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Several Bills involving Fire Fighter issues are on the State Legislators agendas. The bills are the following:
SB6573 [HB2962]: Alternate Revenue: Providing additional revenue for public Safety
SB6664 [HB3026]: Death benefit inflation adjustment.
SB6645 [HB3008]: Interuptive Military Service credit
SB6646 [HB3007]: Military service death benefit
SB6446 [HB2510]: Medicare only benefits
SB6573 [HB2962] Alternate Revenue
Providing additional revenue for public Safety
Sponsors Senators,Kilmer,Brandland,Kauffman,Delvin,Benton,Roach,McAuliffe,Rasmussen
House Reps,Kelley,Ross,Ericks,Chandler,VanDeWege,Armstrong,Wood,Ahern,Conway,Simpson,Green,McIntire,Hurst
Feb 12 Executive action taken in the senate committee on ways & means at 1:30 pm.
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SB6664 [HB3026] Death benefit inflation adjustment.
Indexing the $150,000 death benefit for public employees.
Sponsors Senators Carrell,Pridemore,Roach,Fraser,McCaslin,Pflug,Rassmussen,
House Reps Fromhold,Conway,Crouse,Lilas,VanDeWege,Hurst,Sullivan,Kenney,Simpson,Linville.
Jan 31 Public hearing in the senate on ways & means.
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SB6645 [HB3008] Interuptive Military Service credit
Providing interuptive military service credit for members of plans 2 & 3 who provide proof to the director that their service was during a period of war defined in RCW41.04.005.
Sponsors Senators Pridemore,Carrell,Murray,Schoesler,Holmquist,Stevens,Kohl-Welles Roach,Rassmussen.
House Reps. Bailey,Conway,Crouse,Fromhold,McCure,VanDeWege Hurst,Sullivan,McDonald,Lilas,Loomis,Kenney,Alexander,Simpson,Linville,Nelson,Morrell,Kelley,Green
Feb 12 Executive action taken in senate committe on ways & means at 1:30 pm.
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SB6646 [HB3007] Military service death benefit
Addressing the survivor benefits of employees who die while honorably serving in the national guard or military reserves during a period of war.
Sponsors Senators Pridemore,Carrell,Schoesler,Fraser,Holmquist,McAuliffe,Marr,Shin,Stevens,Kohl-Welles,Roach,Rasmussen.
House Reps Conway,Bailey,Fromhold,Crouse,VanDeWege,Hurst,Sullivan<McDonald,Kenney,Simpson,Linville,Nelson,Kelley.
Feb 12 Committee recommendations adopted on third reading passed yeas 97,nays 0
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SB6446 [HB2510] Medicare only benefits
Allowing medicare only health insurance benefits for certain employees of political sub divisions under a divided referendum process .
[ leoff2 members not contibuting currently]
Sponsors Senators Eide,Kilmer,Rockefeller,
House Reps Simpson,O'Brien,Appleton
Feb 12 placed on second reading by rules committee
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