SHB 1804: Concerning eligibility for participation in the public employees' benefits board for retired or disabled employees of counties, municipalities, and other political subdivisions.

What this bill does

Permits the retirees of local government employers that ceased participating in the Public Employees Benefits Board health benefits program for active employees to continue to purchase coverage in the program. Requires Medicare-eligible retirees from local government employers that have ceased participation to purchase the coverage without the explicit subsidy provided in the state biennial operating budget.

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Floor votes

• House: 3rd Reading & Final Passage · March 8, 2023
  97 yea · 0 nay · 1 not voting
• House: Final Passage as Amended by the Senate · April 14, 2023
  96 yea · 0 nay · 2 not voting
• Senate: 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate · April 10, 2023
  49 yea · 0 nay

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