HB 1020 Maryland House of Delegates · 2026 Regular Session

State Police Retirement System - Mandatory Retirement Age - Alteration

HB 1020 raises the mandatory retirement age for Maryland State Police members from 60 to 62 years old. It modifies the Deferred Retirement Option Program (DROP) to allow certain members, under specific limits, to extend their participation in the program. The bill directly affects current and future members of the State Police Retirement System who are nearing retirement age. Key changes include updating eligibility requirements for normal retirement and DROP participation based on the new age threshold.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2026

Committee Review

Apr 2026

House of Delegates Passage

Apr 2026

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Feb 9, 2026 Last action Apr 13, 2026

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First - State Police Retirement System - Mandatory Retirement Age - Alteration → Third - State Police Retirement System - Mandatory Retirement Age - Alteration · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill text was reorganized to insert the State Personnel and Pensions article title and statute number (24-401) before the main retirement provisions. Additionally, a new explanatory note was added to clarify that underlining indicates amendments to the bill. These changes appear to be structural and formatting updates rather than substantive policy shifts regarding retirement eligibility or benefits.

Scope change

The bill's scope and applicability remain unchanged; the modifications are limited to document structure and formatting instructions.

TECHNICAL

Inserted the Article title "State Personnel and Pensions" and statute number "24-401" at the beginning of the substantive text.

Added a note explaining that underlining in the bill indicates amendments to the text.

Reordered the layout of the bill text, moving the article header and statute number to precede the specific retirement allowance rules.

Floor votes · House of Delegates Mar 30, 2026

How they voted

137–1

Passed · 4 other

Total votes 142

Mar 30, 2026

D Democratic103

101 Yea 2

98% Yea

R Republican39

36 Yea 1 Nay 2

92% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

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Key actions

Committee

Apr 13, 2026

Committee

Referred Rules

upper

Apr 13, 2026

Lower · Passed

Third Reading Passed

lower

Apr 11, 2026

Lower · Passed

Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed

lower

Apr 11, 2026

Lower · Passed

Favorable Report by Appropriations

lower

Mar 30, 2026

House Of Delegates · Passed

House of Delegates Vote: pass (137-1-4)

house of delegates

Feb 9, 2026

Committee

First Reading Appropriations

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors