Bill Text: VA HB1718 | 2020 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Virginia National Guard and Virginia Defense Force; state active duty for emergency response.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 43-5)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-02-11 - Left in Public Safety [HB1718 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2020-HB1718-Introduced.html
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 44-83 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§44-83. Pay and allowance of members.
When Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, when called into state active duty, not in the service of the United States, officers members of the National Guard and members of the Virginia Defense Force shall receive the same pay and allowances as prescribed for members of like rank in the United States Armed Forces. For each day of such service, members of the National Guard shall receive the same pay and allowances as if they were on a day of Annual Training. For each day of service, members of the Virginia Defense Force called to state active duty shall receive the same pay and allowances as persons of like grade in the National Guard for a day of Annual Training, capped at 25 years of service equal to their rank and years of servic, as determined by the Department of Military Affairs. The adjutant General may increase state active duty pay on an annual basis by a rate not to exceed the most recent percentage increase in basic pay for members of the Armed Forces.
