BILL · 2007–08 SESSION

HB 2044: Voluntary retirement account

Creating the Washington voluntary retirement accounts program.

Summary

Creates the Washington Voluntary Retirement Accounts Program (WVRA), subject to funding being specifically provided for it in the operating budget.
Requires the Director of the Department of Retirement Systems to develop a plan for the WVRA and seek approval to offer the plan on a tax-qualified basis to private-sector workers in Washington.
Creates a WVRA Partnership Program Account for moneys used to administer the WVRA program on a non-appropriated basis.
Requires private employers to provide employees with the opportunity to enroll in the WVRA.

From the House Bill Analysis 2007 (HB 2044), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to creating the Washington voluntary retirement accounts program;

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

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

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