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2005 SESSION
SB 878 Line of Duty Act; funding of continued health insurance and death payment of benefits thereunder.
Introduced by: William C. Wampler, Jr. | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)
Line of Duty Act. Provides for funding of continued
health insurance and death benefit payments for eligible state employees under
the Line of Duty Act from employer contributions to a Line of Duty Act Fund
administered by the Virginia Retirement System. The Retirement System shall
set the rate of annual employer contributions. All payments for continued
health insurance and death benefits payments for eligible state employees shall
be made from the Fund. In general, health insurance coverage under the Line of
Duty Act shall be the basic health insurance plan for state employees. The
continued health insurance coverage shall also apply to individuals disabled on
or after April 8, 1972 but before July 1, 2000, and their surviving spouses and
dependents.
The bill also provides that payments for eligible local employees
under the Line of Duty Act shall be made by the locality. A locality has the
option of contributing to the Fund, or may elect not to participate and be
responsible for self-funding the continued health insurance coverage and death
benefit of local eligible employees. A locality shall have the option of
providing continued health insurance coverage for persons disabled on or after
April 8, 1972 but before July 1, 2000, and their surviving spouses and
dependents.The bill moves the Line of Duty Act to Title 51.1, relating to
pensions, benefits, and retirement.
FULL TEXT
- 01/11/05 Senate: Prefiled & ordered printed; offered 01/12/05 052904836 pdf | impact statements
- 01/27/05 Senate: Introduced bill reprinted 052904836 pdf | impact statements
- 02/03/05 Senate: Committee substitute printed 052976836-S1 pdf | impact statement
HISTORY
- 01/11/05 Senate: Prefiled & ordered printed; offered 01/12/05 052904836
- 01/11/05 Senate: Referred to Committee on Finance
- 01/27/05 Senate: Introduced bill reprinted 052904836
- 02/02/05 Senate: Reported from Finance with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/03/05 Senate: Committee substitute printed 052976836-S1
- 02/03/05 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/03/05 Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/04/05 Senate: Read second time
- 02/04/05 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/04/05 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 052976836-S1
- 02/04/05 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB878S1
- 02/07/05 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/07/05 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/07/05 Senate: Communicated to House
- 02/09/05 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/09/05 House: Read first time
- 02/09/05 House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 02/09/05 House: Assigned to App. sub-committee: Compensation & General ...
- 02/21/05 House: Left in Appropriations