# Maryland HB 1072: State Retirement and Pension System - Administrative Fees - Repeal

Maryland HB 1072, State Retirement and Pension System - Administrative Fees - Repeal, 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 764) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maryland HB 1072
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: State Retirement and Pension System - Administrative Fees - Repeal
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-05
- Last action: 2025-05-20, Approved by the Governor - Chapter 764
- Sponsor: Catherine M. Forbes (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: State Government - Pensions and Retirement, Administrative Agencies, Certifications, Committees and Commissions, Fees -see also- Attys' Fees; Devt Fees & Taxes, Retirement -see also- Mandatory Retirement, Revenue and Taxes -see also- (specific tax), Salaries and Compensation -see also- Overtime; Reimb. Rates, State Employees
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (183 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Maryland pension employers switch fee payment methods: mixed, low. Effective June 1, 2025, the law ends separate employer fees for Maryland State Retirement and Pension System administrative costs. Local employers still had to pay their certified fiscal year 2025 fees by June 1, 2025, despite the repeal. In fiscal year 2026, each system’s accumulation fund pays it…

## 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 (12)

- 2025-05-20: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 764
- 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: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (House)
- 2025-03-14: Favorable with Amendments {593326/1 Adopted (House)
- 2025-03-14: Favorable with Amendments Report by Appropriations (House)
- 2025-02-21: Hearing 3/11 at 1:00 p.m. (House)
- 2025-02-05: First Reading Appropriations (House)

## Bill text

- Enacted, 2025-05-20: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/Chapters_noln/CH_764_hb1072t.pdf)
- Third Reading, 2025-03-14: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb1072t.pdf)
- First Reading, 2025-02-05: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb1072f.pdf)

## Related bills

- SB 0227: Workers' Compensation - Payment From Uninsured Employers' Fund - Revisions (vetoed)
- HB 0482: Occupational Licensing and Certification - Criminal History - Predetermination Review Process (vetoed)
- HB 0384: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established (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_764_hb1072t.pdf)
- [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb1072t.pdf)
- [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb1072f.pdf)

## Related
- [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)
- [HB 0384: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0384-2025RS)
- [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-HB1072-2025RS (as of 2026-10-17).