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
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| Bill Number | Description | Status | Interest |
|---|---|---|---|
| SB 5203 | Increases access and affordability of generic prescription medications | Passed S-Health & Longterm Care, referred to Ways & Means, - RPEC signed in as support, testifed | Affordable health care for all retired public employees |
| SB 5020 | Penalty on unsupported prescription drug price increases | S-Health & Longterm Care. Hearing: 1/22, 8:00 - RPEC signed in as support, testifed . Exec Session: 1/12, 8:00 | Keep Health Care Affordable |
| SB 5021 | Protects retirement benefits of furloughed public employees | Passed S-Ways & Means, referred to Rules - RPEC signed in as support, testified. | Retirenment Security for all Washingtonians |
| SB 5096 | Capital Gains Tax | S-Ways & Means. Hearing: 1/14, 4:00 - RPEC signed in as support, testified | Correct regressive tax code |
| HB 1406 | Wealth Tax | H-Finance: Hearing: 2/2, 1:30pm - RPEC signed in as support | Correct regressive tax code |
| HB 1465 | Making the estate tax more progressive by exempting small estates, reducing estate taxes on medium estates, increasing the estate tax on larger estates, | H-Finance: Hearing: 2/9, 1:30pm - RPEC signed in as support | Correct regressive tax code |
| SB 5142 | Establishing the profession of dental therapist | S-Health & Longterm Care. | Affordable health care for all retired public employees |
| HB 1272 | Concerning health system transparency | Passed H-Health Care & Wellness, referred to Approps. - RPEC signed in as support | Affordable health care for all retired public employees |
| SB 5188 | Creates state public bank | Paased S-Business, Financial Services, & Trade, referred to Ways & Means - RPEC signed in as support | Retirenment Security for all Washingtonians |
| HB 1111 | Closes tax break on non-profit hospital systems' investment income | H-Finance | Correct regressive tax code |
| HB 1073 | Expanding coverage of the paid family and medical leave program | Passed H-Labor & Workplace Standards, referred to Approps. - RPEC signed in as support | Correct regressive tax code |
| SB 5097 | Expanding coverage of the paid family and medical leave program | Passed S-Labor, Comm & Tribal Affairs, referred to Rules - RPEC signed in as support | Correct regressive tax code |
| HB 1218 | Improving health, safety, and quality of life for residents in long-term care facilities | Passed H-Health Care & Wellness, referred to Approps. - RPEC signed in as support | Affordable health care for all retired public employees |
| SB 5399 | Concerning the creation of a universal health care commission | Passed S-Health & Long Term Care, referred to Ways & Means - RPEC signed in as support | Affordable health care for all retired public employees |
| SB 5204 | Creating the whole Washington health trust | S-Health & Longterm Care. | Affordable health care for all retired public employees |
| SB 5010 | Prohibiting the use of credit scores to determine rates for personal lines of insurance | S-Business, Financial Services, & Trade. Hearing: 1/14, 8:00, Exec Session 2/15, 9:00 - RPEC signed in as support | Keep Health Care Affordable |
| HB 1277 | Providing for an additional revenue source for eviction prevention and housing stability services | Passed H-Housing, Human Services & Veterans, referred to Approp. - RPEC signed in as support | Improves access to affordable housing |
| SB 5160 | Addressing landlord-tenant relations by providing certain tenant protections during and after public health emergencies, providing for legal representation in eviction cases, and authorizing landlord access to state rental assistance programs | Passed S-Housing & Local Government, referred to Ways & Means, Hearing 2/16, 1:30 - RPEC Signed in as Support | Improves access to affordable housing |
| HB 1032 | Early retirement for SERS & TERS plans 2 & 3. | H-Appropriations | Retirenment Security for all Washingtonians |
| HB 1040 | One time PEBB open enrollment for TERS and SERS Plans 2 & 3 retirees | H-Appropriations | Retirenment Security for all Washingtonians |
| SB 5322 | Prohibiting dual enrollment between school employees' benefits board and public employees' benefits board programs | Passed S-Ways & Means, referred to Rules | Affordable health care for all retired public employees |
| SB 5352 | Allowing new government employees the option of opting out of retirement system membership if the employee is age sixty or older when first hired, or when the employee's employer opts into retirement plan participation | S-Ways & Means, Hearing: 2/8, 4:00 - RPEC Signed in as Opposed | Retirenment Security for all Washingtonians |
| HB 1093 | Making 2021-2023 fiscal biennium operating appropriations | H-Appropriations. Hearing: 1/14 3:30 | Protect PEBB Medicare Benefit, Full Pension Funding, Correct regressive tax code |
| HB 1094 | Making 2021-2023 fiscal biennium operating appropriations | H-Appropriations. Hearing: 1/14 3:30 | Protect PEBB Medicare Benefit, Full Pension Funding, Correct regressive tax code |
| SB 5091 | Making 2019-2021 fiscal biennium second supplemental operating appropriations | S-Ways & Means. Hearing: 1/14, 4:00 | Protect PEBB Medicare Benefit, Full Pension Funding, Correct regressive tax code |
| SB 5092 | Making 2019-2021 fiscal biennium second supplemental operating appropriations | S-Ways & Means. Hearing: 1/14, 4:00 | Protect PEBB Medicare Benefit, Full Pension Funding, Correct regressive tax code |
