SB 5478 — Concerning benefits authorized to be offered by the public employees' benefits board.

What this bill does

Permits the Public Employees' Benefits Board to study and, subject to available funding, offer additional insurance products as employee-paid, voluntary benefits.

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Floor votes

• House — 3rd Reading & Final Passage · April 14, 2025
  95 yea · 1 nay · 2 not voting
• Senate — 3rd Reading & Final Passage · February 28, 2025
  48 yea · 0 nay · 1 not voting

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