SB 748 Maryland Senate · 2026 Regular Session

Correctional Officers' Retirement System - Allegany County

SB 748 requires Allegany County correctional officers to join the Correctional Officers’ Retirement System if the county participates in it, replacing their current membership in the Employees’ Pension System. Officers who join this system will automatically lose all membership and future benefit rights in the Employees’ Pension System. The bill applies to officers employed by Allegany County’s detention center before June 1, 2026, and transitioning to the new system. This change takes effect on June 1, 2026, with no transfer of pension benefits governed by standard rules.

Issues: ✗ Labor & Employment

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2026

Committee Review

Apr 2026

Senate Passage

Apr 2026

House of Delegates Passage

Apr 2026

Signed into Law

Apr 2026

Introduced Feb 6, 2026 Signed Apr 28, 2026

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MINOR

This bill reorganizes the text of Senate Bill 748 to clarify the mandatory membership rules for Allegany County detention officers transitioning into the Correctional Officers' Retirement System. The changes shift the logical flow of the statute, placing the conditions for mandatory membership and the specific rights of transferring employees in a clearer sequence. Additionally, the effective date for the Act remains June 1, 2026, and the bill now includes a favorable committee report indicating it has passed the Senate.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains focused on Allegany County detention officers, but the internal structure of the law has been modified to improve readability and logical grouping of eligibility requirements versus transfer procedures.

TECHNICAL

Reordered the statutory subsections to group the definition of mandatory membership (Subsection A and B) together, followed by eligibility for service credit (Subsection C), and finally the requirements for transferring employees (Subsections D, E, and F).

Added a 'Committee Report: Favorable' and 'Senate action: Adopted' line, indicating the bill has successfully passed the Senate committee and floor.

Replaced the title page header 'A BILL ENTITLED' with 'CHAPTER ______', a standard formatting change for bills that have been assigned a chapter number upon final passage.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 2, 2026 · House of Delegates Mar 22, 2026

How they voted

48–0

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 49

Mar 2, 2026

D Democratic36

35 Yea 1

97% Yea

R Republican13

13 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

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Key actions

Committee

Apr 28, 2026

Signed into law

Approved by the Governor - Chapter 178

executive

Apr 9, 2026

Upper · Passed

Returned Passed

upper

Apr 8, 2026

Lower · Passed

Third Reading Passed

lower

Apr 7, 2026

Lower · Passed

Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed

lower

Apr 7, 2026

Lower · Passed

Favorable Report by Appropriations

lower

Mar 22, 2026

House Of Delegates · Passed

House of Delegates Vote: pass (134-0-8)

house of delegates

Mar 18, 2026

Committee

Referred Appropriations

lower

Mar 18, 2026

Upper · Passed

Third Reading Passed

upper

Mar 13, 2026

Upper · Passed

Favorable Adopted

upper

Mar 13, 2026

Upper · Passed

Favorable Report by Budget and Taxation

upper

Mar 2, 2026

Senate · Passed

Senate Vote: pass (48-0-1)

senate

Feb 6, 2026

Committee

First Reading Budget and Taxation

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors