SB218
Retirement system; animal control officers to receive benefits.
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. 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 ... (More) 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. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/08/2024 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24102320D
- 01/08/2024 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations
- 01/25/2024 - Senate: Impact statement from VRS (SB218)
- 02/06/2024 - Senate: Senate subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- 02/06/2024 - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/2024 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 24107180D-S1
- 02/07/2024 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/08/2024 - Senate: Read second time
- 02/08/2024 - Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/08/2024 - Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 24107180D-S1
- 02/08/2024 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB218S1
- 02/08/2024 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/08/2024 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/09/2024 - Senate: Impact statement from VRS (SB218S1)
- 02/14/2024 - House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/14/2024 - House: Read first time
- 02/14/2024 - House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 02/21/2024 - House: Continued to 2025 in Appropriations
