SENATE BILL REPORT

SB 5101

As Reported By Senate Committee On:

Ways & Means, February 10, 2003

Title: An act relating to correcting retirement system statutes.

Brief Description: Correcting retirement system statutes.

Sponsors: Senators Carlson, Fraser, Winsley, Spanel, Parlette and B. Sheldon; by request of Joint Committee on Pension Policy.

Brief History:

Committee Activity: Ways & Means: 2/3/03, 2/10/03 [DP].

SENATE COMMITTEE ON WAYS & MEANS

Majority Report: Do pass.

      Signed by Senators Rossi, Chair; Hewitt, Vice Chair; Zarelli, Vice Chair; Brown, Doumit, Fairley, Fraser, Hale, Honeyford, Johnson, Parlette, Poulsen, Regala, Sheahan, B. Sheldon and Winsley.

Staff: Erik Sund (786-7454)

Background: The Law Enforcement Officers' and Fire Fighters' Retirement System, the School Employees' Retirement System, and the Public Employees' Retirement System provide pension plans for a variety of state and local government employees.

Summary of Bill: Statutory cross-references in pension-related statutes are corrected. Erroneously omitted references are added. Duplicate or archaic language is removed.

Appropriation: None.

Fiscal Note: Available.

Effective Date: The bill contains several effective dates. Please refer to the bill.

Testimony For: None.

Testimony Against: None.

Testified: No one.