# Virginia SB113: Virginia Retirement System; service retirement allowance, return to work.

Virginia SB113, Virginia Retirement System; service retirement allowance, return to work., is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Christie New Craig (Republican); status in committee, last action 2026-02-03 (Continued to 2027 in Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 4-N)) (as of 2026-10-11).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB113-2026
- As of: 2026-10-11
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia SB113
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Virginia Retirement System; service retirement allowance, return to work.
- Status: in committee
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-05
- Last action: 2026-02-03, Continued to 2027 in Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 4-N)
- Sponsor: Christie New Craig (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Finance and Appropriations
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (10 yes, 4 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Virginia Retirement System; service retirement allowance; return to work. Allows a retired law-enforcement officer to continue to receive his service retirement allowance during a subsequent period of employment by a local law-enforcement agency in a civilian role that does not require law-enforcement certification as a fingerprint examiner, forensics specialist, property and evidence technician, background investigator, or firearms instructor, so long as he has a break in service of at least six calendar months between retirement and reemployment, did not retire under an early retirement program, did not retire under the Workforce Transition Act of 1995, and retired in good standing from his sworn law-enforcement officer position.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Christie New Craig (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-02-03 | Senate | Continued to 2027 in Finance and Appropriations | pass | 10 | 4 |   |

## Actions (4)

- 2026-02-03: Continued to 2027 in Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 4-N) (Senate)
- 2026-01-28: Fiscal Impact Statement from Virginia Retirement System (SB113) (Senate)
- 2026-01-05: Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations (Senate)
- 2026-01-05: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102318D (Senate)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2026-01-05: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1082896.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1082895.PDF)

## Related bills

- 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)
- HB675: Protection of employees; coercion or threat based on immigration status, civil penalty. (signed)

## Sources
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1082896.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1082895.PDF)

## Related
- [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)
- [HB675: Protection of employees; coercion or threat based on immigration status, civil…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB675-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB113-2026 (as of 2026-10-11).