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Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1317: Line of Duty Act; payments to beneficiaries.

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 1317 is a bill introduced in the Virginia House on January 16, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Line of Duty Act; payments to beneficiaries. Primary sponsor: Rod Willett (Democratic). It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (February 9, 2026): Continued to next session in Appropriations (Voice Vote).

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.

Line of Duty Act; payments to beneficiaries. Provides that if a deceased person, as that term is defined in the Line of Duty Act, died as a result of certain cancers within 10 years from his date of retirement, his beneficiary shall be entitled to the payment of certain benefits. Under current law, such beneficiary shall be entitled to such payment if the deceased person's death (i) arose out of and in the course of his employment or (ii) was within five years from his date of retirement.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Rod WillettPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse58
Cliff HayesCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse91

“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. Continued to next session in Appropriations (Voice Vote)
  2. Subcommittee recommends continuing to (Voice Vote)
  3. House subcommittee offered
  4. Fiscal Impact Statement from Virginia Retirement System (HB1317)
  5. Assigned HAPP sub: Compensation and Retirement
  6. Referred to Committee on Appropriations
  7. Presented and ordered printed 26105478D

Sources

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