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Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1269: Virginia Law Officers' Retirement System; extends membership to emergency dispatchers.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 1269 is a bill introduced in the Virginia House on January 14, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Virginia Law Officers' Retirement System; extends membership to emergency dispatchers. Primary sponsor: May Nivar (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (February 18, 2026): Left in Committee Appropriations.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Virginia Retirement System; Virginia Law Officers' Retirement System; emergency dispatchers. Extends membership in the Virginia Law Officers' Retirement System (VaLORS) to emergency dispatchers who are employed by the Department of State Police, Capitol Police, and agencies whose law-enforcement officers are eligible for membership in VaLORS. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2027, and provides that such membership applies only to service earned on or after July 1, 2027.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
May NivarPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse57

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Left in Committee Appropriations
  2. Fiscal Impact Statement from Virginia Retirement System (HB1269)
  3. Referred to Committee on Appropriations
  4. Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103610D

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source