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Senate approves exemption for federal railroad retirement participants from state PERS contributions
Washington State Senate · February 12, 2026
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Summary
Substitute Senate Bill 5,905 creates an exemption so certain federal railroad workers who participate in the federal railroad retirement plan are not required to double-contribute to the state's Public Employees' Retirement System; sponsors said it fixes backpayment and pension issues for small ports and port workers.
The Senate passed Substitute Senate Bill 5,905, which creates an exemption for court and port workers who participate in the federal railroad retirement plan so…
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