WA People
BILL · 2001–02 SESSION

SB 5232: Domestic partner benefits

Clarifying the eligibility for public employee benefits.

Summary

  • Finds that the public employees' benefits board has extended eligibility by authorizing benefits for same sex domestic partners of state employees. In order to limit the escalation of health care costs, and to prevent the further expansion of benefit eligibility, the legislature intends by this act to reverse the board's action.

From the Bill Digest (SB 5232), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 16, 2001
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Dan Swecker (R-20)
Introduced
January 16, 2001 in the Senate
Last action
January 14, 2002

AN ACT Relating to the eligibility of individuals for public employees' benefits board insurance benefits;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Dan Swecker (R-20)

11 co-sponsors (3 Democrats, 8 Republicans)

Pam Roach R-31Val Stevens R-39Joseph Zarelli R-18Jim Hargrove D-24Senator R-15Senator D-35Marilyn Rasmussen D-2Bob Oke R-26Dino Rossi R-5James West R-6Mike Hewitt R-16

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 Ways & Means.

SB 5232 in other sessions

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

Report wrong or missing information on this page