Legislation

Title: State Retirement and Pension System - COVID-19-Related Death Benefits - Clarification
Sponsored by: Delegate Lierman (Chair, Joint Committee on Pensions)
Status: Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 421
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)

Synopsis

Clarifying the eligibility of certain members of the State Retirement and Pension System for certain death benefits when COVID-19 caused or contributed to the death of a member; requiring the Board of Trustees for the State Retirement and Pension System to accept the death of a member as arising out of or in the course of the actual performance of duty under certain circumstances; requiring the Board, under certain circumstances, to discontinue payment of a certain allowance and begin payment of a certain special death benefit allowance; etc.

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Original:: Appropriations Click to view Recorded Media

Opposite:: Budget and Taxation

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Cross-filed with: SB0642

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): June 1, 2021

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/02/2021 Legislative Date 2/02/2021 Action First Reading Appropriations Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - State Retirement and Pension System - COVID-19-Related Death Benefits - Clarification Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/06/2021 Legislative Date 2/06/2021 Action Hearing 2/24 at 1:30 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Appropriations Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/18/2021 Legislative Date 3/18/2021 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Appropriations Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/18/2021 Legislative Date 3/07/2021 Action Favorable with Amendments {114666/1 Adopted Proceedings 26 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/18/2021 Legislative Date 3/07/2021 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 26 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - State Retirement and Pension System - COVID-19-Related Death Benefits - Clarification Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/19/2021 Legislative Date 3/08/2021 Action Third Reading Passed (136-0) Proceedings 27 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/19/2021 Legislative Date 3/01/2021 Action Referred Budget and Taxation Proceedings 29 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - Senate - Committee - Budget and Taxation Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/31/2021 Legislative Date 3/31/2021 Action Favorable Report by Budget and Taxation Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/31/2021 Legislative Date 3/10/2021 Action Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed Proceedings 37 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/01/2021 Legislative Date 3/11/2021 Action Third Reading Passed (47-0) Proceedings 38 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/01/2021 Legislative Date 3/17/2021 Action Returned Passed Proceedings 36 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Post Passage Calendar Date 5/30/2021 Legislative Date 5/30/2021 Action Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 421 Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Chapter - State Retirement and Pension System - COVID-19-Related Death Benefits - Clarification Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	2/02/2021	2/02/2021	First Reading Appropriations
			Text - First - State Retirement and Pension System - COVID-19-Related Death Benefits - Clarification
House	2/06/2021	2/06/2021	Hearing 2/24 at 1:30 p.m.
			Vote - House - Committee - Appropriations	Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/18/2021	3/18/2021	Favorable with Amendments Report by Appropriations
House	3/18/2021	3/07/2021	Favorable with Amendments {114666/1 Adopted	26 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/18/2021	3/07/2021	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	26 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - State Retirement and Pension System - COVID-19-Related Death Benefits - Clarification
House	3/19/2021	3/08/2021	Third Reading Passed (136-0)	27 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/19/2021	3/01/2021	Referred Budget and Taxation	29 Click to view Recorded Media
			Vote - Senate - Committee - Budget and Taxation	Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/31/2021	3/31/2021	Favorable Report by Budget and Taxation
Senate	3/31/2021	3/10/2021	Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed	37 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/01/2021	3/11/2021	Third Reading Passed (47-0)	38 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/01/2021	3/17/2021	Returned Passed	36 Click to view Recorded Media
Post Passage	5/30/2021	5/30/2021	Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 421
			Text - Chapter - State Retirement and Pension System - COVID-19-Related Death Benefits - Clarification

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