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MarylandSB 06542026 Regular SessionSenate

State Police Retirement System - Mandatory Retirement Age - Alteration

Sponsored By: Malcolm Augustine

Signed by Governor

Pensions and RetirementAge -see also- Age of Maj; Children; Elderly; Inf&Tod.; etcLaw Enforcement -see also- SRO; Sheriffs; State PoliceMandatory RetirementRetirement -see also- Mandatory RetirementState Police, Department ofWork, Labor, and Employment -see also- JobTrn; Leave; etc.

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

2 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

State Police retirement age now 62

Starting June 1, 2026, most Maryland State Police members must retire by the first day of the month after they turn 62. This raises the mandatory age from 60 to 62. The Secretary of State Police has separate rules and is not subject to this age limit.

Updated DROP rules and one-time extension

Starting June 1, 2026, members under 62 can join DROP if they have 22 to under 32 years of service (started before July 1, 2011) or 25 to under 32 years (started on/after that date). The Secretary’s DROP eligibility still follows years of service and is not capped by age. The longest DROP term is the smallest of: 7 years; 32 years minus your service when you join; 62 minus your age when you join; or the term you pick. For most members, DROP ends by the first day of the month after you turn 62. If you started DROP before June 1, 2026 and are still in it, you can elect one extension. The extension is the smaller of: 7 years minus what you first chose, or 32 years minus your service when you joined, and it cannot push you past age 62. You must elect by your original end date or December 31, 2026, whichever comes first, using the Board form with HR’s signed acknowledgment.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Malcolm Augustine

    Senate

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 180 • No: 0

House vote • 4/13/2026

Third Reading Passed

Yes: 135 • No: 0 • Other: 1

Senate vote • 3/19/2026

Third Reading Passed

Yes: 45 • No: 0 • Other: 2

Actions Timeline

  1. Approved by the Governor - Chapter 268

    4/28/2026

  2. Returned Passed

    4/13/2026Senate

  3. Third Reading Passed (135-0)

    4/13/2026House

  4. Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed

    4/11/2026House

  5. Favorable Report by Appropriations

    4/11/2026House

  6. Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m.

    3/21/2026House

  7. Referred Appropriations

    3/20/2026House

  8. Third Reading Passed (45-0)

    3/19/2026Senate

  9. Second Reading Passed with Amendments

    3/16/2026Senate

  10. Favorable with Amendments {993127/1 Adopted

    3/16/2026Senate

  11. Favorable with Amendments Report by Budget and Taxation

    3/16/2026Senate

  12. Hearing 3/05 at 8:30 a.m.

    2/11/2026Senate

  13. First Reading Budget and Taxation

    2/6/2026Senate

Bill Text

  • Third Reading

    3/16/2026

    PDF

  • First Reading

    2/6/2026

    PDF

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