Maryland Senate Bill 642 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: Passed on May 30 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-05-30 - Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 422
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

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.

State Retirement and Pension System - COVID-19-Related Death Benefits - Clarification

Sen. Sarah Elfreth [D]

House Pensions Committee

Sen. Michael Jackson [D]

2021-04-08 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 138 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2021-03-12 - Senate - Third Reading Passed (Y: 45 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-05-30	Senate	Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 422
2021-04-08	Senate	Returned Passed
2021-04-08	House	Third Reading Passed (138-0)
2021-04-07	House	Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
2021-04-07	House	Favorable Report by Appropriations
2021-03-22	House	Hearing canceled
2021-03-20	House	Hearing 3/30 at 1:30 p.m.
2021-03-16	House	Referred Appropriations
2021-03-12	Senate	Third Reading Passed (45-0)
2021-03-11	Senate	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2021-03-11	Senate	Favorable with Amendments {329638/1 Adopted
2021-03-10	Senate	Favorable with Amendments Report by Budget and Taxation
2021-02-02	Senate	Hearing 2/18 at 9:00 a.m.
2021-01-29	Senate	First Reading Budget and Taxation

HB922 (Crossfiled) 2021-05-30 - Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 421

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
State Personnel and Pensions	20	101	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/SB0642?ys=2021RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/bills/sb/sb0642f.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/bills/sb/sb0642t.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/Chapters_noln/CH_422_sb0642t.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/amds/bil_0002/sb0642_32963801.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/votes_comm/sb0642_app.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/votes/Senate/0425.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/votes/House/1229.pdf