BILL · 2009–10 SESSION

SB 5542: LEOFF plan 2/disabled

Providing a minimum retirement allowance for members of the law enforcement officers' and firefighters' retirement system plan 2 who were disabled in the line of duty before January 1, 2001.

Summary

  • Permits members of the Law Enforcement Officers' and Firefighters' Retirement System Plan 2 who were disabled in the line of duty before January 1, 2001, and receive a disability allowance to convert their disability allowance to include a federal income tax-exempt fixed 10 percent of final average salary benefit, plus an actuarially reduced benefit for each year of service earned beyond five.
  • Limits the new benefit to the greater of 10 percent, or the original disability allowance the member was receiving prior to the conversion.

From the House Bill Report (SB 5542), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Vetoed Vetoed by the Governor
  1. IntroducedJan 26, 2009
  2. Out of committeeMar 2, 2009
  3. Passed SenateMar 7, 2009
  4. Passed HouseApr 8, 2009
  5. VetoedApr 16, 2009
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Rosa Franklin (D-29)
Introduced
January 26, 2009 in the Senate
Last action
April 16, 2009
Requested by
Other
Companion bill
HB 1678
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to members of the law enforcement officers' and firefighters' retirement system plan 2 who were disabled in the line of duty before January 1, 2001;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Rosa Franklin (D-29)

2 co-sponsors (1 Democrat, 1 Republican)

Votes

Senate · 3rd Reading & Final Passage

Passed March 7, 2009
Version voted on: SB 5542
42 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 7 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat28003
Republican14004
How each member voted

House · Final Passage

Passed April 8, 2009
Version voted on: SB 5542
98 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 0 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat62000
Republican36000
How each member voted

Yea (98)

History

  1. Governor vetoed.
  2. Delivered to Governor.
  3. Speaker signed.
  4. President signed.
  5. Third reading, passed; yeas, 98; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0.
  6. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
  7. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  8. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  9. WAYS - Majority; do pass.
  10. WAYS - Executive action taken by committee.
  11. First reading, referred to Ways & Means.
  12. Third reading, passed; yeas, 42; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 7.
  13. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
  14. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  15. WM - Majority; do pass.
  16. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  17. First reading, referred to Ways & Means.

SB 5542 in other sessions

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