# Maryland HB 1033: State Retirement and Pension System - Reemployment Earnings Limitations - Maximum Average Final Compensation

Maryland HB 1033, State Retirement and Pension System - Reemployment Earnings Limitations - Maximum Average Final Compensation, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Catherine M. Forbes (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-05-20 (Approved by the Governor - Chapter 774); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17).

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- As of: 2026-10-17
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## Facts
- Bill: Maryland HB 1033
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: State Retirement and Pension System - Reemployment Earnings Limitations - Maximum Average Final Compensation
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-03
- Last action: 2025-05-20, Approved by the Governor - Chapter 774
- Sponsor: Catherine M. Forbes (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: State Government - Pensions and Retirement, Retirement -see also- Mandatory Retirement, Salaries and Compensation -see also- Overtime; Reimb. Rates, State Employees, Work, Labor, and Employment -see also- JobTrn; Leave; etc.
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 2 (183 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Pension protection for qualifying disability retirees: benefit, medium. Beginning July 1, 2025, qualifying disability retirees are exempt from temporary pension-payment suspensions after returning to work. They must be ineligible for normal service retirement and have served as law enforcement officers for participating employers at retirement. Covered systems are Stat…
- New pension cutoff for returning retirees: mixed, medium. Beginning July 1, 2025, the law replaces the $25,000 cutoff for certain exemptions from pension cuts after returning to work. Average final compensation must be below the new cutoff. That cutoff is the minimum annual salary on the standard State pay scale on January 1 of the previous calendar year.…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Catherine M. Forbes (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-02 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 46 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025-03-17 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 137 | 0 | 1 |

## Actions (11)

- 2025-05-20: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 774
- 2025-04-02: Returned Passed (House)
- 2025-04-02: Third Reading Passed (46-0) (Senate)
- 2025-03-27: Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed (Senate)
- 2025-03-27: Favorable Report by Budget and Taxation (Senate)
- 2025-03-17: Referred Budget and Taxation (Senate)
- 2025-03-17: Third Reading Passed (137-0) (House)
- 2025-03-14: Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed (House)
- 2025-03-14: Favorable Report by Appropriations (House)
- 2025-02-21: Hearing 3/11 at 1:00 p.m. (House)
- 2025-02-03: First Reading Appropriations (House)

## Bill text

- Enacted, 2025-05-20: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/Chapters_noln/CH_774_hb1033t.pdf)
- Third Reading, 2025-03-14: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb1033t.pdf)
- First Reading, 2025-02-03: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb1033f.pdf)

## Related bills

- HB 0384: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established (vetoed)
- SB 0227: Workers' Compensation - Payment From Uninsured Employers' Fund - Revisions (vetoed)
- HB 0482: Occupational Licensing and Certification - Criminal History - Predetermination Review Process (vetoed)
- SB 0157: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established (vetoed)
- HB 1294: Commercial Law - Credit Regulation - Earned Wage Access and Credit Modernization (became law)
- HB 0228: Maryland Veterans Trust – Assistance to Members of the Maryland National Guard (signed)

## Sources
- [Enacted (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/Chapters_noln/CH_774_hb1033t.pdf)
- [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb1033t.pdf)
- [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb1033f.pdf)

## Related
- [HB 0384: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0384-2025RS)
- [SB 0227: Workers' Compensation - Payment From Uninsured Employers' Fund - Revisions](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0227-2025RS)
- [HB 0482: Occupational Licensing and Certification - Criminal History - Predetermination…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0482-2025RS)
- [SB 0157: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0157-2025RS)
- [HB 1294: Commercial Law - Credit Regulation - Earned Wage Access and Credit Modernization](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB1294-2025RS)
- [HB 0228: Maryland Veterans Trust – Assistance to Members of the Maryland National Guard](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0228-2025RS)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB1033-2025RS (as of 2026-10-17).