Virginia Senate Bill 1479 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 27 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-03-27 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0708)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Virginia Retirement System; return to work. Reduces from 12 to six the number of months for the required break in service for a teacher, bus driver, school administrator, or school security officer to return to work full time and continue to receive his pension under the Virginia Retirement System (VRS). The bill adds specialized student support positions to the list of employees who may return to work with a six-month break in service and specifies that the employer shall include such employees' compensation in membership payroll for purposes of the employer contributions to VRS. The bill has an expiration date of July 1, 2028, for the reduction of the required break in service period for all classes of employees. Finally, the bill requires VRS to submit a report regarding options for employing certain enumerated positions part-time during the required six-month break in service period. Virginia Retirement System; return to work. Reduces from 12 to six the number of months for the required break in service for a teacher, bus driver, school administrator, or school security officer to return to work full time and continue to receive his pension under the Virginia Retirement System (VRS). The bill adds specialized student support positions to the list of employees who may return to work with a six-month break in service and specifies that the employer shall include such employees' compensation in membership payroll for purposes of the employer contributions to VRS. The bill has an expiration date of July 1, 2028, for the reduction of the required break in service period for all classes of employees. Finally, the bill requires VRS to submit a report regarding options for employing certain enumerated positions part-time during the required six-month break in service period.

Virginia Retirement System; return to work, hiring retired teachers, bus drivers, etc.

Sen. Louise Lucas [D]

2023-02-25 - House - House: VOTE: Adoption (89-Y 0-N) (Y: 89 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 11) [PASS]
2023-02-25 - Senate - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2023-02-22 - Senate - Senate: Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-20 - Senate - Senate: House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N) (Y: 0 N: 40 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2023-02-16 - House - House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N) (Y: 99 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2023-02-13 - House - House: Reported from Appropriations with substitute (21-Y 0-N) (Y: 21 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2023-01-30 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2023-01-26 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-01-25 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendments (16-Y 0-N) (Y: 16 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-03-27		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0708)
2023-03-27		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 708 (effective 7/1/23)
2023-03-13		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 27, 2023
2023-03-13	Senate	Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 13, 2023
2023-03-08	House	Signed by Speaker
2023-03-08	Senate	Signed by President
2023-03-07	Senate	Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1479ER)
2023-03-07	Senate	Enrolled
2023-02-25	House	VOTE: Adoption (89-Y 0-N)
2023-02-25	House	Conference report agreed to by House (89-Y 0-N)
2023-02-25	Senate	Conference substitute printed 23107505D-S1
2023-02-25		Conference: Amended by conference committee
2023-02-25	Senate	Conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
2023-02-23	House	Delegates: Coyner, Bell, Bourne
2023-02-23	House	Conferees appointed by House
2023-02-22	Senate	Senators: Lucas, Deeds, Vogel
2023-02-22	Senate	Conferees appointed by Senate
2023-02-22	Senate	Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N)
2023-02-21	House	House requested conference committee
2023-02-21	House	House insisted on substitute
2023-02-20	Senate	House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N)
2023-02-16	House	VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
2023-02-16	House	Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
2023-02-16	House	Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB1479H1
2023-02-16	House	Committee substitute agreed to 23106613D-H1
2023-02-16	House	Read third time
2023-02-15	House	Read second time
2023-02-13	House	Committee substitute printed 23106613D-H1
2023-02-13	House	Reported from Appropriations with substitute (21-Y 0-N)
2023-02-10	House	Assigned App. sub: Compensation and Retirement
2023-02-09	House	Referred to Committee on Appropriations
2023-02-09	House	Read first time
2023-02-09	House	Placed on Calendar
2023-01-30	Senate	Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
2023-01-27	Senate	Printed as engrossed 23104499D-E
2023-01-27	Senate	Engrossed by Senate as amended SB1479E
2023-01-27	Senate	Committee amendments agreed to
2023-01-27	Senate	Reading of amendments waived
2023-01-27	Senate	Read second time
2023-01-26	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2023-01-25	Senate	Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendments (16-Y 0-N)
2023-01-18	Senate	Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations
2023-01-18	Senate	Presented and ordered printed 23104499D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
51	1	155	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+sum+SB1479
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+SB1479+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+SB1479E+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+SB1479H1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+SB1479S1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+SB1479ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+CHAP0708+hil
Amendment	https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/23105378A.pdf
Amendment	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+amd+SB1479AS
Amendment	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+amd+SB1479AC
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+SB1479F158+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+SB1479FE158+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+SB1479FH1158+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+SB1479FS1158+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+SB1479FER158+PDF
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+S05V0099+SB1479
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+SV0125SB1479+SB1479
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+SV0137SB1479+SB1479
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+H02V0200+SB1479
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+HV1917+SB1479
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+SV0600SB1479+SB1479
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+SV0788SB1479+SB1479
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+SV1007SB1479+SB1479
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+HV2407+SB1479