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BILL · 2005–06 SESSION

SB 5391: Tricare sup insurance policy

Offering a tricare supplemental insurance policy to certain public employees.

Summary

Authorizes the Public Employees Benefit Board to offer supplemental insurance coverage for employees who qualify for the Department of Defense's TRICARE program.

From the House Bill Report (SB 5391), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Enacted Enacted · Chapter 46, Laws of 2005

IntroducedJan 24, 2005
Out of committeeFeb 8, 2005
Passed SenateMar 8, 2005
Passed HouseApr 5, 2005
GovernorApr 13, 2005
LawApr 13, 2005

Prime sponsor: Karen Keiser (D-33)
Introduced: January 24, 2005 in the Senate
Last action: April 13, 2005
Session law: Chapter 46, Laws of 2005
Budget: Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to the public employees' benefits board offering a tricare supplemental insurance policy to employees who are eligible for this policy, but not eligible for medicare parts A and B;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Karen Keiser (D-33)

6 co-sponsors (4 Democrats, 2 Republicans)

Rosa Franklin D-29 Dale Brandland R-42 Jim Kastama D-25 Stephen Johnson R-47 Jeanne Kohl-Welles D-36 Adam Kline D-37

Votes

Senate · 3rd Reading & Final Passage

Passed March 8, 2005

Version voted on: SB 5391

47 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 2 Excused

Party	Yea	Nay	Absent	Excused
Democrat	25	0	0	1
Republican	22	0	0	1

How each member voted

Yea (47)

Excused (2)

Don Benton R-17
Phil Rockefeller D-23

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House · Final Passage

Passed April 5, 2005

Version voted on: SB 5391

93 Yea 1 Nay 0 Absent 4 Excused

Party	Yea	Nay	Absent	Excused
Democrat	53	0	0	3
Republican	40	1	0	1

How each member voted

Yea (93)

Nay (1)

Richard DeBolt R-20

Excused (4)

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History

Apr 13, 2005Effective date 7/24/2005.
Apr 13, 2005Chapter 46, 2005 Laws.
Apr 13, 2005Governor signed.
Apr 7, 2005Delivered to Governor.
Apr 6, 2005President signed.
Apr 6, 2005Speaker signed.
Apr 5, 2005Third reading, passed; yeas, 93; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 4.
Apr 5, 2005Committee recommendations adopted.
Apr 5, 2005Placed on third reading.
Mar 31, 2005Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
Mar 31, 2005Placed on second reading suspension calendar.
Mar 29, 2005APP - Majority; do pass.
Mar 29, 2005APP - Executive action taken by committee.
Mar 28, 2005Referred to Appropriations.
Mar 24, 2005HC - Executive action taken by committee.
Mar 24, 2005Minority; do not pass.
Mar 24, 2005HC - Majority; do pass.
Mar 10, 2005First reading, referred to Health Care.
Mar 8, 2005Third reading, passed; yeas, 47; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2.
Mar 8, 2005Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
Mar 1, 2005Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
Feb 15, 2005Made eligible to be placed on second reading.
Feb 8, 2005HEA - Majority; do pass.
Feb 8, 2005Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
Jan 24, 2005First reading, referred to Health & Long-Term Care.

SB 5391 in other sessions

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

SB 5391 (2025–26) Sustainable farms grants · Enacted · Chapter 128, Laws of 2025
SB 5391 (2023–24) Embodied carbon reductions · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5391 (2021–22) Property tax exempt./income · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5391 (2019–20) Property sale disclosures · Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
SB 5391 (2017–18) Dept. of veterans affairs · Enacted · Chapter 185, Laws of 2017
SB 5391 (2015–16) Teacher cert. degree progrms · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5391 (2013–14) Discover pass/ORV exemption · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5391 (2011–12) Zoo excise taxation · Did not pass · died in committee

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