SSB 6197 — Concerning the law enforcement officers' and firefighters' retirement system plan 2.

What this bill does

Eliminates the statute of limitations for Law Enforcement Officers' and Firefighters' Retirement System Plan 2 (LEOFF 2) special death benefit claims. Expands the definition of firefighter for LEOFF 2 to include personnel serving in positions that necessitate experience as a firefighter to perform the essential functions of those positions. Assigns liability for pension overpayments in LEOFF 2 to employers if due to an employer error. Permits disabled LEOFF 2 members to reapply for a line-of-duty disability retirement benefit for posttraumatic stress disorder that did not qualify as an occupational disease when they became disabled.

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Floor votes

• House — Final Passage as Amended by the House · March 1, 2024
  96 yea · 0 nay · 2 not voting
• Senate — Final Passage as Amended by the House · March 5, 2024
  49 yea · 0 nay
• Senate — 3rd Reading & Final Passage · February 8, 2024
  48 yea · 0 nay · 1 not voting

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