Senate Bill 5652 passed in the Senate Ways and Means Committee and was referred to the Senate Rules Committee. That occurred on January 27th. Currently it remains in Rules. The companion House Bill 1701 has passed out of Appropriations and was put forward to the House Floor without a hearing in House Rules. It appears […]
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Support SB 5791
What to do? There are two pension bills being considered by the Senate Ways and Means Committee SB 5652 for LEOFF 2 and SB 5791 for LEOFF 1. Both bills address the same subject, an enhanced benefit, a payment to members and surviving spouses out of each pension system surplus. SB 5652 provides a benefit […]
WSCFF Letter and Pension Bills
The Washington State Council of Firefighters (WSCFF) has sent out a letter to approximately 6,800 LEOFF 1 members. It is a recruitment letter along with a DRS payroll deduction form for a $6.00 per month deduction or $72.00 per year. The dues are equal to 25 percent of an active firefighter’s dues. The letter was […]
LEOFF Hearings This Week
Important hearings are scheduled on bills impacting LEOFF 1 & 2. SB 5652 and HB 1701 are companion bills that will provide benefit enhancements for LEOFF 2 Active and Retired members. SB 5791 is the same as SB 5652 except that it extends the same benefits to Active and Retired LEOFF members as well. Please […]
HB 1701 – A LEOFF 2 Bill
Everyone should be aware that the Legislature will start a new session on January 10, 2022. It is a sixty-day session and will be a “virtual” session like the last one. There have already been a lot of bills pre-filed. Several are targeted at fixing some of the anti-police bills passed in the last session. […]