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WashingtonHB 21792025-2026 Regular SessionHouseWALLET

Concerning membership in the public employees' retirement system for port workers who participate in a federal railroad retirement plan, a union-sponsored defined benefit retirement plan, or another employer-funded private pension plan.

Sponsored By: Hunter Abell (Republican)

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

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

Port workers in railroad plan skip state PERS

Beginning January 1, 2027, port district employees who are in the federal railroad retirement plan are not in the Public Employees' Retirement System (PERS) for the same period of work. They do not have to pay PERS contributions for those covered periods. This prevents duplicate retirement contributions and service credit. The rule only applies to the time that the federal railroad plan covers. This can lower your contributions but may change how your PERS benefits grow.

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Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Hunter Abell

    Republican • House

Cosponsors

  • Andrew Engell

    Republican • House

  • Janice Zahn

    Democratic • House

  • Stephanie Barnard

    Republican • House

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 241 • No: 1

House vote • 3/12/2026

Final Passage as Amended by the Senate

Yes: 96 • No: 0 • Other: 2

Senate vote • 3/4/2026

3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate

Yes: 49 • No: 0

House vote • 2/16/2026

3rd Reading & Final Passage

Yes: 96 • No: 1 • Other: 1

Actions Timeline

  1. Effective date 6/11/2026*.

    3/23/2026House

  2. Chapter 133, 2026 Laws.

    3/23/2026House

  3. Governor signed.

    3/23/2026legislature

  4. Delivered to Governor.

    3/12/2026legislature

  5. Speaker signed.

    3/12/2026legislature

  6. Passed final passage; yeas, 96; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2.

    3/12/2026House

  7. House concurred in Senate amendments.

    3/12/2026House

  8. President signed.

    3/12/2026legislature

  9. Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0.

    3/4/2026House

  10. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

    3/4/2026House

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

    3/4/2026House

  12. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.

    3/3/2026House

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

    3/2/2026House

  14. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.

    3/2/2026House

  15. First reading, referred to Ways & Means.

    2/18/2026House

  16. Third reading, passed; yeas, 96; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 1.

    2/16/2026House

  17. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

    2/16/2026House

  18. Floor amendment(s) adopted.

    2/16/2026House

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

    2/11/2026House

  20. Referred to Rules 2 Review.

    1/27/2026House

  21. APP - Executive action taken by committee.

    1/22/2026House

  22. APP - Majority; do pass.

    1/22/2026House

  23. First reading, referred to Appropriations.

    1/12/2026House

  24. Prefiled for introduction.

    12/22/2025House

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