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BILL · 2005–06 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SSB 5497

SB 5497: 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 (SSB 5497), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Enacted Enacted · Chapter 131, Laws of 2005
  1. IntroducedJan 26, 2005
  2. Out of committeeMar 4, 2005
  3. Passed SenateMar 9, 2005
  4. Passed HouseApr 5, 2005
  5. GovernorApr 21, 2005
  6. LawApr 21, 2005
Prime sponsor
Jerome Delvin (R-8)
Introduced
January 26, 2005 in the Senate
Last action
April 21, 2005
Session law
Chapter 131, Laws of 2005
Companion bill
HB 1634
Budget
Has a fiscal note
Versions
SB 5497, SSB 5497

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

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Jerome Delvin (R-8)

10 co-sponsors (0 Democrats, 10 Republicans)

Mike Hewitt R-16Senator R-15Mark Schoesler R-9Bob McCaslin R-4Alex Deccio R-14Joyce Mulliken R-13Bob Morton R-7Pam Roach R-31Dan Swecker R-20Cheryl Pflug R-5

Votes

Senate · 3rd Reading & Final Passage

Passed March 9, 2005
Version voted on: SSB 5497
47 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 2 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat25001
Republican22001
How each member voted

Yea (47)

Excused (2)

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House · Final Passage

Passed April 5, 2005
Version voted on: SSB 5497
94 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 4 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat52004
Republican42000
How each member voted

Yea (94)

Excused (4)

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History

  1. Effective date 4/21/2005. (SSB 5497)
  2. Chapter 131, 2005 Laws. (SSB 5497)
  3. Governor signed. (SSB 5497)
  4. Delivered to Governor. (SSB 5497)
  5. Speaker signed. (SSB 5497)
  6. President signed. (SSB 5497)
  7. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. (SSB 5497)
  8. Third reading, passed; yeas, 94; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 4. (SSB 5497)
  9. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. (SSB 5497)
  10. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. (SSB 5497)
  11. APP - Majority; do pass. (SSB 5497)
  12. APP - Executive action taken by committee. (SSB 5497)
  13. First reading, referred to Appropriations. (SSB 5497)
  14. Third reading, passed; yeas, 47; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2. (SSB 5497)
  15. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. (SSB 5497)
  16. 1st substitute bill substituted. (SSB 5497)
  17. 1st substitute bill substituted.
  18. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. (SSB 5497)
  19. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  20. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. (SSB 5497)
  21. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  22. WM - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SSB 5497)
  23. WM - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  24. First reading, referred to Ways & Means.

SB 5497 in other sessions

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