SSB 5905 — Concerning membership in the public employees' retirement system for port workers who participate in a federal railroad retirement plan, a union-sponsored defined benefit retirement plan, or another employer-funded private pension plan.

What this bill does

Creates two new exceptions to membership in the Public Employees' Retirement System, exempting persons employed in eligible positions by a port district and either enrolled in a Federal Railroad Retirement Plan (FRRP) or a union-sponsored defined benefit plan (union plan). Applies the exemption both prospectively and retroactively to any period where a port district made employer contributions to an FRRP or union plan.

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Floor votes

• Senate — 3rd Reading & Final Passage · February 12, 2026
  49 yea · 0 nay

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