HB 872 Maryland House of Delegates · 2026 Regular Session

Law Enforcement Officers' Pension System - Seat Pleasant Police Department

HB 872 requires the Seat Pleasant Police Department to join Maryland's Law Enforcement Officers' Pension System, making membership mandatory for all permanent full-time officers employed there before or after the effective date (June 1, 2026). It specifically ensures officers who were already working for the department before joining the system receive credit for all their past service time. The bill also clarifies that these officers will be eligible for pension benefits based on their entire employment history with the department. This applies only to Seat Pleasant Police Department officers and does not affect other law enforcement agencies.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2026

Committee Review

Apr 2026

House of Delegates Passage

Apr 2026

Senate Passage

Apr 2026

Signed into Law

Apr 2026

Introduced Feb 4, 2026 Signed Apr 14, 2026

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First - Law Enforcement Officers' Pension System - Seat Pleasant Police Department → Third - Law Enforcement Officers' Pension System - Seat Pleasant Police Department · 5 edits

MODERATE

This bill was amended to reflect its progression from a first reading to a third reading where it was adopted by the House. The changes include adding committee approval status, renumbering sections to accommodate new text, and correcting a formatting error where a subsection label was missing a space before the word 'IF'.

Scope change

No substantive change to the bill's scope or applicability; the text remains focused on the Seat Pleasant Police Department's participation in the Law Enforcement Officers' Pension System.

TECHNICAL

Added committee report status ('Favorable') and House action ('Adopted') to indicate the bill has passed its committee and the House.

Added a new explanatory note stating that underlining indicates amendments to the bill text.

Corrected a typo in Section 1, Subsection (C) by adding a missing space between the subsection label '(C)' and the text 'IF'.

Renumbered sections and subsections to reorganize the text after the insertion of new explanatory notes.

Added signature lines for the Governor, Speaker of the House, and President of the Senate at the end of the document.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 16, 2026 · House of Delegates Feb 27, 2026

How they voted

46–0

Passed · 3 other

Total votes 49

Mar 16, 2026

D Democratic36

34 Yea 2

94% Yea

R Republican13

12 Yea 1

92% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Apr 14, 2026

Signed into law

Approved by the Governor - Chapter 57

executive

Apr 3, 2026

Lower · Passed

Returned Passed

lower

Apr 3, 2026

Upper · Passed

Third Reading Passed

upper

Apr 2, 2026

Upper · Passed

Favorable Adopted

upper

Apr 2, 2026

Upper · Passed

Favorable Report by Budget and Taxation

upper

Mar 16, 2026

Senate · Passed

Senate Vote: pass (46-0-3)

senate

Mar 12, 2026

Committee

Referred Budget and Taxation

upper

Mar 11, 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 27, 2026

House Of Delegates · Passed

House of Delegates Vote: pass (136-0-6)

house of delegates

Feb 4, 2026

Committee

First Reading Appropriations

lower

3 primary · 0 co-sponsors