HOUSE BILL REPORT
SHB 1990
As Passed House:
February 9, 1996
Title: An act relating to minimum retirement benefits.
Brief Description: Providing minimum retirement benefits.
Sponsors: By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Robertson, Chappell and Delvin).
Brief History:
Committee Activity:
Appropriations: 2/1/96, 2/5/96 [DPS].
Floor Activity:
Passed House: 2/9/96, 98-0.
HOUSE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
Majority Report: The substitute bill be substituted therefor and the substitute bill do pass. Signed by 31 members: Representatives Huff, Chairman; Clements, Vice Chairman; Pelesky, Vice Chairman; H. Sommers, Ranking Minority Member; Valle, Assistant Ranking Minority Member; Basich; Beeksma; Brumsickle; Carlson; Chappell; Cooke; Crouse; Dellwo; Dyer; Foreman; Grant; Hargrove; Hickel; Jacobsen; Kessler; Lambert; Linville; McMorris; Poulsen; Reams; Rust; Sehlin; Sheahan; Silver; Talcott and Wolfe.
Staff: Elissa Benson (786-7191).
Background: For the State Patrol Retirement System, the minimum monthly retirement benefit is $13 per year of service for members and surviving spouses receiving social security. The minimum monthly retirement benefit for surviving spouses not receiving social security is $23 per year of service.
Summary of Bill: A minimum monthly retirement benefit of $500 is established for retired members with 25 years of service.
The minimum monthly benefit for surviving spouses of members that had 25 years of service cannot be less than $500.
Appropriation: None.
Fiscal Note: Available.
Effective Date: Ninety days after adjournment of session in which bill is passed.
Testimony For: There are several retired Washington State Patrol (WSP) members who receive less than $500 per month even though they worked for over 20 years for the WSP. The bill provides a minimum benefit for these people.
Testimony Against: None.
Testified: Representative Eric Robertson, prime sponsor.