BILL · 2019–20 SESSION
HB 1297: LEOFF credit recovery/PERS
Recovering service credit withdrawn from the public employees' retirement system for certain law enforcement officers and firefighters.
Summary
- Permits law enforcement officers or firefighters who are employed by a department of retirement systems covered employer to transfer service credit they earned as officers or firefighters in the public employees' retirement system to the law enforcement officers' and firefighters' retirement system plan 2 by irrevocable election, if certain conditions are met.
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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
- IntroducedJan 18, 2019
- Out of committeestopped here
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- Governor
- Law
- Prime sponsor
- Steve Bergquist (D-11)
- Introduced
- January 18, 2019 in the House
- Last action
- January 13, 2020
- Requested by
- Other
- Companion bill
- SB 5355
- Budget
- Has a fiscal note
AN ACT Relating to recovering service credit withdrawn from the public employees' retirement system for certain law enforcement officers and firefighters;
Sponsors
Prime sponsor: Steve Bergquist (D-11)
7 co-sponsors (3 Democrats, 4 Republicans)
Votes
No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.
History
- By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- First reading, referred to Appropriations.
HB 1297 in other sessions
Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.
- HB 1297 (2025–26) Child support/self-employed
- HB 1297 (2023–24) Geoduck task force
- HB 1297 (2021–22) Working families tax exempt.
- HB 1297 (2017–18) Distillery promotional items
- HB 1297 (2015–16) Trans sup budget 2013-2015
- HB 1297 (2013–14) Sunshine committee
- HB 1297 (2011–12) Water right beneficial use
- HB 1297 (2009–10) Metals sale excise tax