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Board of Trustees of the Maryland Teachers and State Employees Supplemental Retirement Plans - Automatic Enrollment

Sponsor: Carl Jackson (District 8)Committee: Budget and TaxationSubject: State Government - Pensions and RetirementStatus: Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Dec 1, 2025)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring the State Board of Trustees of the Maryland Teachers and State Employees Supplemental Retirement Plans to implement an automatic enrollment arrangement for State employees who are hired on or after January 1, 2026; authorizing certain employing institutions to automatically enroll employees into a certain supplemental retirement plan; requiring an eligible employer to deduct wages of an employee for contribution to a supplemental retirement plan in accordance with an automatic enrollment arrangement; etc.

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Testimony (0)

MGA witness list
FAV 8FavorableFWA 3Favorable with amendmentsUNF 8UnfavorableINFO 1Information only
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVBresnahan, TammyAARP MarylandOral + Written (PDF)
FAVMancini, KeithEmpowerWritten (PDF)
FAVBiddle, WilliamKy Public Employees’ Deferred Compensation AuthorityWritten (PDF)
FAVDavis, DereckMaryland State Treasurer's OfficeWritten (PDF)
FAVJackson, MichaelSenate of MarylandWritten (PDF)
FAVJackson, MichaelSenate of MarylandWritten (PDF)
FAVSenator Jackson, M., Senator Jackson, M.legislatorIndividualOral
FAVSenator Jackson, Senator JacksonlegislatorIndividualOral
UNFGilmore , DeniselobbyistAFSCME MarylandOral + Written (PDF)
UNFGilmore , DeniselobbyistAFSCME MarylandWritten (PDF)
UNFEdwards, DonnaMaryland State & District of Columbia AFL-CIOWritten (PDF)
UNFZwerling, SamanthalobbyistMaryland State Education AssociationWritten (PDF)
UNFZwerling, SamanthalobbyistMaryland State Education AssociationWritten (PDF)
UNFRiley, DeniselobbyistIndividualWritten (PDF)
UNFTibbals, TrudyIndividualPosition only
UNFZentz, KimIndividualPosition only
FWADavis, DereckMaryland State Treasurer's OfficeOral + Written (PDF)
FWAAtas, LauraState Treasurer's OfficeOral
FWAFreely, JoshuaTIAAOral + Written (PDF)
INFOBell, RondaMaryland Teachers & State Employees Supplemental Retirement PlansWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

UNFGilmore , DeniseAFSCME MarylandRegistered for: AFSCME Maryland Council 3; AFSCME Council 3
UNFGilmore , DeniseAFSCME MarylandRegistered for: AFSCME Maryland Council 3; AFSCME Council 3
UNFZwerling, SamanthaMaryland State Education AssociationRegistered for: Maryland State Education Association
UNFZwerling, SamanthaMaryland State Education AssociationRegistered for: Maryland State Education Association
UNFRiley, DeniseRegistered for: American Federation of Teachers - Maryland