Correctional Officers' Retirement System - Allegany County
Summary
Maryland SB748 requires membership in the Correctional Officers' Retirement System for local detention center officers of Allegany County if the county becomes a participating governmental unit. Officers joining this system with service credit will no longer be members of the Employees' Pension System. The bill passed the Senate 46-0 and received favorable committee reports before final passage.
What changed
Maryland Senate Bill 748 modifies retirement system eligibility for Allegany County detention center officers by requiring their enrollment in the Correctional Officers' Retirement System upon county participation. The legislation specifies that officers who transfer and receive service credit will exit the Employees' Pension System. This targeted bill affects only a localized group of public employees in one Maryland county and represents a minor administrative adjustment to public employee benefits.
Affected parties include Allegany County detention center officers who may experience changes to their retirement benefit structure, county human resources and finance departments responsible for implementing the transition, and state pension administrators who will process transfers between retirement systems. Compliance requirements are limited to administrative updates for enrollment procedures and payroll system modifications.
What to do next
- Review retirement system enrollment procedures for affected officers
- Update personnel and payroll systems for retirement plan transfers
- Coordinate with Allegany County HR and state pension administrators
Source document (simplified)
ChangeBridge / Maryland / SB748 Passed SB748 Senate Bill Passed 2026-03-18
Correctional Officers' Retirement System - Allegany County
Requiring membership in the Correctional Officers' Retirement System for certain local detention center officers of Allegany County in the event Allegany County becomes a participating governmental unit in the Correctional Officers' Retirement System; and providing that certain local detention center officers who join the Correctional Officers' Retirement System and receive certain service credit shall no longer be members of the Employees' Pension System.
Bill Details
State Maryland
Session 2026 Regular Session
Chamber Senate
Official Source mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation...
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Sponsors
Mike McKay (Sen - R)
Action History
2026-04-07 H Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed 2026-04-07 H Favorable Report by Appropriations 2026-03-21 H Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m. 2026-03-18 H Referred Appropriations 2026-03-18 S Third Reading Passed (46-0) 2026-03-13 S Second Reading Passed 2026-03-13 S Favorable Adopted 2026-03-13 S Favorable Report by Budget and Taxation 2026-02-11 S Hearing 3/05 at 8:30 a.m. 2026-02-06 S First Reading Budget and Taxation
Votes
2026-03-18 Third Reading Passed Yea: 46 Nay: 0
Committee Referrals
2026-02-06 S Budget and Taxation 2026-03-18 H Appropriations
Bill Text Versions
2026-02-11 Introduced 2026-03-13 Engrossed
Subjects
Pensions and Retirement Allegany County Correctional Officers Retirement State Employees Legislative data powered by LegiScan (CC BY 4.0)
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