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Washington · 2025–26 Regular Sessions · Bill

SB 5862: TRS & PERS plan 1 COLA

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

SB 5862 is a bill introduced in the Washington Senate on December 9, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Providing a cost-of-living adjustment for plan 1 retirees of the teachers' retirement system and public employees' retirement system. Primary sponsor: Perry Dozier (R). It lists 8 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 30, 2026): Governor signed.

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Official title

AN ACT Relating to providing a cost-of-living adjustment for plan 1 retirees of the teachers' retirement system and public employees' retirement system;

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

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 3 · Republican 6

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Perry DozierPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate16
Jessica BatemanCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate22
Leonard ChristianCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate4
Keith GoehnerCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate12
Bob HasegawaCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate11
Jeff HolyCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate6
Liz LovelettCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate40
Keith WagonerCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate39
Jeff WilsonCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate19

“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 248, 2026 Laws.
  3. Effective date 7/1/2026.
  4. Delivered to Governor.
  5. Speaker signed.
  6. President signed.
  7. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
  8. Third reading, passed; yeas, 96; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2.
  9. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
  10. Referred to Rules 2 Review.
  11. APP - Executive action taken by committee.
  12. APP - Majority; do pass.

Showing 12 most recent of 22 actions. Full history

Sources

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