2007 Regular Session

SENATE BILL 515

CHAPTER NUMBER: 334
File Code: State Pensions and Retirement
Sponsored By:
Senator Kramer (Chair, Joint Committee on Pensions)
Entitled:
State Retirement and Pension System - Administration - Simplification

Synopsis:

Allowing members of the State Retirement and Pension System to purchase service credit for leaves of absence within 60 days of the expiration of the leave of absence; eliminating pro-rated payments of optional retirement allowances to specified retirees; providing that appointed and elected officials who are already members of a State or local retirement or pension system are not required to join the Employees' Pension System; requiring that eligible governmental units are responsible for specified member contributions; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Senate Action
2/2
First Reading Budget and Taxation
2/7
Hearing 2/22 at 8:00 a.m.
3/12
Favorable with Amendments Report by Budget and Taxation
3/13
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/15
Third Reading Passed (46-0)
4/1
Senate Concur - House Amendments
Third Reading Passed (46-0)
Passed Enrolled
House Action
3/16
First Reading Appropriations
3/21
Hearing 3/28 at 1:00 p.m.
4/2
Favorable with Amendments Report by Appropriations
3/27
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/28
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (139-0)
Action after passage in Senate and House
5/8
Approved by the Governor
- Chapter 334

Sponsored by:

Senator Rona E. Kramer, District 14
Pensions, Joint Committee on

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Correctional Officers
Counties -see also- Chartered Counties; Code Counties
Dorchester County
Elderly Persons
General Assembly -see also- AELR Cmte; Leg Policy Committee.
Judges
Law Enforcement -see also- State Police, Department of
Leave
License Commissioners, Boards of
Prince George's County
Public Employees -see also- State Employees
Public Officials -see also- Atty Gen; Compt; Coun Admin; etc
Retirement Systems -see also- Mandatory Retirement
Sheriffs
State Employees
Sunset
Teachers
Workers' Compensation
Work, Labor and Employment -see also- Col Barg; Holiday; etc

Bill affects the following Statutes:

State Personnel and Pensions
( 6-306 , 21-307 , 21-403 , 22-303.1 , 23-201 , 23-204 , 23-304.1 , 23-306 , 24-304.1 , 25-304.1 , 25-401 , 26-306 , 26-306.1 , 27-406 , 28-306 , 28-306.1 , 29-118 , 29-302 , 30-302 , 30-303 , 30-305 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled, Chapter
Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available
Amendments (Displayed in PDF Format):
Senate
Number: 329532/01     Offered on: March 13, 2007   at: 11:32 a.m.     Status: Adopted
House
Number: 674467/01     Offered on: April 2, 2007   at: 2:19 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
Senate
March 15, 2007: Third Reading Passed (46-0)
House
March 28, 2007: Third Reading Passed (139-0)