HB2626: Virginia National Guard; state active duty pay.

HOUSE BILL NO. 2626

Offered January 10, 2019
A BILL to amend and reenact § 44-83 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Virginia National Guard; state active duty pay.
Patron-- Ayala
Committee Referral Pending

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 called into state active duty, not in the service of the United States, officers of the National Guard 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, for each day of service, shall receive the same pay and allowances as if they were on a day of Annual Training. In no event shall a member receive basic pay in an amount less than that prescribed for a member with the rank of E-6 who has more than 18 years of service. 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.