Benefit Bill Dead After Missing Cutoff for Passage

The Washington state Senate put a hold on a bill that would have eliminated consideration of marital status when determining the percentage of a worker’s wages due as permanent total disability benefits after the measure failed to meet a key deadline. The Senate on Thursday placed SB 5835 on its “X-file,” a holding place for legislation that is no longer eligible for consideration after certain cutoff dates. Tuesday was the deadline to consider bills in the chamber where they were introduced. The bill by Sen. Rebecca Saldaña, D-Seattle, would have required that perma...