BILL · 2019–20 SESSION
SB 5661: Survivorship benefit options
Clarifying the written consent requirement for survivorship benefit options.
Summary
- Eliminates the written consent requirement that a spouse or domestic partner must provide when certain joint pension benefit options are selected by a member of a state retirement system.
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Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
- IntroducedJan 25, 2019
- Out of committeeFeb 14, 2019
- Passed Senatestopped here
- Passed House
- Governor
- Law
- Prime sponsor
- Steve Conway (D-29)
- Introduced
- January 25, 2019 in the Senate
- Last action
- January 13, 2020
- Requested by
- Other
- Companion bill
- HB 1408
- Budget
- Has a fiscal note
AN ACT Relating to clarifying the written consent requirement for survivorship benefit options;
Sponsors
Prime sponsor: Steve Conway (D-29)
2 co-sponsors (1 Democrat, 1 Republican)
Votes
No recorded floor votes.
History
- By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- Senate Rules "X" file.
- Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- Minority; without recommendation.
- WM - Majority; do pass.
- First reading, referred to Ways & Means.
SB 5661 in other sessions
Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.
- SB 5661 (2025–26) Landlord-tenant/preemption
- SB 5661 (2023–24) Skill center class sizes
- SB 5661 (2021–22) Fish and wildlife commission
- SB 5661 (2017–18) LEOFF interr. service credit
- SB 5661 (2015–16) State ballot measures
- SB 5661 (2013–14) Property assessments/appeals
- SB 5661 (2011–12) Derelict fishing gear
- SB 5661 (2009–10) Home school declaration