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1996 SESSION
HB 862 Retirement System; health insurance credits for retired teachers.
Introduced by: Lacey E. Putney | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY:
Virginia Retirement System; health insurance credits for retired teachers. Mandates that teachers retired under VRS who rendered at least 15 years of total creditable service shall receive a health insurance credit added to their monthly retirement allowances, which shall be applied to reduce the retiree's state health insurance premium costs. The Commonwealth will pay the costs thereof. The bill also gives localities authority to provide an additional health insurance credit at their own expense. The bill also provides for reimbursement up to the applicable credit for members who purchase an alternative personal health insurance policy. The bill becomes effective on July 1, 1998.
FULL TEXT
- 01/22/96 House: Presented & ordered printed 967228416 pdf
- 02/12/96 House: Printed as engrossed 967228416-E pdf
- 03/19/96 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB862ER) pdf
- 04/16/96 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0764) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/22/96 House: Presented & ordered printed 967228416
- 01/22/96 House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 02/10/96 House: Reported from Appropriations with amds. (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/96 House: Read first time
- 02/12/96 House: Read second time
- 02/12/96 House: Committee amendments agreed to
- 02/12/96 House: Engrossed by House as amended
- 02/12/96 House: Printed as engrossed 967228416-E
- 02/13/96 House: Read third time and passed House (Block Vote) (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/96 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/96 House: Communicated to Senate
- 02/14/96 Senate: Read first time
- 02/14/96 Senate: Referred to Committee on Finance
- 03/04/96 Senate: Reported from Finance (17-Y 0-N)
- 03/05/96 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 03/05/96 Senate: VOTE: CONST. READING DISPENSED (39-Y 0-N)
- 03/06/96 Senate: Read third time
- 03/06/96 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/06/96 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/19/96 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB862ER)
- 03/25/96 House: Enrolled
- 03/26/96 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/28/96 Senate: Signed by President
- 04/06/96 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 764 (effective 7/1/98)
- 04/16/96 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0764)