# Virginia SB1396: Virginia Retirement System; enhanced retirement benefits for animal control officers.

Virginia SB1396, Virginia Retirement System; enhanced retirement benefits for animal control officers., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Christopher T. Head (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-01-21 (Passed by indefinitely in Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Virginia SB1396
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Virginia Retirement System; enhanced retirement benefits for animal control officers.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-14
- Last action: 2025-01-21, Passed by indefinitely in Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
- Sponsor: Christopher T. Head (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Finance and Appropriations
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (15 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Virginia retirement system; enhanced retirement benefits; animal control officers. Adds full-time animal control officers to the list of local employees eligible to receive enhanced retirement benefits for hazardous duty service for service earned in such positions on or after July 1, 2026. 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, 2026.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Christopher T. Head (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-01-21 | Senate | Passed by indefinitely in Finance and Appropriations | pass | 15 | 0 |   |

## Actions (4)

- 2025-01-21: Passed by indefinitely in Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2025-01-15: Fiscal Impact Statement from Virginia Retirement System (SB1396) (Senate)
- 2025-01-14: Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations (Senate)
- 2025-01-14: Presented and ordered printed 25103260D (Senate)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2025-01-14: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1020267.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1020266.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
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1020267.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1020266.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-SB1396-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).