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VA HB585
VA HB585Va. Retirement System; enhanced retirement benefits for animal control officers and 911 dispatchers.
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Introduced
01/13/2026
01/13/2026
In Committee
01/13/2026
01/13/2026
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
2026 Regular Regular Session
Bill Summary
Virginia Retirement System; enhanced retirement benefits for animal control officers and 911 dispatchers. Allows local governments to provide enhanced retirement benefits for hazardous duty service to full-time salaried animal control officers and 911 dispatchers. The bill provides that such enhanced retirement benefits apply only to service earned as a full-time salaried animal control officer or 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 animal control officer or 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.
AI Summary
This bill allows local governments in Virginia to offer enhanced retirement benefits, similar to those for state police officers, to full-time salaried animal control officers and 911 dispatchers, recognizing their service as hazardous duty. These enhanced benefits will apply to service earned on or after July 1, 2027, but employers have the option to extend these benefits to service earned before that date as well. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2027.
Committee Categories
Budget and Finance
Sponsors (2)
Last Action
Left in Committee Appropriations (on 02/18/2026)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB585 |
| Fiscal Note/Analysis - Fiscal Impact Statement from Virginia Retirement System (HB585) | https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1096372.PDF |
| BillText | https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB585/text/HB585 |
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