# Virginia HB1533: Va. Retirement System; enhanced retirement benefits for 911 dispatchers, delayed effective date.

Virginia HB1533, Va. Retirement System; enhanced retirement benefits for 911 dispatchers, delayed effective date., is a 2027 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Mike A. Cherry (Republican); status introduced, last action 2026-09-23 (Committee Referral Pending) (as of 2026-10-14).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1533-2027
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- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia HB1533
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2027 Regular Session
- Title: Va. Retirement System; enhanced retirement benefits for 911 dispatchers, delayed effective date.
- Status: introduced
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-09-23
- Last action: 2026-09-23, Committee Referral Pending
- Sponsor: Mike A. Cherry (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Virginia Retirement System; enhanced retirement benefits for 911 dispatchers. Allows local governments to provide enhanced retirement benefits for hazardous duty service to full-time salaried 911 dispatchers. The bill provides that such enhanced retirement benefits apply only to service earned as a full-time salaried 911 dispatcher on or after July 1, 2028, but allows an employer, as that term is defined in relevant law, to provide such enhanced retirement benefits for service earned as a full-time salaried 911 dispatcher before July 1, 2028, in addition to service earned on or after that date. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2028.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Mike A. Cherry (Republican), House

## Actions (2)

- 2026-09-23: Committee Referral Pending (House)
- 2026-09-23: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-13-2027 27100088D (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2026-09-23: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1231861.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1231859.PDF)

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## Sources
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1231861.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1231859.PDF)

## Related
- [SB847: Issuance of vacatur for victims of human trafficking or ongoing domestic](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB847-2027)
- [SB848: Pilot program for the compensation of private court-appointed counsel in the Ci…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB848-2027)
- [SB846: Educational and cultural institutions; recognition and restoration of status of…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB846-2027)
- [SB845: Reporting requirements of state, regional, and local correctional facilities; p…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB845-2027)
- [SB849: Individual income tax; rates and distribution.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB849-2027)
- [SB844: Licensed clinical psychologists; prescriptive authority, report.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB844-2027)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1533-2027 (as of 2026-10-14).