BILL · 2007–08 SESSION

SB 5724: Survivor beneficiary

Providing for designating a survivor beneficiary in public pension systems.

Summary

Domestic partner is defined as one of two unmarried, mentally competent adults in a close personal relationship in which the partners: (1) are responsible for each other's common welfare; (2) share the same regular and permanent residence; (3) agree that they are jointly responsible for basic living expenses such as food and housing; and (4) are not related by blood closer than would bar marriage in Washington.

From the Senate Bill Report (SB 5724), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to designating a survivor beneficiary in public pension systems;

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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