# Virginia SB1142: Line of Duty Act; benefits for campus police and private police officers, definitions.

Virginia SB1142, Line of Duty Act; benefits for campus police and private police officers, definitions., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Mark D. Obenshain (Republican); status to governor, last action 2025-03-21 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0219)) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Virginia SB1142
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Line of Duty Act; benefits for campus police and private police officers, definitions.
- Status: to governor
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-07
- Last action: 2025-03-21, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0219)
- Sponsor: Mark D. Obenshain (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 7 (265 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Line of Duty Act; campus police officers; private police officers. Provides employees of contributing nonprofit private institutions of higher education and contributing private police departments, as those terms are defined in the bill, with the benefits granted to employees of participating employers under the Line of Duty Act. The bill clarifies that the Line of Duty Act shall not apply to any (i) private institution of higher education that is not a contributing nonprofit private institution of higher education or (ii) private police department that is not a contributing private police department. The bill requires each contributing nonprofit private institution of higher education and contributing private police department to pay its pro rata share of the initial costs to implement the bill, as determined by the Virginia Retirement System. This bill is identical to HB 1815.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Mark D. Obenshain (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-02-17 | Senate | House Amendments agreed to by Senate | pass | 39 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-13 | House | Passed House with amendments Block Vote | pass | 96 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-10 | House | Reported from Appropriations with amendment(s) | pass | 22 | 0 |   |
| 2025-01-24 | Senate | Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote | pass | 38 | 0 |   |
| 2025-01-22 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) | pass | 40 | 0 |   |
| 2025-01-21 | Senate | Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendments | pass | 15 | 0 |   |
| 2025-01-15 | Senate | Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations | pass | 15 | 0 |   |

## Actions (38)

- 2025-03-21: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0219) (Governor)
- 2025-03-21: Approved by Governor-Chapter 219 (Effective 07/01/25) (Governor)
- 2025-03-03: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025 (Governor)
- 2025-03-03: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 3, 2025 (Senate)
- 2025-02-22: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2025-02-19: Fiscal Impact Statement from Virginia Retirement System (SB1142) (Senate)
- 2025-02-19: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1142ER) (Senate)
- 2025-02-19: Enrolled (Senate)
- 2025-02-19: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2025-02-17: House Amendments agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2025-02-13: Passed House with amendments Block Vote (96-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2025-02-13: Engrossed by House as amended (House)
- 2025-02-13: Appropriations Amendment agreed to (House)
- 2025-02-13: Read third time (House)
- 2025-02-12: Read second time (House)
- 2025-02-10: Reported from Appropriations with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2025-02-06: Assigned Approps sub: Compensation and Retirement (House)
- 2025-02-05: Referred to Committee on Appropriations (House)
- 2025-02-05: Read first time (House)
- 2025-02-05: Placed on Calendar (House)
- 2025-01-24: Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote (38-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2025-01-23: Fiscal Impact Statement from Virginia Retirement System (SB1142) (Senate)
- 2025-01-23: Printed as engrossed 25105031D-ES1 (Senate)
- 2025-01-23: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute as amended (Senate)
- 2025-01-23: Finance and Appropriations Amendments agreed to (Senate)
- 2025-01-23: Reading of amendments waived (Senate)
- 2025-01-23: Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to (Senate)
- 2025-01-23: Reading of substitute waived (Senate)
- 2025-01-23: Read second time (Senate)
- 2025-01-22: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2025-01-22: Passed by for the day (Senate)
- 2025-01-22: Rules suspended (Senate)
- 2025-01-21: Fiscal Impact Statement from Virginia Retirement System (SB1142) (Senate)
- 2025-01-21: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendments (15-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2025-01-16: Committee substitute printed 25105031D-S1 (Senate)
- 2025-01-15: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2025-01-07: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice (Senate)
- 2025-01-07: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25102441D (Senate)

## Bill text

- Chaptered, 2025-03-21: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1072021.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1072020.PDF)
- Enrolled, 2025-02-19: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1056466.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1056465.PDF)
- Amendment, 2025-02-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1050570.HTML)
- Amendment, 2025-02-10: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1045440.HTML)
- Engrossed, 2025-01-23: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1026576.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1026575.PDF)
- Amendment, 2025-01-21: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1024598.HTML)
- Substitute, 2025-01-16: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1020932.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1020931.PDF)
- Introduced, 2025-01-07: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1018020.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1018019.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
- [Chaptered (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1072021.HTML)
- [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1072020.PDF)
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1056466.HTML)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1056465.PDF)
- [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1050570.HTML)
- [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1045440.HTML)
- [Engrossed (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1026576.HTML)
- [Engrossed (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1026575.PDF)
- [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1024598.HTML)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1020932.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1020931.PDF)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1018020.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1018019.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-SB1142-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).