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VA SB 154

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

Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did VA SB 154 pass?

The current status of VA SB 154 is not known from the official record. Latest recorded action (2026-02-03): Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 4-N)

What is VA SB 154 about?

Virginia Retirement System; enhanced retirement benefits for 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, 2027. 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, 2027.

Who sponsors VA SB 154?

T. Travis Hackworth is the primary sponsor of VA SB 154.

Description

Virginia Retirement System; enhanced retirement benefits for 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, 2027. 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, 2027.

Introduced
2026-01-07
Latest action
2026-02-03 — Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 4-N)
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • T. Travis Hackworthprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-01-07

    Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103043D

    filing,introduction

  2. 2026-01-07

    Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations

    referral-committee

  3. 2026-01-25

    Fiscal Impact Statement from Virginia Retirement System (SB154)

  4. 2026-02-03

    Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 4-N)

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Documents

Votes

  • Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations

    2026-02-03 · pass · 10-4

    Member-level votes (15)
    • L. Louise Lucas: yes
    • R. Creigh Deeds: yes
    • Mamie E. Locke: yes
    • David W. Marsden: yes
    • Adam P. Ebbin: yes
    • Ryan T. McDougle: no
    • Mark D. Obenshain: no
    • Richard H. Stuart: not voting
    • Bryce E. Reeves: no
    • Barbara A. Favola: yes
    • Scott A. Surovell: yes
    • Jeremy S. McPike: yes
    • Jennifer B. Boysko: yes
    • Todd E. Pillion: no
    • Aaron R. Rouse: yes

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/SB154

Attribution

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