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WashingtonSB 51682025-2026 Regular SessionSenateWALLET

Concerning the appointment, removal, and salary of the state actuary.

Sponsored By: June Robinson (Democratic)

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

4 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 3 mixed.

Credentialed signatures on pension valuations

Beginning July 27, 2025, all actuarial valuations and experience studies from the state actuary’s office must be signed by a member of the American Academy of Actuaries. If the state actuary is not a member, the actuary must, with select committee approval, hire a member for up to two years to help develop and sign those reports.

New hiring and pay rules for actuary’s staff

Beginning July 27, 2025, the state actuary can hire needed research, technical, and clerical staff and consultants. The actuary sets their pay, but the pension funding council must approve the salaries. Employees in the office of the state actuary are exempt from state civil service law.

Earlier review of pension audit results

Beginning July 27, 2025, the select committee on pension policy receives the actuarial audit results of valuations and experience studies. The committee must study them and send recommendations on actuarial assumptions or contribution rates to the pension funding council. This happens before the council adopts changes to those assumptions or rates.

Pension council picks state actuary

Beginning July 27, 2025, the pension funding council appoints, removes, and sets the salary of the state actuary. The council must take an affirmative vote of four members. It must consider recommendations from the executive committee of the select committee on pension policy. The old state actuary appointment committee is repealed.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • June Robinson

    Democratic • Senate

Cosponsors

  • T'wina Nobles

    Democratic • Senate

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 192 • No: 0

Senate vote • 4/17/2025

Final Passage as Amended by the House

Yes: 49 • No: 0

House vote • 4/10/2025

Final Passage as Amended by the House

Yes: 95 • No: 0 • Other: 3

Senate vote • 2/19/2025

3rd Reading & Final Passage

Yes: 48 • No: 0 • Other: 1

Actions Timeline

  1. Effective date 7/27/2025.

    5/17/2025Senate

  2. Chapter 333, 2025 Laws.

    5/17/2025Senate

  3. Governor signed.

    5/17/2025legislature

  4. Delivered to Governor.

    4/23/2025legislature

  5. Speaker signed.

    4/22/2025legislature

  6. President signed.

    4/19/2025legislature

  7. Passed final passage; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0.

    4/17/2025Senate

  8. Senate concurred in House amendments.

    4/17/2025House

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

    4/10/2025Senate

  10. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

    4/10/2025Senate

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

    4/10/2025Senate

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

    4/10/2025Senate

  13. Referred to Rules 2 Review.

    3/26/2025Senate

  14. APP - Executive action taken by committee.

    3/20/2025Senate

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

    3/20/2025Senate

  16. First reading, referred to Appropriations.

    2/21/2025Senate

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

    2/19/2025Senate

  18. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

    2/19/2025Senate

  19. 1st substitute bill substituted.

    2/19/2025Senate

  20. Placed on second reading consent calendar.

    2/12/2025Senate

  21. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.

    2/7/2025Senate

  22. WM - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.

    2/6/2025Senate

  23. First reading, referred to Ways & Means.

    1/13/2025Senate

  24. Prefiled for introduction.

    1/8/2025Senate

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