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WashingtonHB 12702025-2026 Regular SessionHouseWALLET

Concerning automatic deferred compensation enrollment for county, municipal, and other political subdivision employees.

Sponsored By: Dan Bronoske (Democratic)

Signed by Governor

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

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

Automatic retirement savings for new local workers

Beginning July 27, 2025, Washington local governments can automatically enroll eligible new hires in their own deferred compensation retirement savings plans. Enrollment follows the local plan's rules, and employees can opt out. Employees covered by a local government's own plan are excluded from the state plan's automatic-enrollment requirement. Contributions build retirement savings but reduce take-home pay. The law sets no contribution rate for these local plans.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Dan Bronoske

    Democratic • House

Cosponsors

  • Cindy Ryu

    Democratic • House

  • Cyndy Jacobsen

    Republican • House

  • Dave Paul

    Democratic • House

  • Davina Duerr

    Democratic • House

  • Julia Reed

    Democratic • House

  • Nicole Macri

    Democratic • House

  • Sharlett Mena

    Democratic • House

  • Shelley Kloba

    Democratic • House

  • Tarra Simmons

    Democratic • House

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 143 • No: 0

Senate vote • 4/15/2025

3rd Reading & Final Passage

Yes: 48 • No: 0 • Other: 1

House vote • 2/6/2025

3rd Reading & Final Passage

Yes: 95 • No: 0 • Other: 3

Actions Timeline

  1. Effective date 7/27/2025.

    4/24/2025House

  2. Chapter 154, 2025 Laws.

    4/24/2025House

  3. Governor signed.

    4/24/2025legislature

  4. Delivered to Governor.

    4/21/2025legislature

  5. President signed.

    4/18/2025legislature

  6. Speaker signed.

    4/16/2025legislature

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

    4/15/2025House

  8. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

    4/15/2025House

  9. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.

    4/7/2025House

  10. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.

    3/26/2025House

  11. WM - Majority; do pass.

    3/24/2025House

  12. First reading, referred to Ways & Means.

    2/7/2025House

  13. Third reading, passed; yeas, 95; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 3.

    2/6/2025House

  14. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

    2/6/2025House

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

    2/5/2025House

  16. Referred to Rules 2 Review.

    1/29/2025House

  17. APP - Executive action taken by committee.

    1/27/2025House

  18. APP - Majority; do pass.

    1/27/2025House

  19. First reading, referred to Appropriations.

    1/14/2025House

  20. Introduced

    1/14/2025House

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