SB 523 VA
Line of Duty Act; payments to beneficiaries.
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Summary
This bill would modify Virginia's Line of Duty Act provisions regarding payments to beneficiaries of public safety officers. The Line of Duty Act provides financial assistance and benefits to families of police officers, firefighters, and other public safety personnel who are killed or seriously injured in the line of duty. The bill would amend provisions governing how and to whom these benefits are paid. The changes could affect the amount of payments, eligibility for beneficiaries, or procedures for distributing Line of Duty benefits.
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Official abstract
A BILL to amend and reenact § 9.1-402 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Line of Duty Act; payments to beneficiaries.
Sponsor (1)
- R. Creigh Deeds Democratic · primary
1 coauthor / cosponsor
- Saddam Azlan Salim Democratic · cosponsor
Action history (21)
- Jan 13, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101202D · upper
- Jan 13, 2026 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice · upper
- Jan 24, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Virginia Retirement System (SB523) · upper
- Feb 2, 2026 Reported from Courts of Justice and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) · upper
- Feb 11, 2026 Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (15-Y 0-N) · upper
- Feb 12, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
- Feb 12, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
- Feb 12, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
- Feb 13, 2026 Read second time · upper
- Feb 13, 2026 Finance and Appropriations Amendment agreed to · upper
- Feb 13, 2026 Engrossed by Senate as amended Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
- Feb 13, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
- Feb 13, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 3rd reading) (38-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
- Feb 13, 2026 Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote (38-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
- Feb 14, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Virginia Retirement System (SB523) · upper
- Feb 19, 2026 Placed on Calendar · lower
- Feb 19, 2026 Read first time · lower
- Feb 19, 2026 Referred to Committee on Appropriations · lower
- Feb 19, 2026 Assigned HAPP sub: Compensation and Retirement · lower
- Feb 25, 2026 Continued to next session in Appropriations (Voice Vote) · lower
- Jul 21, 2026 Continued from last session · lower
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