BILL · 2007–08 SESSION

HB 3007: Survivor benefits

Addressing the survivor benefits of employees who die while honorably serving in the national guard or military reserves during a period of war.

Summary

  • Provides the survivor of a Washington retirement system member who left the employ of their retirement system-covered employer due to National Guard or the military reserve duty, and who died while honorably serving in a defined period of war, with a survivor benefit unreduced for the age of the member at death.
  • Provides this benefit to survivors of members of Law Enforcement Officers' and Fire Fighters' Retirement System (LEOFF), the Washington State Patrol Retirement System (WSPRS), the Teachers' Retirement System (TRS), the School Employees' Retirement System (SERS), the Public Safety Employees' Retirement System (PSERS), and the Public Employees' Retirement System (PERS).

From the House Bill Report (HB 3007), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate
  1. IntroducedJan 21, 2008
  2. Out of committeeJan 31, 2008
  3. Passed HouseFeb 12, 2008
  4. Passed Senatestopped here
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Steve Conway (D-29)
Introduced
January 21, 2008 in the House
Last action
March 13, 2008
Requested by
Other
Companion bill
SB 6646
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to the survivor benefits of employees who die while honorably serving in the national guard or military reserves during a period of war;

Sponsors

Votes

House · Final Passage

Passed February 12, 2008
Version voted on: HB 3007
97 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 1 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat63000
Republican34001
How each member voted

Yea (97)

Excused (1)

History

  1. By resolution, returned to House Rules Committee for third reading.
  2. WM - Majority; do pass.
  3. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  4. First reading, referred to Ways & Means.
  5. Third reading, passed; yeas, 97; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1.
  6. Placed on third reading.
  7. Committee recommendations adopted.
  8. Placed on second reading suspension calendar by Rules Committee.
  9. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  10. APP - Executive action taken by committee.
  11. APP - Majority; do pass.
  12. First reading, referred to Appropriations.

HB 3007 in other sessions

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