# Virginia HB231: Virginia Retirement System; enhanced retirement benefits for animal control officers.

Virginia HB231, Virginia Retirement System; enhanced retirement benefits for animal control officers., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Ellen H. McLaughlin (Republican); status failed, last action 2024-11-18 (Left in Appropriations) (as of 2026-10-16).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB231-2025
- As of: 2026-10-16
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia HB231
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Virginia Retirement System; enhanced retirement benefits for animal control officers.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2024-01-04
- Last action: 2024-11-18, Left in Appropriations
- Sponsor: Ellen H. McLaughlin (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Appropriations
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (0 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Virginia Retirement System; enhanced retirement benefits for animal control officers. Adds animal control officers to the list of local employees eligible to receive enhanced retirement benefits for hazardous duty service. Under current law, localities may provide such benefits to first responders, including firefighters and emergency medical technicians, and certain other hazardous duty positions.The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2025, and provides that such membership would apply only to service earned on or after July 1, 2025.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Ellen H. McLaughlin (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2024-02-05 | House | Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2025 (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2024-02-05 | House | Continued to 2025 in Appropriations (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 |   |

## Actions (8)

- 2024-11-18: Left in Appropriations (House)
- 2024-02-05: Continued to 2025 in Appropriations (Voice Vote) (House)
- 2024-02-05: House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered (House)
- 2024-02-05: Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2025 (Voice Vote) (House)
- 2024-01-25: Impact statement from VRS (HB231) (House)
- 2024-01-17: Assigned App. sub: Compensation and Retirement (House)
- 2024-01-04: Referred to Committee on Appropriations (House)
- 2024-01-04: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24103013D (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2024-01-12: [HTML](https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/HB231)

## 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.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/HB231)

## 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-HB231-2025 (as of 2026-10-16).