Washington 2017-2018 Regular Session Status: Enacted 4 D cosponsors

SB 6340 — Providing a benefit increase to certain retirees of the public employees' retirement system plan 1 and the teachers' retirement system plan 1.

Last action — Effective date 7/1/2018.

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed House
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    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 12, 2018. Enacted.

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High chance

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 66% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 10 sponsors

    1 primary, 9 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (4 D).

  • Mixed recorded votes

    4 passed, 1 failed in recorded votes so far.

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

1 added · 1 removed

Plain-language change summary

The revised bill now proposes a three percent increase in monthly benefits for retirees under the teachers' and public employees' retirement systems, up from a two percent increase in the previous version. This change is significant because it means retirees will receive a greater boost in their monthly incomes, which could help them better manage their expenses in retirement. Both increases are still capped at a maximum of $62.50, but the higher percentage increase reflects a move towards providing more financial support to these beneficiaries.

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S-4796.1SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 6340State of Washington65th Legislature2018 Regular SessionBy Senate Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senators Conway, Bailey, Hobbs, Walsh, Hasegawa, Hunt, Mullet, Keiser, Palumbo, and Saldaña;
Z-0630.2SENATE BILL 6340State of Washington65th Legislature2018 Regular SessionBy Senators Conway, Bailey, Hobbs, Walsh, Hasegawa, Hunt, Mullet, Keiser, Palumbo, and Saldaña;
by request of Select Committee on Pension Policy)READ FIRST TIME 02/06/18.AN ACT Relating to providing a benefit increase to certain retirees of the public employees' retirement system plan 1 and the teachers' retirement system plan 1;
by request of Select Committee on Pension PolicyRead first time 01/12/18.
Referred to Committee on Ways & Means.AN ACT Relating to providing a benefit increase to certain retirees of the public employees' retirement system plan 1 and the teachers' retirement system plan 1;
and providing an effective date.BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1.  A new section is added to chapter 41.32 RCW under the subchapter heading "plan 1" to read as follows:(1) Beneficiaries who are receiving a monthly benefit from the teachers' retirement system plan 1 on July 1, 2017, shall receive, effective July 1, 2018, an increase to their monthly benefit of two percent multiplied by the beneficiaries' monthly benefit, not to exceed sixty-two dollars and fifty cents.(2) This section does not apply to those receiving benefits pursuant to RCW 41.32.489 or 41.32.540.NEW SECTION.  Sec. 2.  A new section is added to chapter 41.40 RCW under the subchapter heading "plan 1" to read as follows:(1) Beneficiaries who are receiving a monthly benefit from the public employees' retirement system plan 1 on July 1, 2017, shall receive, effective July 1, 2018, an increase to their monthly benefit of two percent multiplied by the beneficiaries' monthly benefit, not to exceed sixty-two dollars and fifty cents.(2) This section does not apply to those receiving benefits pursuant to RCW 41.40.1984.NEW SECTION.  Sec. 3.  This act takes effect July 1, 2018.--- END ---
and providing an effective date.BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1.  A new section is added to chapter 41.32 RCW under the subchapter heading "plan 1" to read as follows:(1) Beneficiaries who are receiving a monthly benefit from the teachers' retirement system plan 1 on July 1, 2017, shall receive, effective July 1, 2018, an increase to their monthly benefit of three percent multiplied by the beneficiaries' monthly benefit, not to exceed sixty-two dollars and fifty cents.(2) This section does not apply to those receiving benefits pursuant to RCW 41.32.489 or 41.32.540.NEW SECTION.  Sec. 2.  A new section is added to chapter 41.40 RCW under the subchapter heading "plan 1" to read as follows:(1) Beneficiaries who are receiving a monthly benefit from the public employees' retirement system plan 1 on July 1, 2017, shall receive, effective July 1, 2018, an increase to their monthly benefit of three percent multiplied by the beneficiaries' monthly benefit, not to exceed sixty-two dollars and fifty cents.(2) This section does not apply to those receiving benefits pursuant to RCW 41.40.1984.NEW SECTION.  Sec. 3.  This act takes effect July 1, 2018.--- END ---
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Action History

  1. Effective date 7/1/2018.

  2. Chapter 151, 2018 Laws.

  3. Governor signed.

  4. Delivered to Governor.

  5. President signed.

  6. Speaker signed.

  7. Passed final passage; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0.

  8. Senate concurred in House amendments.

  9. Third reading, passed; yeas, 97; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1.

  10. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

  11. Floor amendment(s) adopted.

  12. Committee amendment not adopted.

  13. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.

  14. Referred to Rules 2 Review.

  15. Minority; do not pass.

  16. APP - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).

  17. First reading, referred to Appropriations (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

  18. Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1.

  19. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

  20. 1st substitute bill substituted.

  21. 1st substitute bill substituted.

  22. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.

  23. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.

  24. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.

  25. Minority; without recommendation.

  26. WM - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.

  27. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.

  28. Minority; without recommendation.

  29. WM - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.

  30. First reading, referred to Ways & Means.

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 9 co-sponsors · 141 not signed on · 50 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (9)

Not signed on (141)

141 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Final Passage as Amended by the House (#10)

Passed 49 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 31000
Republican 9000
Democrat 9000
Total 49000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (49)
Member Party Vote
Angel — Yea
Bailey — Yea
Becker — Yea
Fain — Yea
Hawkins — Yea
Hobbs — Yea
Kuderer — Yea
Mullet — Yea
Padden — Yea
Palumbo — Yea
Rivers — Yea
Rolfes — Yea
Sheldon — Yea
Brown — Yea
Baumgartner — Yea
Billig — Yea
Carlyle — Yea
Darneille — Yea
Ericksen — Yea
Frockt — Yea
Wilson — Yea
Honeyford — Yea
Keiser — Yea
McCoy — Yea
Miloscia — Yea
Nelson — Yea
O'Ban — Yea
Ranker — Yea
Takko — Yea
Zeiger — Yea
Van De Wege — Yea
Annette Cleveland Democrat Yea
Bob Hasegawa Democrat Yea
Jamie Pedersen Democrat Yea
Lisa Wellman Democrat Yea
Manka Dhingra Democrat Yea
Marko Liias Democrat Yea
Rebecca Saldaña Democrat Yea
Steve Conway Democrat Yea
Victoria Hunt Democrat Yea
Curtis King Republican Yea
Jim Walsh Republican Yea
John Braun Republican Yea
Judy Warnick Republican Yea
Keith Wagoner Republican Yea
Mark Schoesler Republican Yea
Phil Fortunato Republican Yea
Rob Chase Republican Yea
Shelly Short Republican Yea

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Final Passage as Amended by the House (#18)

Passed 97 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 49001
Republican 15000
Democrat 33000
Total 97001
% of votes cast 99%0%0%1%
How each member voted (98)
Member Party Vote
Appleton — Yea
Buys — Yea
Cody — Yea
Dolan — Yea
Graves — Yea
Haler — Yea
Harmsworth — Yea
Hayes — Yea
Lytton — Yea
Nealey — Yea
Pettigrew — Yea
Pike — Yea
Rodne — Yea
Sawyer — Yea
Sells — Yea
Shea — Yea
Hargrove — Yea
Blake — Yea
Chandler — Yea
Chopp — Yea
Clibborn — Yea
Condotta — Yea
DeBolt — Yea
Hudgins — Yea
Irwin — Yea
Jenkin — Yea
Kagi — Yea
Kirby — Yea
Klippert — Yea
Kraft — Yea
Smith — Yea
Kretz — Yea
Kristiansen — Yea
Manweller — Not Voting
Maycumber — Yea
McBride — Yea
McCaslin — Yea
McDonald — Yea
Morris — Yea
Mosbrucker — Yea
Muri — Yea
Pellicciotti — Yea
Stambaugh — Yea
Sullivan — Yea
Tarleton — Yea
Vick — Yea
Wilcox — Yea
Young — Yea
Johnson, J. — Yea
Van Werven — Yea
Beth Doglio Democrat Yea
Chris Kilduff Democrat Yea
Cindy Ryu Democrat Yea
Derek Stanford Democrat Yea
Drew Hansen Democrat Yea
Gerry Pollet Democrat Yea
Jake Fey Democrat Yea
Jamila Taylor Democrat Yea
Javier Valdez Democrat Yea
Joe Fitzgibbon Democrat Yea
John Lovick Democrat Yea
June Robinson Democrat Yea
Kristine Reeves Democrat Yea
Larry Springer Democrat Yea
Laurie Jinkins Democrat Yea
Lillian Ortiz-Self Democrat Yea
Marcus Riccelli Democrat Yea
Mia Gregerson Democrat Yea
Mike Chapman Democrat Yea
Monica Jurado Stonier Democrat Yea
Nicole Macri Democrat Yea
Noel Frame Democrat Yea
Roger Goodman Democrat Yea
Sharon Tomiko Santos Democrat Yea
Sharon Wylie Democrat Yea
Shelley Kloba Democrat Yea
Steve Bergquist Democrat Yea
Steve Tharinger Democrat Yea
Strom Peterson Democrat Yea
Tana Senn Democrat Yea
Timm Ormsby Democrat Yea
Tina Orwall Democrat Yea
Vandana Slatter Democrat Yea
Andrew Barkis Republican Yea
Carolyn Eslick Republican Yea
Dan Griffey Republican Yea
Drew MacEwen Republican Yea
Drew Stokesbary Republican Yea
Ed Orcutt Republican Yea
Jeff Holy Republican Yea
Jim Walsh Republican Yea
Joe Schmick Republican Yea
Mary Dye Republican Yea
Michelle Valdez Republican Yea
Mike Steele Republican Yea
Mike Volz Republican Yea
Paul Harris Republican Yea
Tom Dent Republican Yea

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1456 MacEwen Pg 1 Ln 11 (#16)

Failed 47 Yea · 50 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 311801
Democrat 13200
Republican 15000
Total 475001
% of votes cast 48%51%0%1%
How each member voted (98)
Member Party Vote
Appleton — Nay
Chopp — Nay
Cody — Nay
Dolan — Nay
Graves — Yea
Haler — Yea
Harmsworth — Yea
Hayes — Yea
McCaslin — Yea
Nealey — Yea
Pettigrew — Nay
Pike — Yea
Rodne — Yea
Sawyer — Nay
Sells — Nay
Shea — Yea
Hargrove — Yea
Blake — Nay
Buys — Yea
Chandler — Yea
Clibborn — Nay
Condotta — Yea
DeBolt — Yea
Hudgins — Nay
Irwin — Yea
Jenkin — Yea
Kagi — Nay
Kirby — Nay
Klippert — Yea
Kraft — Yea
Kretz — Yea
Kristiansen — Yea
Lytton — Nay
Manweller — Not Voting
Maycumber — Yea
McBride — Nay
McDonald — Yea
Morris — Nay
Mosbrucker — Yea
Muri — Yea
Pellicciotti — Nay
Smith — Yea
Stambaugh — Yea
Sullivan — Nay
Tarleton — Nay
Vick — Yea
Wilcox — Yea
Young — Yea
Johnson, J. — Yea
Van Werven — Yea
Beth Doglio Democrat Nay
Chris Kilduff Democrat Nay
Cindy Ryu Democrat Nay
Derek Stanford Democrat Nay
Drew Hansen Democrat Nay
Gerry Pollet Democrat Nay
Jake Fey Democrat Nay
Jamila Taylor Democrat Yea
Javier Valdez Democrat Nay
Joe Fitzgibbon Democrat Nay
John Lovick Democrat Nay
June Robinson Democrat Nay
Kristine Reeves Democrat Nay
Larry Springer Democrat Nay
Laurie Jinkins Democrat Nay
Lillian Ortiz-Self Democrat Nay
Marcus Riccelli Democrat Nay
Mia Gregerson Democrat Nay
Mike Chapman Democrat Nay
Monica Jurado Stonier Democrat Nay
Nicole Macri Democrat Nay
Noel Frame Democrat Nay
Roger Goodman Democrat Nay
Sharon Tomiko Santos Democrat Nay
Sharon Wylie Democrat Nay
Shelley Kloba Democrat Nay
Steve Bergquist Democrat Nay
Steve Tharinger Democrat Nay
Strom Peterson Democrat Nay
Tana Senn Democrat Nay
Timm Ormsby Democrat Nay
Tina Orwall Democrat Nay
Vandana Slatter Democrat Nay
Andrew Barkis Republican Yea
Carolyn Eslick Republican Yea
Dan Griffey Republican Yea
Drew MacEwen Republican Yea
Drew Stokesbary Republican Yea
Ed Orcutt Republican Yea
Jeff Holy Republican Yea
Jim Walsh Republican Yea
Joe Schmick Republican Yea
Mary Dye Republican Yea
Michelle Valdez Republican Yea
Mike Steele Republican Yea
Mike Volz Republican Yea
Paul Harris Republican Yea
Tom Dent Republican Yea

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1454 Ormsby Pg 1 Ln 11 (#17)

Passed 50 Yea · 47 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 183101
Democrat 32100
Republican 01500
Total 504701
% of votes cast 51%48%0%1%
How each member voted (98)
Member Party Vote
Appleton — Yea
Chopp — Yea
Cody — Yea
Dolan — Yea
Graves — Nay
Haler — Nay
Harmsworth — Nay
Hayes — Nay
Lytton — Yea
McBride — Yea
Morris — Yea
Nealey — Nay
Pettigrew — Yea
Pike — Nay
Rodne — Nay
Sawyer — Yea
Sells — Yea
Shea — Nay
Hargrove — Nay
Blake — Yea
Buys — Nay
Chandler — Nay
Clibborn — Yea
Condotta — Nay
DeBolt — Nay
Hudgins — Yea
Irwin — Nay
Jenkin — Nay
Kagi — Yea
Kirby — Yea
Klippert — Nay
Kraft — Nay
Kretz — Nay
Kristiansen — Nay
Manweller — Not Voting
Smith — Nay
Maycumber — Nay
McCaslin — Nay
McDonald — Nay
Mosbrucker — Nay
Muri — Nay
Pellicciotti — Yea
Stambaugh — Nay
Sullivan — Yea
Tarleton — Yea
Vick — Nay
Wilcox — Nay
Young — Nay
Johnson, J. — Nay
Van Werven — Nay
Beth Doglio Democrat Yea
Chris Kilduff Democrat Yea
Cindy Ryu Democrat Yea
Derek Stanford Democrat Yea
Drew Hansen Democrat Yea
Gerry Pollet Democrat Yea
Jake Fey Democrat Yea
Jamila Taylor Democrat Nay
Javier Valdez Democrat Yea
Joe Fitzgibbon Democrat Yea
John Lovick Democrat Yea
June Robinson Democrat Yea
Kristine Reeves Democrat Yea
Larry Springer Democrat Yea
Laurie Jinkins Democrat Yea
Lillian Ortiz-Self Democrat Yea
Marcus Riccelli Democrat Yea
Mia Gregerson Democrat Yea
Mike Chapman Democrat Yea
Monica Jurado Stonier Democrat Yea
Nicole Macri Democrat Yea
Noel Frame Democrat Yea
Roger Goodman Democrat Yea
Sharon Tomiko Santos Democrat Yea
Sharon Wylie Democrat Yea
Shelley Kloba Democrat Yea
Steve Bergquist Democrat Yea
Steve Tharinger Democrat Yea
Strom Peterson Democrat Yea
Tana Senn Democrat Yea
Timm Ormsby Democrat Yea
Tina Orwall Democrat Yea
Vandana Slatter Democrat Yea
Andrew Barkis Republican Nay
Carolyn Eslick Republican Nay
Dan Griffey Republican Nay
Drew MacEwen Republican Nay
Drew Stokesbary Republican Nay
Ed Orcutt Republican Nay
Jeff Holy Republican Nay
Jim Walsh Republican Nay
Joe Schmick Republican Nay
Mary Dye Republican Nay
Michelle Valdez Republican Nay
Mike Steele Republican Nay
Mike Volz Republican Nay
Paul Harris Republican Nay
Tom Dent Republican Nay

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3rd Reading & Final Passage (#8)

Passed 48 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 30001
Republican 9000
Democrat 9000
Total 48001
% of votes cast 98%0%0%2%
How each member voted (49)
Member Party Vote
Angel — Yea
Becker — Yea
Fain — Yea
Hawkins — Yea
Hobbs — Yea
Miloscia — Yea
Palumbo — Yea
Rivers — Yea
Rolfes — Yea
Sheldon — Yea
Brown — Yea
Bailey — Yea
Baumgartner — Not Voting
Billig — Yea
Carlyle — Yea
Darneille — Yea
Ericksen — Yea
Frockt — Yea
Honeyford — Yea
Keiser — Yea
Kuderer — Yea
McCoy — Yea
Wilson — Yea
Mullet — Yea
Nelson — Yea
O'Ban — Yea
Padden — Yea
Ranker — Yea
Takko — Yea
Zeiger — Yea
Van De Wege — Yea
Annette Cleveland Democrat Yea
Bob Hasegawa Democrat Yea
Jamie Pedersen Democrat Yea
Lisa Wellman Democrat Yea
Manka Dhingra Democrat Yea
Marko Liias Democrat Yea
Rebecca Saldaña Democrat Yea
Steve Conway Democrat Yea
Victoria Hunt Democrat Yea
Curtis King Republican Yea
Jim Walsh Republican Yea
John Braun Republican Yea
Judy Warnick Republican Yea
Keith Wagoner Republican Yea
Mark Schoesler Republican Yea
Phil Fortunato Republican Yea
Rob Chase Republican Yea
Shelly Short Republican Yea

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Who sponsors SB 6340?
SB 6340 is sponsored by Walsh, Bob Hasegawa (Democrat), Hobbs, Keiser, Mullet, Palumbo, Steve Conway (Democrat), Bailey, Rebecca Saldaña (Democrat), and Victoria Hunt (Democrat).
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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 12, 2018. Enacted.
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