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WashingtonHB 19362025-2026 Regular SessionHouseWALLET

Extending the expiration of certain school employee postretirement employment restrictions.

Sponsored By: Rob Chase (Republican)

Became Law

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Retired school staff keep pensions while working

The law lets many retired school employees keep their pension while working part-time. If you return more than one month after your accrual date (more than 100 days for public employees’ plans) and take a nonadministrative school job, you can work up to 1,040 hours a year and still get your pension. Some plans count hours by calendar year; others use the school year. If you retired before January 1, 2022 and work as a superintendent or in‑school administrator in a second‑class district, the 1,040‑hour limit also applies. Once you go over 1,040 hours, pension payments stop while you work. These rules run from March 23, 2022 through January 1, 2030. Outside these cases, the normal limit is 867 hours per year.

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Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Rob Chase

    Republican • House

Cosponsors

  • Gerry Pollet

    Democratic • House

  • Mari Leavitt

    Democratic • House

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 238 • No: 3

House vote • 4/24/2025

Final Passage as Amended by the Senate

Yes: 94 • No: 1 • Other: 3

Senate vote • 4/16/2025

3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate

Yes: 47 • No: 2

House vote • 3/5/2025

3rd Reading & Final Passage

Yes: 97 • No: 0 • Other: 1

Actions Timeline

  1. Effective date 5/15/2025.

    5/15/2025House

  2. Chapter 284, 2025 Laws.

    5/15/2025House

  3. Governor signed.

    5/15/2025legislature

  4. Delivered to Governor.

    4/26/2025legislature

  5. President signed.

    4/25/2025legislature

  6. Speaker signed.

    4/24/2025legislature

  7. Passed final passage; yeas, 94; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 3.

    4/24/2025House

  8. House concurred in Senate amendments.

    4/24/2025House

  9. Third reading, passed; yeas, 47; nays, 2; absent, 0; excused, 0.

    4/16/2025House

  10. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

    4/16/2025House

  11. Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.

    4/16/2025House

  12. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.

    4/15/2025House

  13. Minority; without recommendation.

    4/8/2025House

  14. Minority; do not pass.

    4/8/2025House

  15. WM - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).

    4/8/2025House

  16. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.

    4/8/2025House

  17. First reading, referred to Ways & Means.

    3/7/2025House

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

    3/5/2025House

  19. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

    3/5/2025House

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

    3/4/2025House

  21. Referred to Rules 2 Review.

    2/26/2025House

  22. APP - Majority; do pass.

    2/22/2025House

  23. APP - Executive action taken by committee.

    2/22/2025House

  24. First reading, referred to Appropriations.

    2/11/2025House

  25. Introduced

    2/11/2025House

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