# Virginia SB445: Veterans and active duty members of the Armed Forces; credit for service, teacher salary scale.

Virginia SB445, Veterans and active duty members of the Armed Forces; credit for service, teacher salary scale., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Tara A. Durant (Republican); status failed, last action 2024-11-19 (Left in Finance and Appropriations) (as of 2026-10-16).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB445-2025
- As of: 2026-10-16
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia SB445
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Veterans and active duty members of the Armed Forces; credit for service, teacher salary scale.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2024-01-09
- Last action: 2024-11-19, Left in Finance and Appropriations
- Sponsor: Tara A. Durant (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (40 yes, 5 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Veterans and active duty members of the Armed Forces; teachers; credit for service. Requires each local school board to give any veteran or active duty member of any of the Armed Forces of the United States or the Commonwealth who it employs as a teacher in the local school division credit for any time served in any such forces in determining such teacher's step on the local school division's teacher salary scale.

## 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2024-02-08 | Senate | Continued to 2025 in Finance and Appropriations | pass | 10 | 5 |   |
| 2024-02-01 | Senate | Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations | pass | 15 | 0 |   |
| 2024-02-01 | Senate | Reported from Education and Health with amendment | pass | 15 | 0 |   |

## Actions (9)

- 2024-11-19: Left in Finance and Appropriations (Senate)
- 2024-02-08: Continued to 2025 in Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N) (Senate)
- 2024-02-01: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (Senate)
- 2024-02-01: Reported from Education and Health with amendment (15-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2024-01-26: Impact statement from DPB (SB445) (Senate)
- 2024-01-25: Senate subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered (Senate)
- 2024-01-24: Assigned Education and Health Sub: Public Education (Senate)
- 2024-01-09: Referred to Committee on Education and Health (Senate)
- 2024-01-09: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24100267D (Senate)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2024-01-29: [HTML](https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/SB445)
- Amendment: [HTML](https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/SB445)

## 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.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/SB445)

## 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-SB445-2025 (as of 2026-10-16).