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VA HB1269

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/14/2026

Primary Sponsor

May Nivar

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Origin

House of Delegates

2026 Regular Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Expands eligibility for the Virginia Law Officers' Retirement System (VaLORS) to include full-time salaried emergency dispatchers working for public safety answering points, the Department of State Police, and the Capitol Police Force

  • Adds dispatchers employed by campus police, conservation police, ABC special agents, Marine Resources Commission, correctional facilities, parole offices, and Department of Conservation and Recreation to VaLORS coverage

  • Enhanced retirement benefits under VaLORS include a normal retirement date at age 60, compared to the standard Virginia Retirement System retirement age

  • Provisions become effective July 1, 2027, with enhanced benefits applying only to service earned on or after that date

  • Amends § 51.1-212 of the Code of Virginia to redefine "employee" under the retirement system

Legislative Description

Virginia Law Officers' Retirement System; extends membership to emergency dispatchers.

Last Action

Left in Committee Appropriations

2/18/2026

Committee Referrals

Appropriations: Compensation & Retirement1/23/2026
Appropriations1/14/2026

Full Bill Text

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