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MarylandSB 06542026 Regular SessionSenateWALLET

State Police Retirement System - Mandatory Retirement Age - Alteration

Sponsored By: Malcolm Augustine (Democratic)

Signed by Governor

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.

Later retirement, tighter limits for Maryland police

Beginning June 1, 2026, most Maryland State Police Retirement System members face mandatory retirement at 62 instead of 60. They must retire by the first day of the month after turning 62. The Deferred Retirement Option Program (DROP) lets members keep working while pension payments go into a separate account. Its entry age limit also rises from 60 to 62, and most participation ends at 62. To enter, members need at least 22 years of eligible service if they joined by June 30, 2011. Those who joined on or after July 1, 2011, need at least 25 years. Most members must also be under 62 and have less than 32 years of eligible service. Participation cannot exceed the shortest of seven years, time remaining to 32 years of service, time until age 62, or the member's chosen term. The Secretary of State Police is exempt from the specified age limits and the 32-year entry limit.

Maryland police get limited retirement-program extensions

Beginning June 1, 2026, existing Deferred Retirement Option Program (DROP) participants gain an option to extend their participation. They must have started before that date and still participate on or after it. The extension is the shorter of two amounts: seven years minus their originally elected DROP term, or 32 years minus their eligible service when they entered DROP. It cannot allow participation to end after age 62. Members must elect by the earlier of their original term's end or December 31, 2026. They must use a Board of Trustees form with a signed acknowledgment from the Department of State Police's human resources director. That acknowledgment must confirm that employment and DROP participation are extended for the stated period.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Malcolm Augustine

    Democratic • 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: 5

Senate vote • 3/19/2026

Third Reading Passed

Yes: 45 • No: 0

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

  • Enacted

    4/28/2026

    PDF

  • Third Reading

    3/16/2026

    PDF

  • First Reading

    2/6/2026

    PDF

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