WA People
BILL · 2005–06 SESSION

HB 1271: LEOFFRS disability allowance

Receiving a disability allowance under the law enforcement officers' and fire fighters' retirement system, plan 2.

Summary

  • Provides members of the Law Enforcement Officers' and Fire Fighters' Plan 2 (LEOFF 2) disabled in the line of duty from continued employment as a fire fighter or law enforcement officer to collect an unreduced retirement benefit based on 2 percent of final average salary for each year of service.
  • Provides LEOFF 2 members totally disabled in the line of duty from any gainful activity a retirement benefit equal to 70 percent of the member's final average salary.

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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 19, 2005
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Geoff Simpson (D-47)
Introduced
January 19, 2005 in the House
Last action
January 9, 2006
Requested by
Other
Companion bill
SB 5615
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to receiving a disability allowance under the law enforcement officers' and fire fighters' retirement system, plan 2;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Geoff Simpson (D-47)

19 co-sponsors (12 Democrats, 7 Republicans)

Richard Curtis R-18Steve Conway D-29Bill Hinkle R-13Dawn Morrell D-25Jim Moeller D-49Tami Green D-28Al O'Brien D-1Pat Sullivan D-47Phyllis Gutierrez Kenney D-46Joyce McDonald R-25Tom Campbell R-2Maralyn Chase D-32Brian Sullivan D-21Timm Ormsby D-3Derek Kilmer D-26John McCoy D-38Fred Jarrett R-41John Serben R-6Chris Strow R-10

Votes

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

History

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

HB 1271 in other sessions

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

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