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Yes: 176 • No: 2
MarylandSB 04492026 Regular SessionSenateWALLET
Workers' Compensation - Heart Disease and Hypertension Presumption and Permanent Partial Disability - Carroll County Correctional Deputies
Sponsored By: Sponsor information unavailable
Signed by Governor
Workers' CompensationCarroll CountyCorrectional OfficersDeath -see also- Homicide; Murder; Wrongful DeathDisabilitiesDisclosureMedical Conditions -see also- AIDS; COVID-19; rabiesMedical Testing and DiagnosisReportsSafety -see also- Occupational SafetyWork, Labor, and Employment -see also- JobTrn; Leave; etc.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 1 costs, 1 mixed.
More workers' comp for Carroll deputies
Beginning October 1, 2026, Carroll County correctional deputies count as public safety employees. You and your dependents can receive workers' compensation in addition to any retirement benefits. But your combined weekly workers' comp and retirement payments cannot be more than your regular weekly salary. If your award is under 75 weeks, you get the higher rate used for 75 to under 250 weeks. These changes apply only to events on or after October 1, 2026.
New heart-claim rules for Carroll deputies
Beginning October 1, 2026, deputies employed on or before September 30, 2026 must give the Sheriff's Office a medical report by December 31, 2026. The report must list any heart disease or high blood pressure you already have. This report is a condition of keeping your job. For these deputies, the presumption that heart disease or hypertension is work-related covers only a worsening beyond what the report shows.
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Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsors
There is no primary sponsor on record.
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
House vote • 4/13/2026
Third Reading Passed
Yes: 131 • No: 2 • Other: 8
Senate vote • 3/19/2026
Third Reading Passed
Yes: 45 • No: 0 • Other: 2
Actions Timeline
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 342
4/28/2026Returned Passed
4/13/2026SenateThird Reading Passed (131-2)
4/13/2026HouseFavorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
4/8/2026HouseFavorable Report by Economic Matters
4/8/2026HouseReferred Economic Matters
3/20/2026HouseThird Reading Passed (45-0)
3/19/2026SenateSecond Reading Passed
3/17/2026SenateFavorable Adopted
3/17/2026SenateFavorable Report by Finance
3/16/2026SenateHearing 3/10 at 1:00 p.m.
2/12/2026SenateFirst Reading Finance
2/2/2026Senate
Bill Text
Third Reading
3/17/2026
First Reading
2/2/2026
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