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Virginia · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1705: Virginia Retirement System; disability benefits for certain emergency dispatchers.

Enacted 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 1705 is a bill introduced in the Virginia House on January 4, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Virginia Retirement System; disability benefits for certain emergency dispatchers. Primary sponsor: David L. Bulova. It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (March 21, 2025): Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0190).

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; disability benefits; emergency dispatchers. Requires that, beginning July 1, 2026, emergency dispatchers who are not members of the hybrid retirement program become participants in the disability program for hybrid retirement plan members if the locality employing such dispatcher participates in such program. The employers of such dispatchers shall provide the costs required for funding participation in such program.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
David L. BulovaPrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Otto WachsmannCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse83

“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. Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0190)
  2. Approved by Governor-Chapter 190 (Effective 07/01/25)
  3. Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
  4. Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 3, 2025
  5. Signed by President
  6. Fiscal Impact Statement from Virginia Retirement System (HB1705)
  7. Signed by Speaker
  8. Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1705ER)
  9. Enrolled
  10. Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
  11. Read third time
  12. Passed by for the day

Showing 12 most recent of 32 actions. Full history

Sources

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