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2024 SESSION

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SB 218 Retirement system; animal control officers to receive benefits.

Introduced by: Mamie E. Locke | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)

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, 2025, and in certain circumstances service earned prior to that date. 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, 2025.

FULL TEXT

• 01/08/24  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24102320D  pdf | impact statement
• 02/06/24  Senate: Committee substitute printed 24107180D-S1  pdf | impact statement

AMENDMENTS

• Senate subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered

HISTORY

• 01/08/24  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24102320D
• 01/08/24  Senate: Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations
• 02/06/24  Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/06/24  Senate: Committee substitute printed 24107180D-S1
• 02/07/24  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/08/24  Senate: Read second time
• 02/08/24  Senate: Reading of substitute waived
• 02/08/24  Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 24107180D-S1
• 02/08/24  Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB218S1
• 02/08/24  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/08/24  Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/14/24  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/14/24  House: Read first time
• 02/14/24  House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
• 02/21/24  House: Continued to 2025 in Appropriations by voice vote