# Maryland SB 0449: Workers' Compensation - Heart Disease and Hypertension Presumption and Permanent Partial Disability - Carroll County Correctional Deputies Maryland SB 0449, Workers' Compensation - Heart Disease and Hypertension Presumption and Permanent Partial Disability - Carroll County Correctional Deputies, is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-04-28 (Approved by the Governor - Chapter 342); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-11). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0449-2026RS - As of: 2026-10-11 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Maryland SB 0449 - State: Maryland - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Workers' Compensation - Heart Disease and Hypertension Presumption and Permanent Partial Disability - Carroll County Correctional Deputies - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-02-02 - Last action: 2026-04-28, Approved by the Governor - Chapter 342 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: Workers' Compensation, Carroll County, Correctional Officers, Death -see also- Homicide; Murder; Wrongful Death, Disabilities, Disclosure, Medical Conditions -see also- AIDS; COVID-19; rabies, Medical Testing and Diagnosis, Reports, Safety -see also- Occupational Safety, Work, Labor, and Employment -see also- JobTrn; Leave; etc. - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 2 (176 yes, 2 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Higher disability pay for public safety workers: benefit, medium. The law includes Carroll County correctional deputies among public safety employees eligible for higher short-term permanent partial disability payments. For events on or after October 1, 2026, awards under 75 weeks use the rate for 75 to under 250 weeks. Employers or insurers must pay two-thirds o… - Carroll correctional deputies gain heart disease coverage: mixed, high. Beginning October 1, 2026, Carroll County correctional deputies gain a workers’ compensation presumption for heart disease or high blood pressure. These conditions are presumed work-related when they cause partial or total disability or death. Later hires must take a pre-employment medical exam, an… - Carroll deputies can combine benefits within limits: mixed, medium. Beginning October 1, 2026, eligible Carroll County correctional deputies can receive workers’ compensation alongside retirement benefits. This applies to deputies who qualify under the law’s occupational disease benefit rules. Combined weekly workers’ compensation and retirement payments cannot exc… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - (none) ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-13 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 131 | 2 | 7 | | 2026-03-19 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 45 | 0 | | ## Actions (12) - 2026-04-28: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 342 - 2026-04-13: Returned Passed (Senate) - 2026-04-13: Third Reading Passed (131-2) (House) - 2026-04-08: Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed (House) - 2026-04-08: Favorable Report by Economic Matters (House) - 2026-03-20: Referred Economic Matters (House) - 2026-03-19: Third Reading Passed (45-0) (Senate) - 2026-03-17: Second Reading Passed (Senate) - 2026-03-17: Favorable Adopted (Senate) - 2026-03-16: Favorable Report by Finance (Senate) - 2026-02-12: Hearing 3/10 at 1:00 p.m. (Senate) - 2026-02-02: First Reading Finance (Senate) ## Bill text - Enacted, 2026-04-28: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_342_sb0449t.pdf) - Third Reading, 2026-03-17: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0449t.pdf) - First Reading, 2026-02-02: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0449f.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_342_sb0449t.pdf) - [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0449t.pdf) - [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0449f.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-SB0449-2026RS (as of 2026-10-11).