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Washington · 2025–26 Regular Sessions · Bill

SB 5905: Port workers PERS membership

Passed one chamber 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 5905 is a bill introduced in the Washington Senate on December 17, 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. Primary sponsor: Shelly Short (R). Most recent recorded action (March 12, 2026): By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.

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): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Shelly ShortPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate7

“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. By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.
  2. First reading, referred to Appropriations.
  3. 1st substitute bill substituted.
  4. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
  5. Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0.
  6. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  7. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  8. WM - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  9. First reading, referred to Ways & Means.
  10. Prefiled for introduction.

Sources

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