# Virginia HB1317: Line of Duty Act; payments to beneficiaries.

Virginia HB1317, Line of Duty Act; payments to beneficiaries., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Rodney T. Willett (Democratic); status in committee, last action 2026-02-09 (House subcommittee offered) (as of 2026-10-11).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1317-2026
- As of: 2026-10-11
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia HB1317
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Line of Duty Act; payments to beneficiaries.
- Status: in committee
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-16
- Last action: 2026-02-09, House subcommittee offered
- Sponsor: Rodney T. Willett (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Compensation and Retirement
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (0 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Line of Duty Act; payments to beneficiaries. Provides that if a deceased person, as that term is defined in the Line of Duty Act, died as a result of certain cancers within 10 years from his date of retirement, his beneficiary shall be entitled to the payment of certain benefits. Under current law, such beneficiary shall be entitled to such payment if the deceased person's death (i) arose out of and in the course of his employment or (ii) was within five years from his date of retirement.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Rodney T. Willett (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-02-09 | House | Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2027 (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-09 | House | Continued to 2027 in Appropriations (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 |   |

## Actions (7)

- 2026-02-09: House subcommittee offered (House)
- 2026-02-09: Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2027 (Voice Vote) (House)
- 2026-02-09: Continued to 2027 in Appropriations (Voice Vote) (House)
- 2026-01-24: Fiscal Impact Statement from Virginia Retirement System (HB1317) (House)
- 2026-01-23: Assigned HAPP sub: Compensation and Retirement (House)
- 2026-01-16: Referred to Committee on Appropriations (House)
- 2026-01-16: Presented and ordered printed 26105478D (House)

## Bill text

- Amendment, 2026-02-09: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1135300.HTML)
- Introduced, 2026-01-16: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1089502.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1089501.PDF)

## Related bills

- HB5: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. (signed)
- SB199: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. (signed)
- HB95: Va. Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with rental agreement. (signed)
- HB1393: Electric utilities; pilot program for energy assistance and weatherization for certain individuals. (signed)
- HB834: Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; fire or casualty damage, termination by landlord. (signed)
- HB675: Protection of employees; coercion or threat based on immigration status, civil penalty. (signed)

## Sources
- [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1135300.HTML)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1089502.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1089501.PDF)

## Related
- [HB5: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB5-2026)
- [SB199: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB199-2026)
- [HB95: Va. Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB95-2026)
- [HB1393: Electric utilities; pilot program for energy assistance and weatherization for…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1393-2026)
- [HB834: Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; fire or casualty damage, terminat…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB834-2026)
- [HB675: Protection of employees; coercion or threat based on immigration status, civil…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB675-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1317-2026 (as of 2026-10-11).