# Virginia SB1083: Va. Retirement System; enhanced retirement benefits for 911 dispatchers, delayed effective date.

Virginia SB1083, Va. Retirement System; enhanced retirement benefits for 911 dispatchers, delayed effective date., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Russet Perry (Democratic); status failed, last action 2025-02-05 (Left in Finance and Appropriations) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Virginia SB1083
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Va. Retirement System; enhanced retirement benefits for 911 dispatchers, delayed effective date.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-07
- Last action: 2025-02-05, Left in Finance and Appropriations
- Sponsor: Russet Perry (Democratic)
- 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, 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: Russet Perry (Democratic), Senate

## Actions (7)

- 2025-02-05: Left in Finance and Appropriations (Senate)
- 2025-01-28: Incorporates SB1156(Obenshain) (Senate)
- 2025-01-28: Incorporates SB1088(Jordan) (Senate)
- 2025-01-28: Incorporates SB1088(Jordan) (Senate)
- 2025-01-28: Incorporates SB1088(Jordan) (Senate)
- 2025-01-07: Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations (Senate)
- 2025-01-07: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25103261D (Senate)

## Bill text

- Substitute, 2025-01-27: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1030314.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1030313.PDF)
- Introduced, 2025-01-07: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1017779.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1017778.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
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1030314.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1030313.PDF)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1017779.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1017778.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-SB1083-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).