Mamie Locke
- Democratic
- Senator
- District 23
Primary
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, 2025, and in certain circumstances service earned prior to that date. 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, 2025.
A BILL to amend and reenact ยง 51.1-138 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Virginia retirement system; enhanced retirement benefits; certain animal control officers. 24107180D
Left in Appropriations
Continued to 2025 in Appropriations (Voice Vote)
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
Read first time
Placed on Calendar
Impact statement from VRS (SB218S1)
Committee substitute agreed to 24107180D-S1
Read second time
Reading of substitute waived
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB218S1
Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
Committee substitute printed 24107180D-S1
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
Senate subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
Impact statement from VRS (SB218)
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24102320D
Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
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| Substitute | HTML PDF |
| Introduced | HTML PDF |
| Document | Format |
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| Impact statement from VRS (SB218) | |
| Impact statement from VRS (SB218S1) |
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