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HB 1317 VA
Introduced

Line of Duty Act; payments to beneficiaries.

VA · session 2026 · Assembly / House · bill

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Introduced Jan 16, 2026

Latest action (Feb 9, 2026) Continued to next session in Appropriations (Voice Vote)

Summary

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 10 years from his date of retirement, his beneficiary shall be entitled to the payment of certain benefits. Under current law, such beneficiary shall be 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.

Sponsor (1)

1 coauthor / cosponsor

Action history (7)

  1. Jan 16, 2026 Presented and ordered printed 26105478D · lower
  2. Jan 16, 2026 Referred to Committee on Appropriations · lower
  3. Jan 23, 2026 Assigned HAPP sub: Compensation and Retirement · lower
  4. Jan 24, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Virginia Retirement System (HB1317) · lower
  5. Feb 9, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
  6. Feb 9, 2026 Subcommittee recommends continuing to (Voice Vote) · lower
  7. Feb 9, 2026 Continued to next session in Appropriations (Voice Vote) · lower

Text versions (3)

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  • Appropriations Amendment · HTML
  • Introduced · PDF
  • Introduced · HTML

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