BILL · 2001–02 SESSION

HB 1072: LEOFF risk program

Establishing a law enforcement officers' and fire fighters' health and welfare risk assumption program.

Summary

  • $ Creates a local government risk pool and risk assumption program to reduce medical costs for LEOFF 1 employers.
  • $ Permits certain surplus assets in the LEOFF 1 fund to be used to assist local government in providing medical benefits and long-term care for LEOFF 1 retirees.
  • $ Establishes accounts, processes, and oversight for the risk pool, risk assumption program, and fund transfers, subject to the Internal Revenue Code and legislative appropriation.

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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 15, 2001
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Helen Sommers (D-36)
Introduced
January 15, 2001 in the House
Last action
January 14, 2002
Requested by
Other
Companion bill
SB 5191
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to establishing a law enforcement officers' and fire fighters' health and welfare risk assumption program;

Sponsors

Votes

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  3. First reading, referred to Appropriations.

HB 1072 in other sessions

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