Tap any paragraph to write a margin note. Your notes collect in the Desk below the text and file under cases with @. The side-by-side margin rail opens on a larger screen.

§
Marginalia
Code · Washington · Title 41 — Public Employment, Civil Service, and Pensions · Chapter 41.40

RCW 41.40.1987

339 words·~2 min read·/wa/title-41/chapter-41-40/41-40-1987·

A research copy — for the controlling text, always check the official state or federal source. Not legal advice.

*** CHANGE IN 2026 *** (SEE 5862-S.SL ) ***
(1)Beneficiaries who are receiving a monthly benefit from the public employees' retirement system plan 1 on July 1, 2017, shall receive, effective July 1, 2018, an increase to their monthly benefit of one and one-half percent multiplied by the beneficiaries' monthly benefit, not to exceed $62.50.
(2)Beneficiaries who are receiving a monthly benefit from the public employees' retirement system plan 1 on July 1, 2019, shall receive, effective July 1, 2020, an increase to their monthly benefit of three percent multiplied by the beneficiaries' monthly benefit, not to exceed $62.50.
(3)Beneficiaries who are receiving a monthly benefit from the public employees' retirement system plan 1 on July 1, 2021, shall receive, effective July 1, 2022, an increase to their monthly benefit of three percent multiplied by the beneficiaries' monthly benefit, not to exceed $110.00.
(4)Beneficiaries who are receiving a monthly benefit from the public employees' retirement system plan 1 on July 1, 2022, shall receive, effective July 1, 2023, an increase to their monthly benefit of three percent multiplied by the beneficiaries' monthly benefit, not to exceed $110.00.
(5)Beneficiaries who are receiving a monthly benefit from the public employees' retirement system plan 1 on July 1, 2023, shall receive, effective July 1, 2024, an increase to their monthly benefit of three percent multiplied by the beneficiaries' monthly benefit, not to exceed $110.00.
(6)This section does not apply to those receiving benefits pursuant to RCW 41.40.1984 .
[ 2024 c 255 s 2 ; 2023 c 397 s 4 ; 2022 c 52 s 2 ; 2020 c 329 s 1 ; 2018 c 151 s 2 .]
Notes:
Finding — Effective date — Study on ongoing cost-of-living adjustments — 2023 c 397: See notes following RCW 41.32.4992 .
Effective date — 2022 c 52: See note following RCW 41.32.4992 .
Effective date — 2020 c 329: See note following RCW 41.32.4992 .
Effective date — 2018 c 151: See note following RCW 41.32.4992 .
★   the supreme law of the land   ★
Don't Tread on Me
E Pluribus Unum — out of many, one

"If you don't know your rights, you don't have any."

Marginalia · a citizen's law index
A research desk, not legal advice. Always read the cited source before relying on a summary.
Questions or an issue? support@self-law.org
disclaimerMarginalia is a research index, not a law firm. Nothing on this site is legal, tax, or financial advice and no attorney–client relationship is formed by using it. Statutes, regulations, and case law change; summaries, search results, AI output, and member posts may be incomplete, out of date, or wrong. Any interpretation drawn from material on this site should be validated by a licensed attorney in your jurisdiction before you act on it.