# Maryland HB 0678: Correctional Officers' Retirement System - Membership - Clarifications Maryland HB 0678, Correctional Officers' Retirement System - Membership - Clarifications, is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Catherine M. Forbes (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-04-28 (Approved by the Governor - Chapter 295); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-11). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0678-2026RS - As of: 2026-10-11 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Maryland HB 0678 - State: Maryland - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Correctional Officers' Retirement System - Membership - Clarifications - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-02-02 - Last action: 2026-04-28, Approved by the Governor - Chapter 295 - Sponsor: Catherine M. Forbes (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: Pensions and Retirement, Correctional Officers, Health, Department of, Retirement -see also- Mandatory Retirement, Sunset, Work, Labor, and Employment -see also- JobTrn; Leave; etc. - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 2 (168 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 5 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Hospital specialists gain correctional retirement coverage: benefit, high. Beginning July 1, 2026, specified Maryland Department of Health specialists join the Correctional Officers’ Retirement System. Coverage applies to CAMH Specialist I–CI and II–CI employees serving at seven listed facilities. These are Eastern Shore Hospital Center, Thomas B. Finan Center, Potomac Ce… - State workers can combine retirement eligibility: benefit, high. The law provides a special retirement path for members who held a position listed in §25-201(a)(15) by June 30, 2026. They must be vested in the Correctional Officers’ Retirement System and have at least 20 years of combined eligibility service. Service in that system and the Employees’ Retirement… - Transferred workers get higher disability calculation: benefit, medium. The law protects qualifying transferred workers who are granted an ordinary disability benefit. Their Employees’ Retirement or Pension System service must have been transferred into the Correctional Officers’ Retirement System under this law. The Board must calculate their benefit under both §29-10… - Transferred workers keep sick leave credit: benefit, medium. The law protects unused sick leave for some workers moved into the Correctional Officers’ Retirement System by a membership change. They must serve in a position listed in §25-201(a)(15) on or after July 1, 2026. They must have kept their former-system service credit and have a vested benefit in th… - State workers face pension transfer deadlines: mixed, medium. The transfer rules cover workers employed in affected positions on July 1, 2026. For workers with Employees’ Pension System service before July 1, 2008, the Board transfers qualifying prior service on June 30, 2027. They can opt out by filing the State Retirement Agency form by June 1, 2027. For ea… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Catherine M. Forbes (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-08 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 43 | 0 | 2 | | 2026-03-21 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 125 | 0 | 8 | ## Actions (14) - 2026-04-28: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 295 - 2026-04-08: Returned Passed (House) - 2026-04-08: Third Reading Passed (43-0) (Senate) - 2026-04-01: Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed (Senate) - 2026-04-01: Favorable Report by Budget and Taxation (Senate) - 2026-03-23: Referred Budget and Taxation (Senate) - 2026-03-21: Third Reading Passed (125-0) (House) - 2026-03-20: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (House) - 2026-03-20: Favorable with Amendments {393426/1 Adopted (House) - 2026-03-20: Favorable with Amendments Report by Appropriations (House) - 2026-03-18: Hearing 3/18 at 12:45 p.m. (House) - 2026-03-18: Hearing canceled (House) - 2026-02-17: Hearing 3/18 at 1:00 p.m. (House) - 2026-02-02: First Reading Appropriations (House) ## Bill text - Enacted, 2026-04-28: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_295_hb0678t.pdf) - Third Reading, 2026-03-20: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0678t.pdf) - First Reading, 2026-02-02: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0678f.pdf) ## Related bills - SB 0496: Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Coverage for the Treatment of Obesity - Authorization (became law) - SB 0366: Motor Vehicles - Intelligent Speed Assistance System Pilot Program - Establishment (became law) - SB 0244: Code Revision - Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program (became law) - SB 0148: Income Tax - Credit for 9-1-1 Specialist Retirement Income (Supporting Our 9-1-1 Specialists Act) (became law) - SB 0016: Child Support - Earnings Withholdings Limits (became law) - HB 0529: Code Revision - Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program (became law) ## Sources - [Enacted (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_295_hb0678t.pdf) - [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0678t.pdf) - [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0678f.pdf) ## Related - [SB 0496: Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Coverage for the Treatment of Obesity - A…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0496-2026RS) - [SB 0366: Motor Vehicles - Intelligent Speed Assistance System Pilot Program - Establishm…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0366-2026RS) - [SB 0244: Code Revision - Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0244-2026RS) - [SB 0148: Income Tax - Credit for 9-1-1 Specialist Retirement Income (Supporting Our 9-1-…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0148-2026RS) - [SB 0016: Child Support - Earnings Withholdings Limits](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0016-2026RS) - [HB 0529: Code Revision - Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0529-2026RS) - [Maryland bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/maryland/bills) - [Maryland state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/maryland) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0678-2026RS (as of 2026-10-11).