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WashingtonHB 19362025-2026 Regular SessionHouseWALLET

Extending the expiration of certain school employee postretirement employment restrictions.

Sponsored By: Rob Chase (Republican)

Signed by Governor

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

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

School retirees keep pension-and-work option through 2030

Effective May 15, 2025, Washington extends this school-retiree pension exception from July 1, 2025, to January 1, 2030. It covers qualifying retirees returning to nonadministrative school district jobs during the exception period beginning March 23, 2022. They can receive pensions and wages until they exceed 1,040 work hours in the applicable school year or calendar year. Return to work must be more than one month after the pension start date, or more than 100 days under RCW 41.40.037. Plans under RCW 41.32.570, 41.32.802, and 41.32.862 also cover retirees who retired before January 1, 2022, and return as superintendents or in-school administrators in second-class school districts.

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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