# Maryland SB 0647: Law Enforcement Officers' Pension System and State Police Retirement System - Line-of-Duty Catastrophic Injury Disability

Maryland SB 0647, Law Enforcement Officers' Pension System and State Police Retirement System - Line-of-Duty Catastrophic Injury Disability, is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Jack Bailey (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-04-28 (Approved by the Governor - Chapter 306); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-11).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maryland SB 0647
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Law Enforcement Officers' Pension System and State Police Retirement System - Line-of-Duty Catastrophic Injury Disability
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-02-06
- Last action: 2026-04-28, Approved by the Governor - Chapter 306
- Sponsor: Jack Bailey (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Pensions and Retirement, Administrative Agencies, Certifications, Cognitive Disabilities, Committees and Commissions, Data -see also- Census; Demographics, Disabilities, Health Occupations -see also- (specific health occupations), Injury, Law Enforcement -see also- SRO; Sheriffs; State Police, Medical Testing and Diagnosis, Notices, Physical Disabilities, Reports, Retirement -see also- Mandatory Retirement, Salaries and Compensation -see also- Overtime; Reimb. Rates, State Police, Department of, Work, Labor, and Employment -see also- JobTrn; Leave; etc.
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 2 (182 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Bigger officer pensions with new work limits: mixed, high. For qualifying accidents on or after July 1, 2027, Maryland provides higher disability pensions for covered law enforcement officers. Coverage includes Law Enforcement Officers’ Pension System and State Police Retirement System members, including Deferred Retirement Option Program members. A medica…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Jack Bailey (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-13 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 137 | 0 | 3 |
| 2026-03-19 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 45 | 0 |   |

## Actions (13)

- 2026-04-28: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 306
- 2026-04-13: Returned Passed (Senate)
- 2026-04-13: Third Reading Passed (137-0) (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)
- 2026-03-20: Referred Appropriations (House)
- 2026-03-19: Third Reading Passed (45-0) (Senate)
- 2026-03-16: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (Senate)
- 2026-03-16: Favorable with Amendments {353025/1 Adopted (Senate)
- 2026-03-16: Favorable with Amendments Report by Budget and Taxation (Senate)
- 2026-02-11: Hearing 3/05 at 8:30 a.m. (Senate)
- 2026-02-06: First Reading Budget and Taxation (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enacted, 2026-04-28: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_306_sb0647t.pdf)
- Third Reading, 2026-03-16: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0647t.pdf)
- First Reading, 2026-02-06: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0647f.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Enacted (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_306_sb0647t.pdf)
- [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0647t.pdf)
- [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0647f.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0647-2026RS (as of 2026-10-11).