---
type: "Bill"
title: "Judges' Retirement System - Retiree Health Benefits - Mandatory Retirement"
description: "Judges' Retirement System - Retiree Health Benefits - Mandatory Retirement"
jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 607"
citation: "Maryland HB 607 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 16
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-01-20"
last_action: "2021-05-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7259131a-6226-46aa-ab9f-954268a37055"
source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/hb0607?ys=2021RS&search=True"
source_hash: "f55ea040c76e6654a2460b7349f0b68bf50adbc18632df4aa6ed5a5d42eb062a"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-md"]
---

# Maryland HB 607 (2021) — Judges' Retirement System - Retiree Health Benefits - Mandatory Retirement

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Chapter - Judges' Retirement System - Retiree Health Benefits - Mandatory Retirement** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/Chapters_noln/CH_721_hb0607t.pdf)
2. **First - State Health and Welfare Benefits Program - Requirements for Selection of Pharmacy Benefits Manager** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/bills/hb/hb0607f.pdf)
3. **Third - Judges' Retirement System - Retiree Health Benefits - Mandatory Retirement** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/bills/hb/hb0607t.pdf)

## Votes

- Motion to Recommit — **40–91** (fail) · lower
- On Third Reading — **47–0** (pass) · upper
- On Third Reading — **87–48** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Health and Government Operations Committee — primary (organization)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2021-01-20** First Reading Health and Government Operations and Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-21** Hearing 2/10 at 1:30 p.m. (Health and Government Operations)
- **2021-04-07** Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-07** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-07** Motion Special Order until Later This Session (Delegate Wilkins) Adopted
- **2021-04-09** Motion Recommit to Committee (Delegate Shoemaker) Rejected
- **2021-04-09** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2021-04-10** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2021-04-10** Referred Rules `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-12** Rereferred to Budget and Taxation
- **2021-04-12** Favorable Report by Budget and Taxation `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-12** Favorable Adopted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-12** Second Reading Passed
- **2021-04-12** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2021-04-12** Returned Passed
- **2021-05-30** Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 721 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7259131a-6226-46aa-ab9f-954268a37055`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).