WA People
BILL · 2011–12 SESSION

HB 2070: Avg. salary/pension purposes

Determining average salary for the pension purposes of state and local government employees as certified by their employer.

Summary

  • Provides that pensions from specified Washington retirement systems based on salaries earned during the 2011-13 biennium will not be reduced by compensation forgone by a member due to reduced work hours, mandatory leave without pay, temporary layoffs, or reductions to current pay if the measures are an integral part of a state or local government employer's expenditure reduction efforts.
  • Applies this change to the Law Enforcement Officers' and Fire Fighters' Retirement System, the School Employees' Retirement System, the Washington State Patrol Retirement System, the Teachers' Retirement System, the Public Safety Employees' Retirement System, and the Public Employees' Retirement System.

From the House Bill Report (HB 2070), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Enacted Enacted · Chapter 5, Laws of 2011, 1st Special Session
  1. IntroducedApr 9, 2011
  2. Out of committeeApr 21, 2011
  3. Passed HouseMay 2, 2011
  4. Passed SenateMay 9, 2011
  5. GovernorMay 31, 2011
  6. LawMay 31, 2011
Prime sponsor
Larry Seaquist (D-26)
Introduced
April 9, 2011 in the House
Last action
May 31, 2011
Session law
Chapter 5, Laws of 2011, 1st Special Session
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to determining average salary for the pension purposes of state and local government employees as certified by their employer;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Larry Seaquist (D-26)

Votes

House · Final Passage

Passed May 2, 2011
Version voted on: HB 2070
90 Yea 4 Nay 0 Absent 4 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat53003
Republican37401
How each member voted

Yea (90)

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Senate · 3rd Reading & Final Passage

Passed May 9, 2011
Version voted on: HB 2070
40 Yea 4 Nay 0 Absent 5 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat24003
Republican16402
How each member voted
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History

  1. Effective date 7/1/2011.
  2. Chapter 5, 2011 Laws 1st Special Session.
  3. Governor signed.
  4. President signed.
  5. Delivered to Governor.
  6. Speaker signed.
  7. Third reading, passed; yeas, 40; nays, 4; absent, 0; excused, 5.
  8. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
  9. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  10. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  11. WM - Majority; do pass.
  12. Minority; without recommendation.
  13. First reading, referred to Ways & Means.
  14. Third reading, passed; yeas, 90; nays, 4; absent, 0; excused, 4.
  15. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
  16. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
  17. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  18. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  19. WAYS - Executive action taken by committee.
  20. WAYS - Majority; do pass.
  21. First reading, referred to Ways & Means.

HB 2070 in other sessions

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