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BILL · 2005–06 SESSION

SB 5522: Purchasing service credit

Purchasing service credit lost due to injury. (REVISED FOR PASSED LEGISLATURE: Extending the ability to purchase service credit lost due to injury.)

Summary

  • Increases the period of unearned service credit that a member of the Public Employees' Retirement System may purchase related to an injury incurred in the line of duty from 12 months to 24 months.
  • Requires members to make employee contributions based on the salary that the member would have earned had the member not been injured, and requires employers to make contributions at the rates in effect for the period of service purchased.

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Enacted Enacted · Chapter 363, Laws of 2005
  1. IntroducedJan 26, 2005
  2. Out of committeeMar 7, 2005
  3. Passed SenateMar 16, 2005
  4. Passed HouseApr 5, 2005
  5. GovernorMay 10, 2005
  6. LawMay 10, 2005
Prime sponsor
Rosa Franklin (D-29)
Introduced
January 26, 2005 in the Senate
Last action
May 10, 2005
Session law
Chapter 363, Laws of 2005
Companion bill
HB 1521
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to purchasing service credit lost due to injury;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Rosa Franklin (D-29)

9 co-sponsors (6 Democrats, 3 Republicans)

Brian Weinstein D-41Karen Keiser D-33Jim Kastama D-25Joseph Zarelli R-18Marilyn Rasmussen D-2Mike Hewitt R-16Adam Kline D-37Dave Schmidt R-44Phil Rockefeller D-23

Votes

Senate · 3rd Reading & Final Passage

Passed March 16, 2005
Version voted on: SB 5522
48 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 1 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat26000
Republican22001
How each member voted

Yea (48)

Excused (1)

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House · Final Passage as Amended by the House

Passed April 5, 2005
Version voted on: SB 5522
94 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 4 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat53003
Republican41001
How each member voted

Yea (94)

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Senate · Final Passage as Amended by the House

Passed April 19, 2005
Version voted on: SB 5522
46 Yea 0 Nay 3 Absent 0 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat24020
Republican22010
How each member voted

Yea (46)

Absent (3)

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History

  1. Effective date 7/24/2005.
  2. Chapter 363, 2005 Laws.
  3. Governor signed.
  4. Delivered to Governor.
  5. Speaker signed.
  6. President signed.
  7. Passed final passage; yeas, 46; nays, 0; absent, 3; excused, 0.
  8. Senate concurred in House amendments.
  9. Third reading, passed; yeas, 94; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 4.
  10. Placed on third reading.
  11. Committee recommendations adopted and the bill amended.
  12. Placed on second reading suspension calendar.
  13. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  14. APP - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
  15. APP - Executive action taken by committee.
  16. First reading, referred to Appropriations.
  17. Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1.
  18. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
  19. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  20. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  21. WM - Majority; do pass.
  22. First reading, referred to Ways & Means.

SB 5522 in other sessions

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