2016 Bill Status Report – 1/28/2016
January 28, 2016
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| Bill # |
Abbrev. Title |
Short Description |
Status |
Sponsor |
Position |
| HB 2138 (SB 6017) |
PERS and TRS plan 1 COLAs |
Providing cost-of-living adjustments for plan 1 retirees of the teachers’ retirement system and public employees’ retirement system. |
H Approps |
Reykdal |
Support |
| HB 2298 |
Domestic partnerships/PERS |
Addressing survivor benefits from the public employees’ retirement system for survivors of members in registered domestic partnerships prior to December 2012. |
H APPDP |
Moeller |
Support |
| HB 2333 |
PERS plan choice |
Providing a choice between membership in the public employees’ retirement system plans 2 and 3 for employees age twenty-five or less in subsequent terms of employment. |
H Approps |
Reykdal |
Monitoring |
| HB 2487 (SB 6264) |
LEOFF 2 retirees/annuities |
Allowing certain law enforcement officers’ and firefighters’ plan 2 retirees to purchase annuities. |
H Approps |
Van De Wege |
Monitoring |
| HB 2646 |
Retirement system defaults |
Addressing plan membership default provisions in the public employees’ retirement system, the teachers’ retirement system, and the school employees’ retirement system. |
H Approps |
Ormsby |
Support |
| SB 6264 (HB 2487) |
LEOFF 2 retirees/annuities |
Allowing certain law enforcement officers’ and firefighters’ plan 2 retirees to purchase annuities. |
S Ways & Means |
Dammeier |
Monitoring |
| SB 6433 |
Forfeiting public pensions |
Authorizing the forfeiture of the pension of a public employee convicted of a felony for misconduct associated with such person’s service as a public employee. |
S Ways & Means |
Bailey |
Monitoring |
| SB 6434 |
Garnishing public pensions |
Garnishing public pensions to pay for the costs of incarceration of a public employee convicted of a felony for misconduct associated with such person’s service as a public employee. |
S Ways & Means |
Bailey |
Monitoring |
| SB 6435 |
Optional salary deferral |
Creating optional salary deferral programs. |
S Ways & Means |
Bailey |
Monitoring |
Retired Public Employees Council of WA Working to protect and enhance the pension and health care benefits of Washington retired state, county and local government employees
