Washington legislation · 2025-26 Regular Session
Washington HB2441: Survivor insurance/LEOFF
Status: Signed into law, March 14, 2026
Concerning medical insurance premium reimbursements for surviving spouses of line of duty deaths.
What the bill says
An act Relating to medical insurance premium reimbursements for surviving spouses of line of duty deaths; amending RCW 41.26.510; and creating a new section.
From the enrolled text:
AN ACT Relating to medical insurance premium reimbursements for surviving spouses of line of duty deaths; amending RCW 41.26.510; and creating a new section. Sec. 1. RCW 41.26.510 and 2016 c 115 s 1 are each amended to read as follows: (1) Except as provided in RCW 11.07.010, if a member or a vested member who has not completed at least ten years of service dies, the amount of the accumulated contributions standing to such member's credit in the retirement system at the time of such member's death, less any amount identified as owing to an obligee upon withdrawal of accumulated contributions pursuant to a court order filed under RCW 41.50.670, shall be paid to the member's estate, or such person or persons, trust, or organization as the member shall have nominated by written designation duly executed and filed with the department. If there be no such designated person or persons still living at the time of the member's death, such member's accumulated contributions standing to such member's credit in the retirement system, less any amount identified as owing to an obligee upon withdrawal of accumulated contributions pursuant to a court order filed under RCW 41.50.670, shall be paid to the member's surviving spouse or domestic partner as if in fact such spouse or domestic partner had been nominated by …
Sponsors
- Sam Low (R) · primary sponsor
- Dan Bronoske (D)
- Steve Bergquist (D)
- Lauren Davis (D)
Latest actions
- : Effective date 6/11/2026.
- : Chapter 39, 2026 Laws.
- : Governor signed.
- : Delivered to Governor.
- : President signed.
- : Speaker signed.
- : Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0.
- : Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- : Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- : Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
Votes
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (March 4, 2026): 49 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate Committee on Ways & Means: Do pass (February 26, 2026): 22 yea, 0 nay, passed
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (February 12, 2026): 94 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House Committee on Appropriations: Do pass (February 2, 2026): 27 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: ESTATES, TRUSTS, AND PROBATE
Common questions
- What is HB2441?
- HB2441 is a bill in the Washington Legislature (2025-26 Regular Session): Survivor insurance/LEOFF.
- What does HB2441 do?
- In its own words: An act Relating to medical insurance premium reimbursements for surviving spouses of line of duty deaths; amending RCW 41.26.510; and creating a new section.
- What is the status of HB2441?
- Signed into law as of March 14, 2026. Latest action: Effective date 6/11/2026. (March 14, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB2441?
- Sam Low (R), with 3 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB2441?
- On the Washington Legislature website: https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=2441&Year=2025
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