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SB5168 • 2026

State actuary appointment

Concerning the appointment, removal, and salary of the state actuary.

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Passed Legislature

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Sponsor
Senator Robinson, Senator Nobles
Last action
2025-02-19
Official status
S subst for
Effective date
Not listed

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State actuary appointment

State actuary appointment

What This Bill Does

  • State actuary appointment

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5168-S AMH APP H1990.1

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ADOPTED

Plain English: 5168-S AMH APP H1990.1 SSB 5168 - H COMM AMD By Committee on Appropriations ADOPTED 04/10/2025 Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert the 1 following: 2 "Sec.

  • 5168-S AMH APP H1990.1 SSB 5168 - H COMM AMD By Committee on Appropriations ADOPTED 04/10/2025 Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert the 1 following: 2 "Sec.
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  • RCW 41.04.281 and 2003 c 295 s 5 are each amended to 3 read as follows: 4 The select committee on pension policy has the following powers 5 and duties: 6 (1) Study pension issues, develop pension policies for public 7 employees in state retirement systems, and make recommendations to 8 the legislature; 9 (2) Study the financial condition of the state pension systems, 10 develop funding policies, and make recommendations to the 11 legislature; and12 (3) ((Consult with the chair and vice chair on appointing members 13 to the state actuary appointment committee upon the convening of the 14 state actuary appointment committee established under RCW 44.44.013; 15 and16 (4))) Receive the results of the actuarial audits of the 17 actuarial valuations and experience studies administered by the 18 pension funding council pursuant to RCW 41.45.110.
  • The select 19 committee on pension policy shall study and make recommendations on 20 changes to assumptions or contribution rates to the pension funding 21 council prior to adoption of changes under RCW 41.45.030, 41.45.035, 22 or 41.45.060.

Bill History

  1. 2025-02-19 Senate

    1st substitute bill substituted.

Official Summary Text

State actuary appointment

Current Bill Text

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AN ACT Relating to the appointment, removal, and salary of the 1
state actuary; amending RCW 41.04.281 and 44.44.030; adding a new 2
section to chapter 41.45 RCW; and repealing RCW 44.44.013.3
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:4
Sec. 1. RCW 41.04.281 and 2003 c 295 s 5 are each amended to 5
read as follows: 6
The select committee on pension policy has the following powers 7
and duties: 8
(1) Study pension issues, develop pension policies for public 9
employees in state retirement systems, and make recommendations to 10
the legislature; 11
(2) Study the financial condition of the state pension systems, 12
develop funding policies, and make recommendations to the 13
legislature; 14
(3) ((Consult with the chair and vice chair on appointing members 15
to the state actuary appointment committee upon the convening of the 16
state actuary appointment committee established under RCW 44.44.013)) 17
Make recommendations to the pension funding council related to the 18
appointment, removal, and salary setting of the state actuary under 19
section 2 of this act; and 20
S-0481.1
SENATE BILL 5168
State of Washington 69th Legislature 2025 Regular Session
By Senators Robinson and Nobles
Prefiled 01/08/25. Read first time 01/13/25. Referred to Committee
on Ways & Means.
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(4) Receive the results of the actuarial audits of the actuarial 1
valuations and experience studies administered by the pension funding 2
council pursuant to RCW 41.45.110. The select committee on pension 3
policy shall study and make recommendations on changes to assumptions 4
or contribution rates to the pension funding council prior to 5
adoption of changes under RCW 41.45.030, 41.45.035, or 41.45.060.6
NEW SECTION. Sec. 2. A new section is added to chapter 41.45 7
RCW to read as follows: 8
Subject to RCW 44.44.030, the council shall appoint, remove, and 9
set the salary of the state actuary. When considering the 10
appointment, removal, and salary setting of the state actuary, the 11
council shall consider recommendations from the executive committee 12
of the select committee on pension policy. 13
Sec. 3. RCW 44.44.030 and 2003 c 295 s 14 are each amended to 14
read as follows: 15
(1) Subject to RCW 44.04.260, the state actuary shall have the 16
authority to select and employ such research, technical, clerical 17
personnel, and consultants as the actuary deems necessary, whose 18
salaries shall be fixed by the actuary and approved by the ((state 19
actuary appointment committee )) pension funding council , and who 20
shall be exempt from the provisions of the state civil service law, 21
chapter 41.06 RCW. 22
(2) All actuarial valuations and experience studies performed by 23
the office of the state actuary shall be signed by a member of the 24
American academy of actuaries. If the state actuary is not such a 25
member, the state actuary, after approval by the select committee, 26
shall contract for a period not to exceed two years with a member of 27
the American academy of actuaries to assist in developing actuarial 28
valuations and experience studies. 29
NEW SECTION. Sec. 4. RCW 44.44.013 (State actuary appointment 30
committee— Creation— Membership— Powers) and 2003 c 295 s 13 are each 31
repealed.32
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