Bills affecting Senior (65+, Medicare/SS) in Washington — 2026 session

Making the property tax exemption for multipurpose senior citizen centers permanent.

Enacting an excise tax on large operating companies on the amount of payroll expenses above the minimum wage threshold of the additional medicare tax to fund services to benefit Washingtonians and establishing the Well Washington fund account.

Allowing the Interstate 5 bridge replacement project toll facility bond retirement account to receive its proportionate share of earnings.

Concerning senior independent housing protections.

Permitting senior-focused groups to engage in certain bingo gambling activities.

Allowing collective bargaining over contributions for certain supplemental retirement benefits.

Concerning the threshold for payment of a lump sum retirement allowance in lieu of a monthly benefit.

Including standby pay as basic salary in the law enforcement officers' and firefighters' retirement system plan 2.

Increasing regulatory oversight of continuing care retirement communities.

Providing a cost-of-living adjustment for plan 1 retirees of the teachers' retirement system and public employees' retirement system.

Providing a benefit increase to certain retirees of the teachers' retirement system plan 1.

Establishing an independent living ombuds to support seniors living in independent living facilities and the independent living portion of continuing care retirement communities.

Concerning membership of wildland or aviation firefighters in the law enforcement officers' and firefighters' retirement system.

Concerning payment of expenses from the earnings of retirement system trust funds.

Providing a property tax valuation freeze for senior citizens and disabled veterans.

Concerning senior shared housing in manufactured home communities.

Concerning cost-of-living adjustments for plan 1 retirees of the teachers' retirement system and public employees' retirement system.

Paying state retirement benefits until the end of the month in which the retiree or beneficiary dies.

Providing a benefit increase to certain retirees of the public employees' retirement system plan 1 and the teachers' retirement system plan 1.

Providing additional plan choice to members of the teachers' retirement system plans 2 and 3, the school employees' retirement system plans 2 and 3, and the public employees' retirement systems plans 2 and 3.