# Maryland SB 0862: State Retirement and Pension System - Administrative Fees - Repeal

Maryland SB 0862, State Retirement and Pension System - Administrative Fees - Repeal, is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by M. Jackson; status signed, last action 2025-05-20 (Approved by the Governor - Chapter 765) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maryland SB 0862
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: State Retirement and Pension System - Administrative Fees - Repeal
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-03
- Last action: 2025-05-20, Approved by the Governor - Chapter 765
- Sponsor: M. Jackson
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: State Government - Pensions and Retirement, Administrative Agencies, Committees and Commissions, Fees -see also- Attys' Fees; Devt Fees & Taxes, Retirement -see also- Mandatory Retirement, Revenue and Taxes -see also- (specific tax), Salaries and Compensation -see also- Overtime; Reimb. Rates, State Employees, Work, Labor, and Employment -see also- JobTrn; Leave; etc.
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (184 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Maryland pension fees shift into employer contributions: mixed, low. Effective June 1, 2025, Maryland replaces separate employer pension administration fees with a phased funding plan. Local employers must still pay their certified fiscal year 2025 amounts by June 1, 2025. In fiscal year 2026, each retirement system’s accumulation fund pays its share of administrati…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: M. Jackson

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-07 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 137 | 0 | 3 |
| 2025-03-12 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 47 | 0 |   |

## Actions (17)

- 2025-05-20: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 765
- 2025-04-07: Returned Passed (Senate)
- 2025-04-07: Third Reading Passed (137-0) (House)
- 2025-04-04: Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed (House)
- 2025-04-04: Favorable Report by Appropriations (House)
- 2025-03-19: Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m. (House)
- 2025-03-13: Referred Appropriations (House)
- 2025-03-12: Third Reading Passed (47-0) (Senate)
- 2025-03-11: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (Senate)
- 2025-03-11: Favorable with Amendments {363727/1 Adopted (Senate)
- 2025-03-10: Favorable with Amendments Report by Budget and Taxation (Senate)
- 2025-02-07: Hearing 2/13 at 9:00 a.m. (Senate)
- 2025-02-07: Hearing canceled (Senate)
- 2025-02-05: Hearing 2/27 at 9:00 a.m. (Senate)
- 2025-02-05: Hearing canceled (Senate)
- 2025-02-04: Hearing 2/13 at 9:00 a.m. (Senate)
- 2025-02-03: First Reading Budget and Taxation (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enacted, 2025-05-20: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/Chapters_noln/CH_765_sb0862t.pdf)
- Third Reading, 2025-03-11: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0862t.pdf)
- First Reading, 2025-02-03: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0862f.pdf)

## Related bills

- SB 0227: Workers' Compensation - Payment From Uninsured Employers' Fund - Revisions (vetoed)
- HB 0482: Occupational Licensing and Certification - Criminal History - Predetermination Review Process (vetoed)
- HB 0384: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established (vetoed)
- SB 0157: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established (vetoed)
- HB 1294: Commercial Law - Credit Regulation - Earned Wage Access and Credit Modernization (became law)
- HB 0228: Maryland Veterans Trust – Assistance to Members of the Maryland National Guard (signed)

## Sources
- [Enacted (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/Chapters_noln/CH_765_sb0862t.pdf)
- [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0862t.pdf)
- [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0862f.pdf)

## Related
- [SB 0227: Workers' Compensation - Payment From Uninsured Employers' Fund - Revisions](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0227-2025RS)
- [HB 0482: Occupational Licensing and Certification - Criminal History - Predetermination…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0482-2025RS)
- [HB 0384: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0384-2025RS)
- [SB 0157: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0157-2025RS)
- [HB 1294: Commercial Law - Credit Regulation - Earned Wage Access and Credit Modernization](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB1294-2025RS)
- [HB 0228: Maryland Veterans Trust – Assistance to Members of the Maryland National Guard](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0228-2025RS)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0862-2025RS (as of 2026-10-17).