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BILL · 2005–06 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SHB 1634

HB 1634: Terminally ill/retirement

Allowing terminally ill members to remove themselves from their retirement plan.

Summary

  • Allows a member of Plans 2 or 3 in the Public Employees' Retirement System, the Teachers' Retirement System, or the School Employees' Retirement System to be voluntarily removed from membership in the pension plan if the member has a terminal illness with a life expectancy of five years or less.

From the Substitute House Bill Report (SHB 1634), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate
  1. IntroducedJan 31, 2005
  2. Out of committeeFeb 18, 2005
  3. Passed HouseMar 8, 2005
  4. Passed Senatestopped here
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Bill Grant (D-16)
Introduced
January 31, 2005 in the House
Last action
January 9, 2006
Companion bill
SB 5497
Budget
Has a fiscal note
Versions
HB 1634, SHB 1634

AN ACT Relating to allowing terminally ill members to remove themselves from their retirement plan;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Bill Grant (D-16)

5 co-sponsors (2 Democrats, 3 Republicans)

Larry Haler R-8Maureen Walsh R-16Shirley Hankins R-8Jeannie Darneille D-27Kathy Haigh D-35

Votes

House · Final Passage

Passed March 8, 2005
Version voted on: SHB 1634
96 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 2 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat54002
Republican42000
How each member voted

Yea (96)

Excused (2)

Permalink to this vote

History

  1. House Rules "X" file. (SHB 1634)
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SHB 1634)
  3. By resolution, returned to House Rules Committee for third reading. (SHB 1634)
  4. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. (SHB 1634)
  5. WM - Majority; do pass. (SHB 1634)
  6. First reading, referred to Ways & Means. (SHB 1634)
  7. Third reading, passed; yeas, 96; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2. (SHB 1634)
  8. Placed on third reading. (SHB 1634)
  9. Committee recommendations adopted and the 1st substitute bill substituted. (SHB 1634)
  10. Committee recommendations adopted and the 1st substitute bill substituted.
  11. Placed on second reading suspension calendar. (SHB 1634)
  12. Placed on second reading suspension calendar.
  13. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. (SHB 1634)
  14. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  15. APP - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SHB 1634)
  16. APP - Executive action taken by committee.
  17. APP - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  18. First reading, referred to Appropriations.

HB 1634 in other sessions

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