# Maryland SB 0748: Correctional Officers' Retirement System - Allegany County

Maryland SB 0748, Correctional Officers' Retirement System - Allegany County, is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Mike McKay (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-04-28 (Approved by the Governor - Chapter 178); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-11).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maryland SB 0748
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Correctional Officers' Retirement System - Allegany County
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-02-06
- Last action: 2026-04-28, Approved by the Governor - Chapter 178
- Sponsor: Mike McKay (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Pensions and Retirement, Allegany County, Correctional Officers, Retirement -see also- Mandatory Retirement, State Employees
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 2 (179 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Allegany County detention officers face pension switch: mixed, high. Beginning June 1, 2026, covered Allegany County detention officers must join the Correctional Officers’ Retirement System if the county joins. This covers local detention center officers who held the job before June 1, 2026, and remain through that date. They get credit for earlier county employmen…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Mike McKay (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-08 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 133 | 0 | 3 |
| 2026-03-18 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 46 | 0 |   |

## Actions (13)

- 2026-04-28: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 178
- 2026-04-09: Returned Passed (Senate)
- 2026-04-08: Third Reading Passed (133-0) (House)
- 2026-04-07: Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed (House)
- 2026-04-07: Favorable Report by Appropriations (House)
- 2026-03-21: Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m. (House)
- 2026-03-18: Referred Appropriations (House)
- 2026-03-18: Third Reading Passed (46-0) (Senate)
- 2026-03-13: Second Reading Passed (Senate)
- 2026-03-13: Favorable Adopted (Senate)
- 2026-03-13: Favorable 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_178_sb0748t.pdf)
- Third Reading, 2026-03-13: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0748t.pdf)
- First Reading, 2026-02-11: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0748f.pdf)

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- SB 0244: Code Revision - Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program (became law)
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- HB 0529: Code Revision - Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program (became law)

## Sources
- [Enacted (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_178_sb0748t.pdf)
- [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0748t.pdf)
- [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0748f.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0748-2026RS (as of 2026-10-11).