# Maryland SB 0614: Correctional Officers' Retirement System - Dorchester County

Maryland SB 0614, Correctional Officers' Retirement System - Dorchester County, 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 344); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-11).

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- 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 0614
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Correctional Officers' Retirement System - Dorchester County
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-02-05
- Last action: 2026-04-28, Approved by the Governor - Chapter 344
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Pensions and Retirement, Correctional Officers, Dorchester County, Retirement -see also- Mandatory Retirement, Work, Labor, and Employment -see also- JobTrn; Leave; etc.
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 2 (180 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Dorchester detention officers change retirement plans: mixed, high. The law takes effect June 1, 2026, covering Dorchester County detention officers who held their jobs before and through that date. If the county joins the Correctional Officers’ Retirement System, these officers must join too. Their earlier county work counts toward both retirement eligibility and…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- (none)

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-13 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 136 | 0 | 4 |
| 2026-03-03 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 44 | 0 |   |

## Actions (13)

- 2026-04-28: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 344
- 2026-04-13: Returned Passed (Senate)
- 2026-04-13: Third Reading Passed (136-0) (House)
- 2026-04-09: Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed (House)
- 2026-04-09: Favorable Report by Appropriations (House)
- 2026-03-26: Hearing 4/08 at 1:00 p.m. (House)
- 2026-03-04: Referred Appropriations (House)
- 2026-03-03: Third Reading Passed (44-0) (Senate)
- 2026-02-27: Second Reading Passed (Senate)
- 2026-02-27: Favorable Adopted (Senate)
- 2026-02-26: Favorable Report by Budget and Taxation (Senate)
- 2026-02-11: Hearing 2/19 at 9:00 a.m. (Senate)
- 2026-02-05: First Reading Budget and Taxation (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enacted, 2026-04-28: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_344_sb0614t.pdf)
- Third Reading, 2026-02-27: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0614t.pdf)
- First Reading, 2026-02-05: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0614f.pdf)

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- SB 0244: Code Revision - Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program (became law)
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## Sources
- [Enacted (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_344_sb0614t.pdf)
- [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0614t.pdf)
- [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0614f.pdf)

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- [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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0614-2026RS (as of 2026-10-11).