WA People
BILL · 2009–10 SESSION

HB 1212: LEOFF & WSP death benefits

Regarding industrial insurance death benefits for the surviving spouses of members of the law enforcement officers' and firefighters' retirement system and the state patrol retirement system.

Summary

  • Provides that surviving spouses of members of the Law Enforcement Officers' and Fire Fighters' Retirement System and the Washington State Patrol Retirement System continue to receive monthly industrial insurance benefits for death resulting from a workplace injury regardless of remarriage.

From the House Bill Report (HB 1212), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate
  1. IntroducedJan 15, 2009
  2. Out of committeeFeb 10, 2009
  3. Passed HouseMar 5, 2009
  4. Passed SenateApr 13, 2009
  5. Governorstopped here
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Steve Kirby (D-29)
Introduced
January 15, 2009 in the House
Last action
January 11, 2010
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to industrial insurance death benefits for the surviving spouses of members of the law enforcement officers' and firefighters' retirement system and the state patrol retirement system;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Steve Kirby (D-29)

6 co-sponsors (6 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

Tami Green D-28Brendan Williams D-22Mary Helen Roberts D-21Timm Ormsby D-3Sherry Appleton D-23Alex Wood D-3

Votes

House · Final Passage

Passed March 5, 2009
Version voted on: HB 1212
77 Yea 20 Nay 0 Absent 0 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat60200
Republican171800
How each member voted

Yea (77)

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House · Final Passage on Reconsideration

Passed March 5, 2009
Version voted on: HB 1212
78 Yea 19 Nay 0 Absent 0 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat61100
Republican171800
How each member voted

Yea (78)

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Senate · Final Passage as Amended by the Senate

Passed April 13, 2009
Version voted on: HB 1212
47 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 2 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat29002
Republican18000
How each member voted

Yea (47)

Excused (2)

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House · Concur in Senate amendments

April 24, 2009
Version voted on: HB 1212
34 Yea 60 Nay 0 Absent 4 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat25802
Republican32202
How each member voted

Nay (60)

Excused (4)

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History

  1. Referred to Commerce & Labor.
  2. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration.
  3. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  4. By resolution, returned to House Rules Committee for third reading.
  5. Conference committee appointed. Representatives Condotta, Kirby, Conway.
  6. Conference committee request granted.
  7. Conference committee appointed. Senators Keiser, Kohl-Welles, Holmquist.
  8. Senate insists on its position and asks House for a conference.
  9. House refuses to concur in Senate amendments. Asks Senate to recede from amendments.
  10. Third reading, passed; yeas, 47; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2.
  11. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
  12. Committee amendment adopted with no other amendments.
  13. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  14. Made eligible to be placed on second reading.
  15. LCCP - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
  16. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  17. First reading, referred to Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection.
  18. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
  19. Third reading, passed; yeas, 78; nays, 19; absent, 0; excused, 0.
  20. Vote on third reading will be reconsidered.
  21. Third reading, passed; yeas, 77; nays, 20; absent, 0; excused, 0.
  22. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  23. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  24. CL - Executive action taken by committee.
  25. Minority; do not pass.
  26. CL - Majority; do pass.
  27. First reading, referred to Commerce & Labor.

HB 1212 in other sessions

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