# Virginia HB204: Virginia Law Officers' Retirement System; extends membership to emergency dispatchers.

Virginia HB204, Virginia Law Officers' Retirement System; extends membership to emergency dispatchers., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Mike A. Cherry (Republican); status failed, last action 2026-02-18 (Left in Committee Appropriations) (as of 2026-11-06).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB204-2026
- As of: 2026-11-06
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia HB204
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Virginia Law Officers' Retirement System; extends membership to emergency dispatchers.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-07
- Last action: 2026-02-18, Left in Committee Appropriations
- Sponsor: Mike A. Cherry (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Appropriations
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Virginia Law Officers' Retirement System; emergency dispatchers. Extends membership in the Virginia Law Officers' Retirement System (VaLORS) to emergency dispatchers who are employed by the Department of State Police, Capitol Police, and agencies whose law-enforcement officers are eligible for membership in VaLORS. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2027, and provides that such membership applies only to service earned on or after July 1, 2027.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

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

## Actions (4)

- 2026-02-18: Left in Committee Appropriations (House)
- 2026-01-25: Fiscal Impact Statement from Virginia Retirement System (HB204) (House)
- 2026-01-07: Referred to Committee on Appropriations (House)
- 2026-01-07: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101759D (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2026-01-07: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1083068.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1083067.PDF)

## Related bills

- HB20: Minimum wage; farm laborers or farm employees, temporary foreign workers. (signed)
- 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)

## Sources
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1083068.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1083067.PDF)

## Related
- [HB20: Minimum wage; farm laborers or farm employees, temporary foreign workers.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB20-2026)
- [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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB204-2026 (as of 2026-11-06).