Although it was a short session – only 60 days compared to 2025’s 100-day session, its impact was felt. The good news is that we ended the session in a much better position than when we started it, thanks to all the work by YOU, the RPEC membership. Your self-advocacy efforts were noted not only by legislators, but by our partner organizations. Your outstanding number of sign-ins to bill hearings in various committees made others stand up, take notice, and follow suit. Your voices were heard!
RPEC’s Advocacy Efforts
RPEC actively monitored 80 bills during the legislative session. RPEC’s advocacy…
Any idea when the Governor will sign the bill for the one-time COLA for Plan 1 members? What are the chances he will choose not to sign?
As of right now the according to the Bill Actions page (https://governor.wa.gov/official-actions/bill-actions) SB 5862 has not been scheduled, Gov. Ferguson has until April 4th to sign! After watching the testimonies and conversation on the COLA bill during session I think the odds of him NOT signing are incredibly low.
Will you be sending out an email to members when it gets on his schedule or has been signed or rejected?
Larry, We will let members know when it has been signed. Once it is scheduled for a signing, we will notify some members to attend the signing, but will likely only have a day’s notice, maybe two. We are not expecting any sort of rejection from the Governor.
Thanks!
The Governor’s website has been updated to say that he will take action on SSB 5862 at 2:30pm on Monday, March 30. Doesn’t say he will be signing it. I’m posting this 5:52 on Friday, March 27.
Larry, SSB 5862 will be signed by the Governor Monday afternoon at 2:30pm.
Thanks, Derek. I was starting to wonder if we were going to be a sacrificial lamb. Which would be quite a bitter pill at this point. Thanks for passing the good news on!