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BILL · 2019–20 SESSION

HB 1414: Retirement benefits/death

Paying state retirement benefits until the end of the month in which the retiree or beneficiary dies.

Summary

  • Removes the proration of the final month's benefit when a state retirement system member dies, and instead provides a full month of public pension benefits.

From the House Bill Analysis 2019 (HB 1414), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 22, 2019
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Mike Volz (R-6)
Introduced
January 22, 2019 in the House
Last action
January 13, 2020
Requested by
Other
Companion bill
SB 5335
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to paying state retirement benefits until the end of the month in which the retiree or beneficiary dies;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Mike Volz (R-6)

8 co-sponsors (5 Democrats, 3 Republicans)

Timm Ormsby D-3Morgan Irwin R-31Joe Fitzgibbon D-34Dan Griffey R-35Jenny Graham R-6Mike Pellicciotti D-30Shelley Kloba D-1Steve Bergquist D-11

Votes

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. First reading, referred to Appropriations.

HB 1414 in other sessions

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

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