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WA HB 1988

died on adjournment

Permitting individuals retired from the public employees' retirement system, the teachers' retirement system, and the school employees' retirement system additional opportunities to work for up to 1,040 hours per year while in receipt of pension benefits.

Washington · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did WA HB 1988 pass?

No. WA HB 1988 died when the 2026 Regular Session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-01-12): By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.

What is WA HB 1988 about?

WA HB 1988 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Permitting individuals retired from the public employees' retirement system, the teachers' retirement system, and the school employees' retirement system additional opportunities to work for up to 1,040 hours per year while in receipt of pension benefits.”.

Who sponsors WA HB 1988?

Callan is the primary sponsor of WA HB 1988, joined by 4 cosponsors.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-01-12 — By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Callanprimary
  • Polletcosponsor
  • Reedcosponsor
  • Santoscosponsor
  • Waterscosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-17

    First reading, referred to Appropriations.

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  2. 2026-01-12

    By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.

Versions

Documents

Votes

Not provided by source.

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/?BillNumber=1988&Year=2025&Initiative=false

Attribution

Data from openstates_bulk_csv, retrieved 2026-07-24T05:37:10.718715Z

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