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VA SB 304

died on adjournment

Va. Retirement System; enhanced retirement benefits for 911 dispatchers, delayed effective date.

Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · upper

Description

Virginia Retirement System; enhanced retirement benefits for 911 dispatchers. Allows local governments to provide enhanced retirement benefits for hazardous duty service to full-time salaried 911 dispatchers. The bill provides that such enhanced retirement benefits apply only to service earned as a full-time salaried 911 dispatcher on or after July 1, 2027, but allows an employer, as that term is defined in relevant law, to provide such enhanced retirement benefits for service earned as a full-time salaried 911 dispatcher before July 1, 2027, in addition to service earned on or after that date. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2027.

Introduced
2026-01-13
Status date
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Latest action
2026-02-03 — Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (12-Y 2-N)
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Emily M. Jordanprimary
  • Saddam Azlan Salimcosponsor
  • Russet Perrycosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-01-13

    Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103136D

    filing,introduction

  2. 2026-01-13

    Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations

    referral-committee

  3. 2026-01-25

    Fiscal Impact Statement from Virginia Retirement System (SB304)

  4. 2026-02-03

    Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (12-Y 2-N)

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations

    2026-02-03 · pass · 12-2

    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: yes
    • 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: yes
    • Aaron R. Rouse: yes

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/SB304

Attribution

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