2022 Regular Session • Maryland Legislature
SB402: Employees’ Retirement and Pension Systems – Reemployment Earnings Limitation – COVID–19 Exemption
Legislative Summary
Exempting retirees of the Employees' Retirement and Pension Systems from a reemployment earnings limitation for up to 3 years when the individual was previously employed by the State of Maryland and is rehired by the Maryland Department of Health or the Maryland Department of Labor not later than December 31, 2022, to assist with the administration of federally funded grants or benefits related to the COVID-19 pandemic or to work as a member of the COVID Unified Command; and applying the Act retroactively to January 1, 2020.
Bill History
1/24/2022
First Reading Budget and Taxation
Senate
1/26/2022
Hearing 2/10 at 9:00 a.m.
Senate
3/4/2022
Favorable with Amendments Report by Budget and Taxation
Senate
3/7/2022
Favorable with Amendments {333928/1 Adopted
Senate
3/7/2022
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
Senate
3/10/2022
Third Reading Passed (47-0)
Senate
3/11/2022
Referred Appropriations
House of Delegates
3/13/2022
Hearing 3/22 at 1:00 p.m.
House of Delegates
3/22/2022
Hearing canceled
House of Delegates
3/22/2022
Hearing 3/29 at 1:00 p.m.
House of Delegates
3/29/2022
Hearing canceled
House of Delegates
4/5/2022
Favorable Report by Appropriations
House of Delegates
4/5/2022
Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
House of Delegates
4/6/2022
Third Reading Passed (135-0)
House of Delegates
4/7/2022
Returned Passed
Senate
4/12/2022
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 58
Senate
Amendments
Favorable with Amendments 333928/1 Adopted
Favorable with Amendments 333928/1 Adopted
3/7/2022Adopted
Roll Call Votes
Third Reading Passed
4/6/2022
135
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
6
Absent
Result: PASSED
Third Reading Passed
3/10/2022
47
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Passed(4/12/2022)
Chamber
Senate
Sine Die
Sponsors
Republican: 13
Democrat: 2
Primary Sponsor

Jack Bailey
Republican
Co-Sponsors (14)
Mary Carozza
Republican
Bob Cassilly
Republican
Paul Corderman
Republican
Adelaide Eckardt
Republican
George Edwards
Republican
Sarah Elfreth
Democrat
Jason Gallion
Republican
Stephen Hershey
Republican
Katie Hester
Democrat
J.B. Jennings
Republican
Justin Ready
Republican
Johnny Salling
Republican
Bryan Simonaire
Republican
Chris West
Republican