Virginia legislation · 2027 Regular Session
Virginia HB1533: A BILL to amend and reenact § 51.1-138 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Virginia Retirement System; enhanced retirement benefits for 911 dispatchers.
Status: In committee, September 23, 2026
Virginia Retirement System; enhanced retirement benefits for 911 dispatchers. Allows local governments to provide enhanced retirement benefits for hazardous duty service to full-time salaried 911 dispatchers. The bill provides that such enhanced retirement benefits apply only to service earned as a full-time salaried 911 dispatcher on or after July 1, 2028, but allows an employer, as that term is defined in relevant law, to provide such enhanced retirement benefits for service earned as a full-time salaried 911 dispatcher before July 1, 2028, in addition to service earned on or after that date. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2028.
What the bill says
To amend and reenact § 51.1-138 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Virginia Retirement System; enhanced retirement benefits for 911 dispatchers. ---------- Patron--Cherry ---------- Committee Referral Pending ---------- 1. That § 51.1-138 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows: § 51.1-138. Benefits. A. Employees who become members under this article and on whose behalf contributions are paid as provided in this article shall be entitled to benefits under the retirement system. B. By resolution legally adopted and approved by the Board, the employer may elect to pr.
From the introduced text, September 23, 2026:
A BILL to amend and reenact § 51.1-138 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Virginia Retirement System; enhanced retirement benefits for 911 dispatchers. ---------- Patron--Cherry ---------- Committee Referral Pending ---------- 1. That § 51.1-138 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows: § 51.1-138. Benefits. A. Employees who become members under this article and on whose behalf contributions are paid as provided in this article shall be entitled to benefits under the retirement system. B. By resolution legally adopted and approved by the Board, the employer may elect to provide benefits equivalent to those provided under the State Police Officers' Retirement System, as set out in Chapter 2 (§ 51.1-200 et seq.) [ (ii) positions as full-time salaried [ (iii) positions as full-time salaried emergency medical technicians [ (iv) positions as regional jail superintendents and jail officers of regional jail farms, regional jails or jail authorities, as approved by the respective jail board or authority and by the participating political subdivisions of such entities; or (v) positions as full-time salaried dispatchers for a public safety answering point as defined in § 56-484.12. Sheriffs of political subdivisions and superintendents of regional jails [DELETED: which] that participate in the retirement system shall receive benefits equivalent to those of state police officers, except for the benefits provided under § …