HB 399 Maryland House of Delegates · 2026 Regular Session

State Retirement and Pension System - Transfers Between Systems - Workgroup - Extension

HB 399 extends the deadline for a workgroup studying retirement system transfers and prolongs the workgroup's operation. It delays the reporting date for the State Retirement Agency's findings from December 1, 2025, to October 1, 2026, and extends the workgroup's active period until June 30, 2027. The bill directly affects the State Retirement Agency, stakeholders studying transfers between state/local retirement systems, and specified legislative committees (Senate Budget, House Appropriations, and Joint Committee on Pensions) that receive the final report. This is a procedural adjustment to existing law, not a new policy.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Apr 2026
House of Delegates Passage
Apr 2026
Senate Passage
Apr 2026
Signed into Law
Apr 2026
Introduced Jan 22, 2026 Signed Apr 28, 2026
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MINOR
The bill progressed from a preliminary workgroup proposal to an adopted act with specific legislative history and a defined sunset date. Key substantive changes include extending the workgroup's reporting deadline to October 1, 2026, and setting the act's expiration at the end of June 30, 2027.
Scope change
The bill's scope remains focused on establishing a workgroup to study retirement system transfers, but the timeline for completion and the act's duration have been adjusted.
TIMELINE

The deadline for the State Retirement Agency to submit workgroup findings was changed from December 1, 2025, to October 1, 2026.

The act's expiration date was extended from June 30, 2026, to June 30, 2027, effectively lengthening the study period by one year.

TECHNICAL

Header information was updated to reflect the bill's adoption, committee report status, and new chapter number for the 2025 Acts.

Floor votes · House of Delegates Feb 28, 2026

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
13
Key actions
9
Committee
6
Apr 28, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 292
executive
Apr 8, 2026
Lower · Passed
Returned Passed
lower
Apr 8, 2026
Upper · Passed
Third Reading Passed
upper
Apr 1, 2026
Upper · Passed
Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
upper
Apr 1, 2026
Upper · Passed
Favorable Report by Budget and Taxation
upper
Mar 13, 2026
Committee
Referred Budget and Taxation
upper
Mar 12, 2026
Lower · Passed
Third Reading Passed
lower
Mar 10, 2026
Lower · Passed
Favorable Adopted
lower
Mar 10, 2026
Lower · Passed
Favorable Report by Appropriations
lower
Feb 28, 2026
House Of Delegates · Passed
House of Delegates Vote: pass (128-6-8)
house of delegates
Jan 22, 2026
Committee
First Reading Appropriations
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Cathi Forbes
DDemocratic
MD
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