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Virginia · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

SB 1396: Virginia Retirement System; enhanced retirement benefits for animal control officers.

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

SB 1396 is a bill introduced in the Virginia Senate on January 14, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Virginia Retirement System; enhanced retirement benefits for animal control officers. Primary sponsor: Chris Head (Republican). Most recent recorded action (January 21, 2025): Passed by indefinitely in Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N).

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; enhanced retirement benefits; animal control officers. Adds full-time animal control officers to the list of local employees eligible to receive enhanced retirement benefits for hazardous duty service for service earned in such positions on or after July 1, 2026. Under current law, localities may provide such benefits to first responders, including firefighters and emergency medical technicians, and certain other hazardous duty positions. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2026.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Chris HeadPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate3

“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. Passed by indefinitely in Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
  2. Fiscal Impact Statement from Virginia Retirement System (SB1396)
  3. Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations
  4. Presented and ordered printed 25103260D

Sources

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