State Pensions And Retirement
Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Correctional Officers' Retirement System - Membership [SB-278]
Altering the membership of the Correctional Officers' Retirement System to include Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services employees in certain positions on or after July 1, 2019; requiring a certain transfer and combination of certain service credit for certain individuals; requiring the Board of Trustees for the State Retirement and Pension System to calculate a certain disability benefit for certain individuals and to grant a certain benefit under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mary Carozza
Hearing 2/14 At 9:00 A.m. on 01/29/2019
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State Employee and Retiree Health and Welfare Benefits Program - Retiree Participation in the State Prescription Drug Benefit Plan [SB-193]
Requiring the State to continue providing a certain prescription drug benefit plan to certain retirees by repealing the January 1, 2019, termination of a certain State prescription drug benefit plan for certain retirees, spouses, and dependent children under certain circumstances; authorizing certain retirees who participate in a certain prescription drug benefit plan with a spouse or dependent child to elect to have the spouse or dependent child covered under a certain State prescription drug benefit plan; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Hearing 3/05 At 1:45 P.m. on 03/01/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
State Retirement and Pension System - Designated Beneficiary Change - Rescission [SB-186]
Authorizing certain retirees of the State Retirement and Pension System to rescind a request to change a designated beneficiary by sending certain notice to the State Retirement Agency before a certain allowance payment normally becomes due; and allowing a retiree who rescinds a certain change of designated beneficiary in a timely manner to receive the allowance payable prior to the change of designated beneficiary, without a certain retroactive adjustment.
Sponsored by: Sen. Melony Griffith
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 206 on 04/18/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Optional Retirement Program - Regulations [SB-179]
Requiring the Board of Trustees for the State Retirement and Pension System to adopt and maintain a written plan document for the optional retirement program; and authorizing the Board of Trustees to adopt certain regulations.
Sponsored by: Sen. Melony Griffith
Vetoed By The Governor (duplicative) on 05/24/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Alternate Contributory Pension Selection - Return to Employment [SB-153]
Allowing an individual to resume participation in the Alternate Contributory Pension Selection in the Employees' Pension System or Teachers' Pension System if the individual has been separated from employment and has accrued a certain amount of eligibility service; providing for the retroactive application of the Act; requiring certain service credit earned in the Reformed Contributory Pension Benefit to be credited to the Alternate Contributory Pension Selection; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Melony Griffith
Vetoed By The Governor (duplicative) on 05/24/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
State Retirement and Pension System - Designation of Beneficiary [SB-120]
Altering a requirement for designating a beneficiary of a member, former member, or retiree of the State Retirement and Pension System; providing an option for a member, former member, or retiree to designate a beneficiary through the State Retirement Agency's secure access participant portal with an electronic signature; altering the definition of "designated beneficiary"; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Melony Griffith
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 204 on 04/18/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Employees’ and Teachers’ Pension Systems – Benefits [SB-119]
Clarifying a provision authorizing a certain purchase of eligibility service credit in the Employees' Pension System for certain employment; providing that certain members of the Employees' or Teachers' Pension System who meet certain criteria may continue employment with certain participating employers of the State Retirement and Pension System without incurring a certain break in service following retirement from the Employees' or Teachers' Pension System; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Melony Griffith
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 484 on 05/13/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
State Employee and Retiree Health and Welfare Benefits Program - Retiree Participation in the State Prescription Drug Benefit Plan [HB-98]
Requiring the State to continue providing a certain prescription drug benefit plan to certain retirees by repealing the January 1, 2019, termination of a certain State prescription drug benefit plan for certain retirees, spouses, and dependent children under certain circumstances; authorizing certain retirees who participate in a certain prescription drug benefit plan with a spouse or dependent child to elect to have the spouse or dependent child covered under a certain State prescription drug benefit plan; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Hearing Canceled on 02/25/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
State Employee and Retiree Health and Welfare Benefits Program - Retiree Participation in the State Prescription Drug Benefit Plan [HB-979]
Requiring the State to continue providing the State prescription drug benefit plan to certain retirees by repealing the termination of the State prescription drug benefit for certain retirees, spouses, and dependent children; authorizing certain retirees who participate in the State prescription drug benefit plan with a certain spouse or dependent child to elect to have the spouse or dependent child covered under the State prescription drug benefit plan; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Barrie Ciliberti
Hearing Canceled on 02/14/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
State Retirement and Pension System - Accidental Disability Retirement Application [HB-94]
Authorizing the Board of Trustees for the State Retirement and Pension System to accept an application for an accidental disability retirement allowance from certain individuals within 3 years after the individuals' retirement; requiring that the accidental disability retirement allowance begin on a certain day under certain circumstances; and terminating the Act after June 30, 2020.
Sponsored by: Rep. Samuel Rosenberg
Unfavorable Report By Appropriations on 02/25/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
State Retirement and Pension System - Workers' Compensation Offset [HB-863]
Requiring the Board of Trustees for the State Retirement and Pension System to adjust a certain reduction of a retiree's accidental or special disability retirement benefit to reflect any offset awarded to the retiree's employer by the Workers' Compensation Commission.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ben Barnes
Vetoed By The Governor (duplicative) on 05/24/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
State Police Retirement System - Employment of Retirees - Clarifications [HB-862]
Clarifying certain provisions of law related to the employment of certain individuals who are receiving a service retirement allowance or a vested allowance from the State Police Retirement System.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ben Barnes
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 209 on 04/18/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
State Retirement and Pension System - Service Credit for Unused Sick Leave [HB-861]
Making certain members of the State Retirement and Pension System eligible to receive creditable service at retirement for unused sick leave accrued by the member in certain systems in the State Retirement and Pension System under certain circumstances; providing for the calculation of the creditable service for unused sick leave accrued by certain members in certain systems; requiring a certain adjustment to the benefits of certain retirees; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ben Barnes
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 347 on 04/30/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Employees', Teachers', and Correctional Officers' Systems - Active Members - Death Benefits [HB-860]
Providing certain survivor benefits to surviving children of certain members of the State Retirement and Pension System; providing for the payment of a certain allowance to surviving children of a member when there is no surviving spouse; providing for the distribution of a certain allowance to surviving children; allowing certain surviving children to participate in the State Employee and Retiree Health and Welfare Benefits program; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ben Barnes
Vetoed By The Governor (duplicative) on 05/24/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
State Retirement and Pension System – Carried Interest – Reporting [HB-821]
Requiring a report, by December 31 each year, by the Board of Trustees for the State Retirement and Pension System to include the amount of carried interest on any assets of the system; and requiring the report due on December 31, 2019, to include information for fiscal years 2015 through 2019.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar Barve
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 202 on 04/18/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
State Retirement and Pension System - Investment Management Fee Reporting [HB-75]
Specifying that the Board of Trustees for the State Retirement and Pension System is required to include certain investment management service fees, including fixed fees, performance fees, fees that are formally invoiced, and fees that are not formally invoiced in a certain report to the General Assembly.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robin Grammer
Unfavorable Report By Appropriations on 03/11/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
State Retirement and Pension System - Designation of Beneficiary [HB-64]
Altering a requirement for designating a beneficiary of a member, former member, or retiree of the State Retirement and Pension System; providing an option for a member, former member, or retiree to designate a beneficiary through the State Retirement Agency's secure access participant portal with an electronic signature; altering the definition of "designated beneficiary"; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ben Barnes
Vetoed By The Governor (duplicative) on 05/24/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
State Retirement and Pension System - Maryland Pension Administration System - Member Contributions [HB-63]
Requiring a participating employer to submit supporting payroll data to the State Retirement Agency regarding a member's contributions at the time contributions are paid to the Board of Trustees for the State Retirement and Pension System; and providing, for violations of the Act, a 10% penalty of the member contribution due, 10% a year interest on delinquent member contributions until paid, a $250 penalty for each payroll for which supporting data is not submitted, and 10% a year interest on a certain penalty assessed under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ben Barnes
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 203 on 04/18/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Employees’ and Teachers’ Pension Systems – Benefits [HB-62]
Clarifying a provision authorizing a certain purchase of eligibility service credit in the Employees' Pension System for certain employment; providing that certain members of the Employees' or Teachers' Pension System who meet certain criteria may continue employment with certain participating employers of the State Retirement and Pension System without incurring a certain break in service following retirement from the Employees' or Teachers' Pension System; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ben Barnes
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 483 on 05/13/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
State Prescription Drug Benefit Plan - Termination of Coverage for Retirees - Exemptions and Alterations [HB-490]
Authorizing certain retirees, spouses, and dependent children to elect coverage under the State prescription drug benefit plan; altering to January 1, 2020, the date by which the State is required to discontinue coverage under the State prescription drug benefit plan for certain Medicare-eligible retirees, spouses, and dependent children; exempting certain retirees, spouses, and dependent children from the requirement for the State to terminate coverage under the State prescription drug benefit plan for certain individuals; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Haven Shoemaker
Hearing Canceled on 02/14/2019