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BILL · 2005–06 SESSION

SB 5544: Voluntary accounts program

Creating the Washington voluntary accounts program.

Summary

  • The Washington Voluntary Accounts Program is created in order to provide individual retirement accounts to workers in Washington State. The amount that may be contributed to an individual retirement accounts created under this statute is governed by applicable federal laws.

From the Senate Bill Report (SB 5544), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 27, 2005
  2. Out of committeeMar 7, 2005
  3. Passed Senatestopped here
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Harriet Spanel (D-40)
Introduced
January 27, 2005 in the Senate
Last action
January 10, 2006
Budget
Has a fiscal note
Versions
SB 5544, SSB 5544, 2SSB 5544

AN ACT Relating to creating the Washington voluntary accounts program;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Harriet Spanel (D-40)

6 co-sponsors (4 Democrats, 2 Republicans)

Darlene Fairley D-32Dale Brandland R-42Karen Keiser D-33Rosa Franklin D-29Brad Benson R-6Jeanne Kohl-Welles D-36

Votes

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

History

  1. Substitute(s) not adopted during the first year of the biennium; no longer available for consideration. (2SSB 5544)
  2. Substitute(s) not adopted during the first year of the biennium; no longer available for consideration. (SSB 5544)
  3. Rules Committee refers to Committee on Ways & Means.
  4. Substitute(s) not adopted during the first year of the biennium; no longer available for consideration.
  5. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (2SSB 5544)
  6. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SSB 5544)
  7. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  8. Referred to Rules. (2SSB 5544)
  9. Senate Rules "X" file. (2SSB 5544)
  10. Senate Rules "X" file. (SSB 5544)
  11. Referred to Rules. (SSB 5544)
  12. Referred to Rules.
  13. Senate Rules "X" file.
  14. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. (2SSB 5544)
  15. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. (SSB 5544)
  16. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  17. Made eligible to be placed on second reading. (2SSB 5544)
  18. Made eligible to be placed on second reading. (SSB 5544)
  19. Made eligible to be placed on second reading.
  20. Minority; without recommendation. (2SSB 5544)
  21. WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (2SSB 5544)
  22. Minority; do not pass. (2SSB 5544)
  23. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. (2SSB 5544)
  24. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. (SSB 5544)
  25. Minority; do not pass. (SSB 5544)
  26. WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SSB 5544)
  27. Minority; without recommendation. (SSB 5544)
  28. Minority; without recommendation.
  29. WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  30. Minority; do not pass.
  31. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  32. And refer to Ways & Means. (SSB 5544)
  33. FHC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SSB 5544)
  34. Referred to Ways & Means. (SSB 5544)
  35. Referred to Ways & Means.
  36. FHC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  37. And refer to Ways & Means.
  38. First reading, referred to Financial Institutions, Housing & Consumer Protection.

SB 5544 in other sessions

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

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