Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · Bill
HB 585: Va. Retirement System; enhanced retirement benefits for animal control officers and 911 dispatchers.
In committee Official data
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed one chamber
- Passed both chambers
- Enacted
Last official action: ·Record last updated:
Plain-language summary
HB 585 is a bill introduced in the Virginia House on January 13, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Va. Retirement System; enhanced retirement benefits for animal control officers and 911 dispatchers. Primary sponsor: Jason Ballard (Republican). It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (February 18, 2026): Left in Committee Appropriations.
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Official summary
Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.
Virginia Retirement System; enhanced retirement benefits for animal control officers and 911 dispatchers. Allows local governments to provide enhanced retirement benefits for hazardous duty service to full-time salaried animal control officers and 911 dispatchers. The bill provides that such enhanced retirement benefits apply only to service earned as a full-time salaried animal control officer or 911 dispatcher on or after July 1, 2027, but allows an employer, as that term is defined in relevant law, to provide such enhanced retirement benefits for service earned as a full-time salaried animal control officer or 911 dispatcher before July 1, 2027, in addition to service earned on or after that date. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2027.
Sponsors
Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 2
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Ballard | Primary sponsor | Republican | House | 42 |
| Mitchell Cornett | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 46 |
“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.
Recent official actions
- Left in Committee Appropriations
- Fiscal Impact Statement from Virginia Retirement System (HB585)
- Referred from Finance and referred to Appropriations (Voice Vote)
- Referred to Committee on Finance
- Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101122D