VA HB 987
Status unknownVirginia Retirement System; service credit for career and technical education teachers.
Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · lower
Quick answers
Did VA HB 987 pass?
The current status of VA HB 987 is not known from the official record. Latest recorded action (2026-02-18): Left in Committee Appropriations
What is VA HB 987 about?
Virginia Retirement System; service credit for career and technical education teachers. Provides that a member of the Virginia Retirement System shall be eligible for additional years of service credit for service earned as a teacher in the field of career and technical education. The amount of service credit earned shall determined as follows: (i) for service earned as a member who is 45 years of age or older but younger than 55 years of age at the time of such service, such service shall be multiplied by the weighted years of service factor of 2.0 and (ii) for service earned as a member who is 55 years of age or older at the time of such service, such service shall be multiplied by the weighted years of service factor of 2.5.
Who sponsors VA HB 987?
Thomas A. Garrett, Jr. is the primary sponsor of VA HB 987.
Description
Virginia Retirement System; service credit for career and technical education teachers. Provides that a member of the Virginia Retirement System shall be eligible for additional years of service credit for service earned as a teacher in the field of career and technical education. The amount of service credit earned shall determined as follows: (i) for service earned as a member who is 45 years of age or older but younger than 55 years of age at the time of such service, such service shall be multiplied by the weighted years of service factor of 2.0 and (ii) for service earned as a member who is 55 years of age or older at the time of such service, such service shall be multiplied by the weighted years of service factor of 2.5.
- Introduced
- 2026-01-13
- Latest action
- 2026-02-18 — Left in Committee Appropriations
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Sponsors
- Thomas A. Garrett, Jr.primary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2026-01-13
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104258D
filing,introduction
2026-01-13
Referred to Committee on Finance
referral-committee
2026-01-26
Fiscal Impact Statement from Virginia Retirement System (HB987)
2026-01-28
Referred from Finance and referred to Appropriations (Voice Vote)
referral-committee
2026-01-29
Assigned HAPP sub: Compensation and Retirement
referral-committee
2026-02-09
House subcommittee offered
2026-02-09
Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (5-Y 2-N)
2026-02-18
Left in Committee Appropriations
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Documents
Votes
Subcommittee recommends laying on the table
2026-02-09 · pass · 5-2
Member-level votes (7)
- Alex Q. Askew: yes
- C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr.: yes
- Rodney T. Willett: yes
- Kathy K.L. Tran: yes
- Shelly A. Simonds: yes
- M. Keith Hodges: no
- Scott A. Wyatt: no
Related bills
No related bills recorded for this bill.
Official source
Attribution
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