Retiree Income Tax Relief Act of 2022 [HB-787]
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.
HB-787: Retiree Income Tax Relief Act of 2022
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholaus Kipke
First Reading Ways And Means on 02/03/2022
Correctional Officers’ Retirement System – Membership [HB-763]
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.
HB-763: Correctional Officers’ Retirement System – Membership
Sponsored by: Rep. Tony Bridges
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 147 on 04/21/2022
Office of the Attorney General - Correctional Ombudsman [HB-604]
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.
HB-604: Office of the Attorney General - Correctional Ombudsman
Sponsored by: Rep. David Moon
Hearing 2/15 At 1:00 P.m. (judiciary) on 02/03/2022
Correctional Facilities - Transgender, Nonbinary, and Intersex Inmates (Transgender Respect, Agency, and Dignity Act) [SB-550]
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.
SB-550: Correctional Facilities - Transgender, Nonbinary, and Intersex Inmates (Transgender Respect, Agency, and Dignity Act)
Sponsored by: Sen. Jill Carter
Hearing 2/17 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/03/2022
Income Tax - Subtraction Modifications for Military and Public Safety Retirement Income (Honoring Their Sacrifice Act of 2022) [HB-597]
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.
HB-597: Income Tax - Subtraction Modifications for Military and Public Safety Retirement Income (Honoring Their Sacrifice Act of 2022)
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholaus Kipke
First Reading Ways And Means on 01/31/2022
Income Tax Subtraction Modification - Military and Public Safety Retirement Income [HB-461]
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.
HB-461: Income Tax Subtraction Modification - Military and Public Safety Retirement Income
Sponsored by: Rep. Jay Walker
Hearing 2/16 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/27/2022
State Retirement and Pension System - Administration - Clarifications and Corrections [SB-502]
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.
SB-502: State Retirement and Pension System - Administration - Clarifications and Corrections
Sponsored by: Sen. Sarah Elfreth
Hearing Canceled on 03/22/2022
Correctional Facilities - Transgender, Nonbinary, and Intersex Inmates (Transgender Respect, Agency, and Dignity Act) [HB-453]
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.
HB-453: Correctional Facilities - Transgender, Nonbinary, and Intersex Inmates (Transgender Respect, Agency, and Dignity Act)
Sponsored by: Rep. Lesley Lopez
Hearing 2/08 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/27/2022
Income Tax - Retirement Income Subtraction Modifications and Senior Credit (Retirement Tax Elimination Act of 2022) [SB-405]
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.
SB-405: Income Tax - Retirement Income Subtraction Modifications and Senior Credit (Retirement Tax Elimination Act of 2022)
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Senate Concurs House Amendments on 04/01/2022
Retirement Tax Reduction Act of 2022 [SB-344]
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.
SB-344: Retirement Tax Reduction Act of 2022
Sponsored by: Sen. Stephen Hershey
Hearing 2/23 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/31/2022
Correctional Officers' Retirement System - Membership [SB-231]
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.
SB-231: Correctional Officers' Retirement System - Membership
Sponsored by: Sen. Michael Jackson
Rereferred To Appropriations on 04/07/2022
Correctional Officer - Death Benefit - Eligibility [SB-198]
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.
SB-198: Correctional Officer - Death Benefit - Eligibility
Sponsored by: Sen.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 137 on 04/21/2022
Correctional Officer - Employment - Age Requirement [SB-212]
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.
SB-212: Correctional Officer - Employment - Age Requirement
Sponsored by: Sen.
First Reading Judicial Proceedings on 01/12/2022
Property Tax Credit - Public Safety Officer [SB-132]
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.
SB-132: Property Tax Credit - Public Safety Officer
Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Bailey
Favorable Report By Budget And Taxation on 03/29/2022
Income Tax Subtraction Modification – Military and Public Safety Retirement Income [SB-130]
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.
SB-130: Income Tax Subtraction Modification – Military and Public Safety Retirement Income
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Favorable Report By Budget And Taxation on 03/29/2022
Workers' Compensation - COVID-19 Occupational Disease Presumption [SB-10]
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.
Labor and Employment - Right to Work [HB-1321]
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.
HB-1321: Labor and Employment - Right to Work
Sponsored by: Rep. Reid Novotny
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 03/17/2021
Correctional Officers' Retirement System - Kent County [SB-606]
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.
SB-606: Correctional Officers' Retirement System - Kent County
Sponsored by: Sen. Stephen Hershey
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 262 on 05/18/2021
Military Service Credit - Eligibility [HB-791]
Authorizing certain members and former members of the State Retirement and Pension System to receive credit for certain military service even if the member receives military service credit in another retirement system; and prohibiting an individual from receiving credit more than one time.
HB-791: Military Service Credit - Eligibility
Sponsored by: Rep. Pat Young
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 04/09/2021