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Washington · 2025–26 Regular Sessions · Bill

HB 2179: Port workers PERS membership

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 2179 is a bill introduced in the Washington House on December 22, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: 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. (REVISED FOR ENGROSSED: Concerning membership in the public employees' retirement system for port workers who participate in a federal railroad retirement plan.). Primary sponsor: Hunter Abell (R), Hunter Abell (R). It lists 6 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 23, 2026): Governor signed.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official title

AN ACT Relating to 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;

Nonpartisan staff bill reports (analyses) are available on the official bill page.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 2 · Republican 6

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Hunter AbellPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse7
Hunter AbellPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse7
Stephanie BarnardCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse8
Stephanie BarnardCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse8
Andrew EngellCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse7
Andrew EngellCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse7
Janice ZahnCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse41
Janice ZahnCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse41

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Governor signed.
  2. Chapter 133, 2026 Laws.
  3. Effective date 6/11/2026*.
  4. House concurred in Senate amendments.
  5. Passed final passage; yeas, 96; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2.
  6. Delivered to Governor.
  7. Speaker signed.
  8. President signed.
  9. Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
  10. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
  11. Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0.
  12. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.

Showing 12 most recent of 24 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Washington State Legislature Web Services
  2. Official bill page