2025 Regular SessionVirginia Legislature

SB1396: Virginia Retirement System; enhanced retirement benefits for animal control officers.

Legislative Summary

Virginia retirement system; enhanced retirement benefits; animal control officers. Adds full-time animal control officers to the list of local employees eligible to receive enhanced retirement benefits for hazardous duty service for service earned in such positions on or after July 1, 2026. Under current law, localities may provide such benefits to first responders, including firefighters and emergency medical technicians, and certain other hazardous duty positions. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2026.

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Bill History

1/14/2025
Presented and ordered printed 25103260D
Senate
1/14/2025
Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations
Senate
1/15/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Virginia Retirement System (SB1396)
Senate
1/21/2025
Passed by indefinitely in Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
Senate

Roll Call Votes

Passed by indefinitely in Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
1/21/2025
15
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(1/14/2025)
Chamber
Senate

Sponsors

Republican: 1

Primary Sponsor

Chris Head
Chris Head
Republican

Documents

Introduced
Bill Text1/14/202512.2 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis1/15/2025216.1 KB