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BILL · 2013–14 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SHB 2485

HB 2485: PERS/domestic partnerships

Addressing survivor benefits from the public employees' retirement system for survivors of members in registered domestic partnerships prior to December 2012.

Summary

  • Provides the survivor of a member of the Public Employees' Retirement System (PERS) Plans that was a registered domestic partner of a member prior to December 1, 2008, was married to the member prior to January 1, 2013, was the designated beneficiary of the member, and was predeceased by the member prior to January 1, 2014, the option to designate themselves as a survivor beneficiary and receive a joint and 50 percent survivor benefit.

From the House Bill Report (HB 2485), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor
  1. IntroducedJan 20, 2014
  2. Out of committeeFeb 5, 2014
  3. Passed Housestopped here
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Jim Moeller (D-49)
Introduced
January 20, 2014 in the House
Last action
February 5, 2014
Budget
Has a fiscal note
Versions
HB 2485, SHB 2485

AN ACT Relating to survivor benefits from the public employees' retirement system for survivors of members in registered domestic partnerships prior to December 2012;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Jim Moeller (D-49)

2 co-sponsors (2 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

Chris Reykdal D-22Steve Bergquist D-11

Votes

No recorded floor votes.

History

  1. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. (SHB 2485)
  2. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  3. Minority; do not pass. (SHB 2485)
  4. APP - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SHB 2485)
  5. APP - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  6. Minority; do not pass.
  7. APP - Executive action taken by committee.
  8. First reading, referred to Appropriations (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 2485 in other sessions

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