# Virginia HB1619: Va. Retirement System; enhanced retirement benefits for 911 dispatchers, delayed effective date.

Virginia HB1619, Va. Retirement System; enhanced retirement benefits for 911 dispatchers, delayed effective date., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Nadarius E. Clark (Democratic); status failed, last action 2025-02-04 (Left in Appropriations) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Virginia HB1619
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Va. Retirement System; enhanced retirement benefits for 911 dispatchers, delayed effective date.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-03
- Last action: 2025-02-04, Left in Appropriations
- Sponsor: Nadarius E. Clark (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Compensation and Retirement
- 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, 2026, 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, 2026, in addition to service earned on or after that date. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2026.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Nadarius E. Clark (Democratic), House

## Actions (5)

- 2025-02-04: Left in Appropriations (House)
- 2025-01-11: Assigned Approps sub: Compensation and Retirement (House)
- 2025-01-09: Fiscal Impact Statement from Virginia Retirement System (HB1619) (House)
- 2025-01-03: Referred to Committee on Appropriations (House)
- 2025-01-03: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25102439D (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2025-01-03: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1012332.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1012331.PDF)

## Related bills

- HR671: Commending JR's Auto Care. (adopted)
- SB941: Robbery; use of air or gas operated weapon, etc., penalty. (failed)
- HB1746: Public safety officer; definition. (failed)
- HB1600: Budget Bill. (failed)
- SB1449: Data centers; site assessment for high energy use facility. (failed)
- HB1609: Essential health benefits benchmark plan; Commission to consider coverage for infertility treatment. (to governor)

## Sources
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1012332.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1012331.PDF)

## Related
- [HR671: Commending JR's Auto Care.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HR671-2025)
- [SB941: Robbery; use of air or gas operated weapon, etc., penalty.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB941-2025)
- [HB1746: Public safety officer; definition.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1746-2025)
- [HB1600: Budget Bill.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1600-2025)
- [SB1449: Data centers; site assessment for high energy use facility.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB1449-2025)
- [HB1609: Essential health benefits benchmark plan; Commission to consider coverage for i…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1609-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1619-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).