BILL · 2009–10 SESSION

HB 1601: Retiremnt sys plan 2 members

Participating in insurance plans and contracts by separated plan 2 members of certain retirement systems.

Summary

Permits members of the Public Employees' Retirement System (PERS), the Teachers' Retirement System (TRS), and the School Employees' Retirement System (SERS) Plans 2 to elect continued coverage under the state's employee health benefits upon leaving service whether or not they retire and immediately begin pension benefits.
Limits eligibility to PERS, TRS, and SERS Plan 2 members that separate from service, are at least 55 years of age, and have earned at least 20 years of retirement plan service credit.

From the House Bill Analysis 2009 (HB 1601), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to participating in insurance plans and contracts by separated plan 2 members of certain retirement 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.

HB 1601 (2025–26) Crime victims/capital gains · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 1601 (2023–24) Parental rights · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 1601 (2021–22) Student homelessness pilot · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 1601 (2019–20) Worker protections · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 1601 (2017–18) Beginning educator support · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 1601 (2015–16) Actions by or against county · Enacted · Chapter 138, Laws of 2015
HB 1601 (2013–14) Traffic infraction penalties · Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate
HB 1601 (2011–12) Middle-income households · Did not pass · died in committee