---
type: "Bill"
title: "Modifying the definition of index for the Washington state patrol retirement system."
description: "Modifying the definition of index for the Washington state patrol retirement system."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "SB 5296"
citation: "Washington SB 5296 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["RETIREMENT AND PENSIONS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Schoesler"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 26
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-01-20T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-04-16T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b3dd2dcd-054c-4fe0-a89f-bd090c33052a"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5296&year=2021"
source_hash: "bed2fc64ccdc195d18287f4984fc8b5d7355b5aa2eef012ca27a9acd2f2f6812"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-wa"]
---

# Washington SB 5296 (2021-2022) — Modifying the definition of index for the Washington state patrol retirement system.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5296.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#4) — **98–0** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#19) — **48–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Schoesler — primary (person)
- Conway — cosponsor (person)
- Dozier — cosponsor (person)
- Muzzall — cosponsor (person)
- Rivers — cosponsor (person)
- Van De Wege — cosponsor (person)
- Warnick — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2021-01-20T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Ways & Means. `reading-1`
- **2021-01-28T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 4:00 PM.
- **2021-02-11T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 4:00 PM.
- **2021-02-11T05:00:00+00:00** WM - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-02-12T05:00:00+00:00** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2021-02-17T05:00:00+00:00** Placed on second reading consent calendar. `reading-2`
- **2021-02-23T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2021-02-23T05:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2021-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Appropriations. `reading-1`
- **2021-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 3:30 PM.
- **2021-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 3:30 PM.
- **2021-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** APP - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2021-04-06T04:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2021-04-06T04:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 98; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2021-04-08T04:00:00+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2021-04-09T04:00:00+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2021-04-12T04:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2021-04-16T04:00:00+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2021-04-16T04:00:00+00:00** Chapter 98, 2021 Laws. `became-law`
- **2021-04-16T04:00:00+00:00** Effective date 7/25/2021. `became-law`
- **2021-01-28T21:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 04:00 PM
- **2021-02-11T21:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 04:00 PM
- **2021-03-11T20:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 03:30 PM
- **2021-03-15T19:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 03:30 PM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b3dd2dcd-054c-4fe0-a89f-bd090c33052a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).