# Virginia SB1292: Virginia Retirement System; return to work, sunset date.

Virginia SB1292, Virginia Retirement System; return to work, sunset date., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Tara A. Durant (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-02-18 (Left in Appropriations) (as of 2026-10-17).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB1292-2025
- As of: 2026-10-17
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia SB1292
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Virginia Retirement System; return to work, sunset date.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-08
- Last action: 2025-02-18, Left in Appropriations
- Sponsor: Tara A. Durant (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Appropriations
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (93 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Virginia Retirement System; return to work. Allows a retired sworn law-enforcement officer who returns to employment as an instructor at a regional criminal justice academy to continue receiving his service retirement allowance. Such employment shall not increase, decrease, or affect in any way his retirement benefits before, during, or after such employment. Under current law, a retired law-enforcement officer may return to full-time employment without impact on his retirement benefits only if he is employed as a school security officer. The bill has a sunset date of July 1, 2028.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Tara A. Durant (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 substitute | pass | 15 | 0 |   |

## Actions (18)

- 2025-02-18: Left in Appropriations (House)
- 2025-02-03: Referred to Committee on Appropriations (House)
- 2025-02-03: Read first time (House)
- 2025-02-03: Placed on Calendar (House)
- 2025-01-28: Fiscal Impact Statement from Virginia Retirement System (SB1292) (Senate)
- 2025-01-24: Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote (38-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2025-01-23: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Senate)
- 2025-01-23: Finance and Appropriations 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: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2025-01-21: Committee substitute printed 25105500D-S1 (Senate)
- 2025-01-16: Fiscal Impact Statement from Virginia Retirement System (SB1292) (Senate)
- 2025-01-08: Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations (Senate)
- 2025-01-08: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25101666D (Senate)

## Bill text

- Substitute, 2025-01-23: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1024595.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1024594.PDF)
- Introduced, 2025-01-08: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1018829.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1018828.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/1024595.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1024594.PDF)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1018829.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1018828.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-SB1292-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).