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BILL · 2015–16 SESSION

HB 1036: Domestic partnerships & PERS

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 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 1036), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate
  1. IntroducedJan 12, 2015
  2. Out of committeeFeb 9, 2015
  3. Passed HouseMar 2, 2015
  4. Passed Senatestopped here
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Jim Moeller (D-49)
Introduced
January 12, 2015 in the House
Last action
March 10, 2016
Budget
Has a fiscal note

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)

6 co-sponsors (6 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

Sherry Appleton D-23Laurie Jinkins D-27Mia Gregerson D-33Steve Bergquist D-11Timm Ormsby D-3Marcus Riccelli D-3

Votes

House · Final Passage

Passed March 2, 2015
Version voted on: HB 1036
65 Yea 32 Nay 0 Absent 1 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat51000
Republican143201
How each member voted

Yea (65)

Excused (1)

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History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. House Rules "X" file.
  3. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  4. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  5. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  6. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  7. By resolution, returned to House Rules Committee for third reading.
  8. First reading, referred to Ways & Means.
  9. Third reading, passed; yeas, 65; nays, 32; absent, 0; excused, 1.
  10. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
  11. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  12. Referred to Rules 2 Review.
  13. Minority; without recommendation.
  14. Minority; do not pass.
  15. APP - Majority; do pass.
  16. First reading, referred to Appropriations (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).
  17. Prefiled for introduction.

HB 1036 in other sessions

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