WashingtonWashington requires bargaining over corrections workers' supplemental benefit contributions
Department of Corrections employees and their representatives must bargain over contributions for certain supplemental retirement benefits, including medical plans.
What it does
For Department of Corrections employees, contributions for certain supplemental retirement benefits, including medical plans, are a required bargaining subject. The contributions cannot be resolved through interest arbitration.
Argument forEmployees and their representatives could negotiate employer contributions for supplemental retirement benefits, including medical plans.
Argument againstWithout interest arbitration, employees and the state could have fewer ways to resolve a bargaining dispute over these contributions.
More detail
The law makes contributions for certain supplemental retirement benefits a required bargaining subject. This covers contributions for supplemental retirement benefits, including medical plans, for Department of Corrections employees represented by the employee organization. The benefits must be administered by, or on behalf of, an employee organization that represents Department of Corrections employees. These contributions are excluded from interest arbitration, a process for resolving bargaining disputes.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
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History
- 2026
- Mar 24Effective date 6/11/2026.Latest
- Mar 24Chapter 189, 2026 Laws.Major
- Mar 24Governor Bob Ferguson signed.Became Law
- Mar 12Delivered to Governor.To Governor
- Mar 11President signed.Major
- Mar 11Speaker signed.Passed Senate
- Mar 9Passed final passage; yeas, 78; nays, 17; absent, 0; excused, 3.Passed House
- Vote recorded Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#1). Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 9House concurred in Senate amendments.
- Mar 4Third reading, passed; yeas, 31; nays, 18; absent, 0; excused, 0.Minor
- Vote recorded 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#21). Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 4Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.Minor
- Mar 4Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
- Mar 3Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.Minor
- Mar 2Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- Mar 2Minority; without recommendation.Minor
- Mar 2Minority; do not pass.Minor
- Mar 2WM - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).Minor
- Mar 2Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 10:30 AM.
- Feb 26Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM.
- Feb 24Referred to Ways & Means.Minor
- Feb 23Minority; without recommendation.Minor
- Feb 23Minority; do not pass.Minor
- Feb 23And refer to Ways & Means.Minor
- Feb 23LC - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).Minor
- Feb 23Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Labor & Commerce at 10:30 AM.
- Jan 23First reading, referred to Labor & Commerce.Minor
- Jan 22Third reading, passed; yeas, 72; nays, 19; absent, 0; excused, 7.Minor
- Vote recorded 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#5). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 22Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.Minor
- Jan 19Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on third reading.Minor
- Jan 12By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- 2025
- Apr 27By resolution, returned to House Rules Committee for third reading.
- Apr 8Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- Apr 8Minority; without recommendation.Minor
- Apr 8Minority; do not pass.Minor
- Apr 8WM - Majority; do pass with amendment(s) by Labor & Commerce.Minor
- Apr 8Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM.
- Apr 5Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 12:00 PM.
- Mar 29Referred to Ways & Means.Minor
- Mar 28And refer to Ways & Means.Minor
- Mar 28Minority; without recommendation.Minor
- Mar 28Minority; do not pass.Minor
- Mar 28LC - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).Minor
- Mar 28Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Labor & Commerce at 8:00 AM.
- Mar 21Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the Senate Committee on Labor & Commerce at 8:00 AM.
- Mar 14Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor & Commerce at 8:30 AM.
- Feb 7First reading, referred to Labor & Commerce.Minor
- Feb 6Third reading, passed; yeas, 78; nays, 18; absent, 0; excused, 2.Minor
- Vote recorded 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#8). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 6Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.Minor
- Feb 5Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.Minor
- Jan 31Referred to Rules 2 Review.Minor
- Jan 29Minority; without recommendation.Minor
- Jan 29LAWS - Majority; do pass.Minor
- Jan 29Executive action taken in the House Committee on Labor & Workplace Standards at 8:00 AM.
- Jan 17Public hearing in the House Committee on Labor & Workplace Standards at 10:30 AM.
- Jan 13First reading, referred to Labor & Workplace Standards.Minor
- 2024
- Dec 13Prefiled for introduction.Introduced
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