CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT
SENATE BILL 6263
Chapter 169, Laws of 2024
68th Legislature
2024 Regular Session
1955 ACT FOR FIREFIGHTERS' RELIEF AND PENSIONS—DEATH BENEFITS
EFFECTIVE DATE: June 6, 2024
Passed by the Senate February 12, CERTIFICATE
2024
Yeas 48 Nays 0 I, Sarah Bannister, Secretary of
the Senate of the State of
Washington, do hereby certify that
DENNY HECK the attached is SENATE BILL 6263 as
President of the Senate passed by the Senate and the House
of Representatives on the dates
hereon set forth.
Passed by the House February 29, 2024
Yeas 96 Nays 0 SARAH BANNISTER
Secretary
LAURIE JINKINS
Speaker of the House of
Representatives
Approved March 18, 2024 3:37 PM FILED
March 19, 2024
Secretary of State
JAY INSLEE State of Washington
Governor of the State of Washington
 SENATE BILL 6263
Passed Legislature - 2024 Regular Session
State of Washington 68th Legislature 2024 Regular Session
By Senators L. Wilson, Boehnke, Cleveland, Conway, Keiser, Lovelett,
Lovick, Rivers, Schoesler, Torres, and Wellman
Read first time 01/17/24. Referred to Committee on Ways & Means.
1 AN ACT Relating to death benefits provided by the 1955 act for
2 firefighters' relief and pensions; and amending RCW 41.18.140.
3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
4 Sec. 1. RCW 41.18.140 and 2007 c 218 s 54 are each amended to
5 read as follows:
6 The board shall pay from the firefighters' pension fund upon the
7 death of any active or retired firefighter the sum of ((five hundred
8 dollars)) $1,000, to assist in defraying the funeral expenses of such
9 firefighter.
Passed by the Senate February 12, 2024.
Passed by the House February 29, 2024.
Approved by the Governor March 18, 2024.
Filed in Office of Secretary of State March 19, 2024.
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Statutes affected:
Original Bill: 41.18.140
Bill as Passed Legislature: 41.18.140
Session Law: 41.18.140