Retirement System; modifies several provisions governing benefits of members disabled or killed. (HB2128)

Introduced By

Del. Kirk Cox (R-Colonial Heights)

Progress

Introduced
Passed Committee
Passed House
Passed Senate
Signed by Governor
Became Law

Description

Virginia Retirement System; members disabled or killed while in the military. Modifies several provisions governing the benefits of members who are disabled or killed, to comport with the federal Heroes Earnings Assistance and Relief Tax Act ("HEART Act") for those members disabled or killed in action in the military. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

DateAction
01/13/2009Committee
01/13/2009Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/09 092583870
01/13/2009Referred to Committee on Appropriations
01/20/2009Assigned App. sub: Compensation and Retirement (Hogan, Clarke N.)
01/22/2009Impact statement from VRS (HB2128)
01/29/2009Subcommittee recommends reporting
01/30/2009Reported from Appropriations (24-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/03/2009Read first time
02/04/2009Read second time and engrossed
02/05/2009Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
02/05/2009VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/06/2009Constitutional reading dispensed
02/06/2009Referred to Committee on Finance
02/17/2009Reported from Finance (16-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/18/2009Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/19/2009Read third time
02/19/2009Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/24/2009Enrolled
02/24/2009Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2128ER)
02/25/2009Signed by Speaker
02/26/2009Impact statement from VRS (HB2128ER)
02/27/2009Signed by President
03/27/2009G Approved by Governor-Chapter 362 (effective 7/1/09)
03/27/2009G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0362)

Video

This bill was discussed on the floor of the General Assembly. Below is all of the video that we have of that discussion, 1 clip in all, totaling 45 seconds.