VA HB70 | 2024 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on April 2 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-04-02 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0267)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

Virginia Retirement System; plan credits and accounts. Allows members of the Virginia Retirement System to purchase service credit for prior full-time active duty military service of at least 180 consecutive days in any federally established branch of the armed services. Under current law, such purchases are restricted to prior full-time active duty military service of at least 180 consecutive days in the United States Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, or Coast Guard. Virginia Retirement System; plan credits and accounts. Allows members of the Virginia Retirement System to purchase service credit for prior full-time active duty military service of at least 180 consecutive days in any federally established branch of the armed services. Under current law, such purchases are restricted to prior full-time active duty military service of at least 180 consecutive days in the United States Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, or Coast Guard. The bill also provides that any funds or other property held in a Virginia Retirement System defined contribution plan, deferred compensation plan, or cash match plan remaining unclaimed for more than five years shall be presumed abandoned under the Virginia Disposition of Unclaimed Property Act and may escheat to the state treasury. Under current law, the Act does not apply to any Virginia Retirement System defined benefit plan funds or other property.

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Title

Virginia Retirement System; plan credits and accounts.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2024-02-20 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-19 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2024-02-15 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-01-30 - House - House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N) (Y: 100 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-01-24 - House - House: Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-01-22 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2024-04-02 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0267)
2024-04-02 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 267 (effective 7/1/24)
2024-03-11 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
2024-03-11HouseEnrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024
2024-02-28SenateSigned by President
2024-02-26HouseSigned by Speaker
2024-02-26HouseBill text as passed House and Senate (HB70ER)
2024-02-26HouseEnrolled
2024-02-20SenatePassed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2024-02-20SenateRead third time
2024-02-19SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
2024-02-15SenateReported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
2024-01-31SenateReferred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations
2024-01-31SenateConstitutional reading dispensed
2024-01-30HouseVOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N)
2024-01-30HouseRead third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
2024-01-29HouseRead second time and engrossed
2024-01-26HouseRead first time
2024-01-24HouseReported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
2024-01-22HouseSubcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
2024-01-17HouseAssigned App. sub: Compensation and Retirement
2023-12-22HouseReferred to Committee on Appropriations
2023-12-22HousePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24100811D

Same As/Similar To

SB458 (Similar To) 2024-04-02 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0353)

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
511142.2(n/a)See Bill Text
5512544(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+sum+HB70
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB70+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB70ER+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+CHAP0267+hil
Supplementhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+oth+HB70F158+PDF
Supplementhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+oth+HB70FER158+PDF
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+H0202V0001+HB0070
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+H02V0003+HB0070
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+HV0098+HB0070
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+S05V0324+HB0070
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+SV0478HB0070+HB0070
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+SV0483HB0070+HB0070

Bill Comments

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