E2SHB 2034 — Concerning termination and restatement of plan 1 of the law enforcement officers' and firefighters' retirement system.
Signed into law — Chapter 261, Laws of 2026
- Sponsor
- Ormsby
- Introduced
- February 7, 2026
- Status
- C 261 L 26
- Last action
- Effective date 6/30/2029*. (April 1, 2026)
What this bill does
Terminates the Law Enforcement Officers' and Firefighters' Retirement System Plan 1 (LEOFF 1), and creates the Restated Law Enforcement Officers' and Firefighters' Retirement System (Restated LEOFF) on June 30, 2029. Benefits to members are unchanged by the transfer from LEOFF 1 to the Restated LEOFF. Provides for a transfer of assets from LEOFF 1 to the Restated LEOFF to 120 percent of fully funding the benefits of the new plan. Enables the small number of active employees of LEOFF 1 to retire in-service prior to the transfer. Provides for immediate vesting of all remaining terminated, nonvested members of LEOFF 1 prior to the transfer. Deposits remaining assets in the Pension Funding Stabilization Account, from which they may be transferred to the State General Fund.
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Floor votes
- House — 1769 Dye Pg 4 Ln 33 · February 13, 202641 yea · 53 nay · 4 not voting
- House — 1770 Jacobsen Pg 4 Ln 33 · February 13, 202642 yea · 52 nay · 4 not voting
- House — 1771 Keaton Pg 4 Ln 34 · February 13, 202638 yea · 55 nay · 5 not voting
- House — 1772 Schmick Pg 4 Ln 34 · February 13, 202639 yea · 54 nay · 5 not voting
- House — 1773 Barkis Pg 4 Ln 34 · February 13, 202637 yea · 56 nay · 5 not voting
- House — 1774 Griffey Pg 4 Ln 34 · February 13, 202640 yea · 53 nay · 5 not voting
- House — 1775 Burnett Pg 19 Ln 14 · February 13, 202638 yea · 55 nay · 5 not voting
- House — 1706 Fitzgibbon Pg 166 Ln 12 · February 13, 202693 yea · 0 nay · 5 not voting
- House — 3rd Reading & Final Passage · February 13, 202655 yea · 39 nay · 4 not voting
- House — Final Passage as Amended by the Senate · March 12, 202650 yea · 46 nay · 2 not voting
- Senate — 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate · March 6, 202625 yea · 22 nay · 2 not voting
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