SB 862 Maryland Senate · 2025 Regular Session

State Retirement and Pension System - Administrative Fees - Repeal

SB 862 repeals a requirement that state employers pay an administrative fee per retirement system participant. Instead, it directs the Board of Trustees to fund the State Retirement Agency’s administrative costs using the main retirement fund (accumulation fund), rather than charging employers directly. The bill modifies contribution rates to include these administrative expenses, ensuring they’re covered through employer payments to the accumulation fund. This change affects all state employers participating in Maryland’s retirement systems and shifts how operational costs are financed.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
House of Delegates Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Feb 3, 2025 Signed May 20, 2025
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MODERATE
This bill amends Maryland's State Retirement and Pension System laws to clarify administrative fee funding and employer contribution requirements. Key changes include updating the bill's committee status and action history, clarifying that certain employer payments must be made in specific fiscal years, and modifying actuarial valuation language. The amendments also adjust how administrative and operational expenses are funded and certified by the Board of Trustees.
Scope change
The bill's scope remains focused on the State Retirement and Pension System, but clarifications were added regarding when employer payments must be made and how administrative expenses are funded.
REQUIREMENT

Added clarification that payments certified by the Board of Trustees must be paid by local employers in a specific fiscal year, providing clearer timing for employer obligations.

TECHNICAL

Changed 'generally accepted method' to 'generally accepted ACTUARIAL method' in Section 21-125(3) for more precise actuarial valuation language.

Removed the requirement to repeal Section 21-316 of the Annotated Code of Maryland, simplifying the bill's repeal provisions.

SCOPE

Added new section headers and committee report information indicating favorable amendments and Senate adoption, reflecting the bill's legislative progress.

FISCAL

Adjusted language around administrative fee funding to clarify that employer contributions must include amounts necessary for administrative and operational expenses of the Board of Trustees and State Retirement Agency.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 23, 2025 · House of Delegates Mar 24, 2025

How they voted

460
Passed
Total votes 46
Feb 23, 2025
D Democratic33
33 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican13
13 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
19
Key actions
10
Committee
6
May 20, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 765
executive
Apr 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
Returned Passed
upper
Apr 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Third Reading Passed
lower
Apr 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
lower
Apr 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
Favorable Report by Appropriations
lower
Mar 24, 2025
House Of Delegates · Passed
House of Delegates Vote: pass (135-0-4)
house of delegates
Mar 13, 2025
Committee
Referred Appropriations
lower
Mar 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
Third Reading Passed
upper
Mar 11, 2025
Upper · Passed
Favorable with Amendments {
upper
Mar 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Favorable with Amendments Report by Budget and Taxation
upper
Feb 23, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (46-0)
senate
Feb 3, 2025
Committee
First Reading Budget and Taxation
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Michael Jackson
DDemocratic
MD
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