessments of administrative acts taken by the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services or in relation to individuals confined by the Department; requiring the Ombudsman to refer matters for criminal charges or disciplinary proceedings when appropriate; establishing the Correctional Ombudsman Advisory Board; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. David H. Moon
Hearing 2/15 At 1:00 P.m. (judiciary) on 02/03/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Correctional Facilities - Transgender, Nonbinary, and Intersex Inmates (Transgender Respect, Agency, and Dignity Act) [SB-550]
[Crime ]
[Human Rights ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Prohibiting an employee of a correctional facility from discriminating against inmates on the basis of certain protected classes; requiring the managing official of a correctional facility to develop a written nondiscrimination policy regarding inmates; and establishing certain requirements for correctional facilities relating to the gender identity of inmates and inmates who are transgender, nonbinary, or intersex.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jill P Carter
Hearing 2/17 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/03/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Handgun Permits - Qualifications - High-Risk Occupations [HB-676]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring the Secretary of State Police to issue a certain permit to carry, wear, or transport a handgun to a person who meets certain requirements and is employed in a certain profession.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholaus R Kipke
Hearing 2/16 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/03/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Income Tax - Subtraction Modifications for Military and Public Safety Retirement Income (Honoring Their Sacrifice Act of 2022) [HB-597]
[Taxes ]
[Military ]
[Retirement ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Veterans ]
Lowering, from 55 to 50, the age at which residents are eligible for a subtraction modification under the Maryland income tax for certain military retirement income and certain retirement income attributable to the resident's employment as a correctional officer, a law enforcement officer, or a fire, rescue, or emergency services personnel; and increasing, from $15,000 to $30,000, the amount of the subtraction modifications for certain military and public safety retirement income.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholaus R Kipke
First Reading Ways And Means on 01/31/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Income Tax Subtraction Modification - Military and Public Safety Retirement Income [HB-461]
[Taxes ]
[Retirement ]
[Military ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Increasing from $15,000 to $20,000 the amount of certain subtraction modifications under the Maryland income tax for individuals who are at least 55 years of age for certain retirement income received as a result of the individual's military service or attributable to the individual's employment as a correctional officer, a law enforcement officer, or a fire, rescue, or emergency services personnel.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jay Walker
Hearing 2/16 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/27/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
State Retirement and Pension System - Administration - Clarifications and Corrections [SB-502]
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[Retirement ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Clarifying the procedures for certain State Retirement and Pension System trustee elections; clarifying the survivor benefit for certain beneficiaries of certain retirees of the State Police Retirement System; exempting certain individuals who are retirees of the Correctional Officers' Retirement System from a certain earnings offset under certain circumstances; requiring service credit for certain members of the Employees' Pension System to be transferred to the Correctional Officers' Retirement System; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Sarah K. Elfreth
Hearing Canceled on 03/22/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Correctional Facilities - Transgender, Nonbinary, and Intersex Inmates (Transgender Respect, Agency, and Dignity Act) [HB-453]
[Crime ]
[Human Rights ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Prohibiting an employee of a correctional facility from discriminating against inmates on the basis of certain protected classes; requiring the managing official of a correctional facility to develop a written nondiscrimination policy regarding inmates; and establishing certain requirements for correctional facilities relating to the gender identity of inmates and inmates who are transgender, nonbinary, or intersex.
Sponsored by: Rep. Lesley J. Lopez
Hearing 2/08 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/27/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Income Tax - Retirement Income Subtraction Modifications and Senior Credit (Retirement Tax Elimination Act of 2022) [SB-405]
[Taxes ]
[Retirement ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Public Safety ]
Allowing a subtraction modification under the Maryland income tax for individuals who are at least 55 years of age for certain retirement income attributable to the individual's employment as a public safety employee; providing that retirement income of public safety employees that is included in the subtraction may not be taken into account for purposes of a subtraction modification under the Maryland income tax for certain retirement income; providing a tax credit against the Maryland income tax for a resident who is at least 65 years old; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James C. Rosapepe
Senate Concurs House Amendments on 04/01/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Retirement Tax Reduction Act of 2022 [SB-344]
[Retirement ]
[Taxes ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Social Security ]
Allowing individuals with less than $100,000 of federal adjusted gross income a subtraction modification under the Maryland income tax if the individual is receiving old age or survivor Social Security benefits or is at least 65 years old and not employed full-time; providing that the subtraction modification may not include income that is included under another subtraction modification; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Stephen S Hershey
Hearing 2/23 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/31/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Correctional Officers' Retirement System - Membership [SB-231]
[Retirement ]
[Pensions ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Children and Youth ]
Altering the membership of the Correctional Officers' Retirement System to include certain individuals serving in certain positions in the Department of Juvenile Services; providing for the calculation of a certain benefit from the Correctional Officers' Retirement System for individuals serving in certain positions on or before June 30, 2022; requiring the State Retirement Agency, on or before January 1, 2023, to notify the individuals who are affected by the Act of their right to transfer certain service credit; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Michael A. Jackson
Rereferred To Appropriations on 04/07/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Correctional Officer - Death Benefit - Eligibility [SB-198]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Pensions ]
[Public Safety ]
[Workers' Compensation ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Altering the circumstances under which a certain death benefit may be awarded; providing that an application for a death benefit under the Act shall be submitted within 3 years of the finding of evidence that the death of the decedent resulted from an act committed against the decedent due to the nature and performance of the decedent's duties; and providing the Act shall be applied to and interpreted to affect the eligibility of death benefits before, on, or after July 1, 2022.
Sponsored by: Sen. Judicial Proceedings
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 137 on 04/21/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Correctional Officer - Employment - Age Requirement [SB-212]
[Crime ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Altering, from 21 to 19, the minimum age requirement for employment as a correctional officer in any unit of the Division of Correction, any unit of the Division of Pretrial Detention and Services, or the Patuxent Institution within the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services.
Sponsored by: Sen. Judicial Proceedings
First Reading Judicial Proceedings on 01/12/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Property Tax Credit - Public Safety Officer [SB-132]
[Property Tax ]
[Public Safety ]
[Taxes ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Repealing the definition of "public safety officer" for purposes of a certain credit against the county or municipal corporation property tax imposed on a dwelling owned by a public safety officer; repealing a certain limitation on the amount of the credit; requiring the governing body of a county or municipal corporation that authorizes the credit to establish, by law, the definition of "public safety officer" for purposes of eligibility for the credit; and applying the Act to all taxable years beginning after June 30, 2022.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Bailey
Favorable Report By Budget And Taxation on 03/29/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Income Tax Subtraction Modification – Military and Public Safety Retirement Income [SB-130]
[Taxes ]
[Retirement ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Veterans ]
[Senior Citizens ]
Increasing from $15,000 to $20,000 the amount of certain subtraction modifications under the Maryland income tax for individuals who are at least 55 years of age for certain retirement income received as a result of the individual's military service or attributable to the individual's employment as a correctional officer, a law enforcement officer, or a fire, rescue, or emergency services personnel.
Sponsored by: Sen. James C. Rosapepe
Favorable Report By Budget And Taxation on 03/29/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Workers' Compensation - COVID-19 Occupational Disease Presumption [SB-10]
[Healthcare ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Workers' Compensation ]
[Public Health ]
Establishing that first responders, public safety employees, and health care workers are presumed to have an occupational disease that is compensable under workers' compensation law after a positive test or diagnosis for COVID-19; and applying the Act retroactively.
Sponsored by: Sen. Michael A. Jackson
Hearing 3/08 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/11/2022
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Labor and Employment - Right to Work [HB-1321]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Prohibiting an employer from requiring, as a condition of employment or continued employment, an employee or a prospective employee, under certain circumstances, to join or remain a member of a labor organization, pay charges to a labor organization, or pay a certain amount to a third party; prohibiting an employer from threatening an employee or a prospective employee with certain action; providing certain penalties for violation of the Act; applying the Act prospectively; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Reid Justin Novotny
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 03/17/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Correctional Officers' Retirement System - Kent County [SB-606]
[Retirement ]
[Pensions ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Requiring membership in the Correctional Officers' Retirement System for certain local detention center officers of Kent County under certain circumstances; providing that a certain individual is entitled to eligibility service and creditable service that was earned before the effective date of Kent County's participation in the Correctional Officers' Retirement System; providing for the transfer of creditable service for a certain individual; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Stephen S Hershey
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 262 on 05/18/2021