SB523
Line of Duty Act; payments to beneficiaries.
Status:
In House
Latest Action:
Feb. 25, 2026
House: Continued to next session in Appropriations (Voice Vote)
Chief Patron:
Creigh Deeds (D)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Line of Duty Act; payments to beneficiaries.
Provides that if a deceased person, as that term is defined in the Line of Duty Act, died as a result of certain cancers within seven years from his date of retirement, his beneficiary shall be entitled to the payment of certain benefits. Under current law, such beneficiary shall be ... (More) entitled to such payment if the deceased person's death (i) arose out of and in the course of his employment or (ii) was within five years from his date of retirement. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/13/2026 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101202D
- 01/13/2026 - Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/24/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Virginia Retirement System (SB523)
- 02/02/2026 - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/02/2026 - Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 02/11/2026 - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/2026 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 02/12/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 02/12/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- 02/13/2026 - Senate: Read second time
- 02/13/2026 - Senate: Finance and Appropriations Amendment agreed to
- 02/13/2026 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- 02/13/2026 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 02/13/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 3rd reading) (38-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 02/13/2026 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote (38-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 02/14/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Virginia Retirement System (SB523)
- 02/19/2026 - House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/19/2026 - House: Read first time
- 02/19/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 02/19/2026 - House: Assigned HAPP sub: Compensation and Retirement
- 02/24/2026 - House: Placed on Appropriations Agenda
- 02/25/2026 - House: Continued to next session in Appropriations (Voice Vote)
