SB 458 Virginia Senate · 2024 Regular Session

Virginia Retirement System; plan credits and accounts.

Summary
Virginia Retirement System; plan credits and accounts. Allows members of the Virginia Retirement System to purchase service credit for prior full-time active duty military service of at least 180 consecutive days in any federally established branch of the armed services. Under current law, such purchases are restricted to prior full-time active duty military service of at least 180 consecutive days in the United States Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, or Coast Guard. The bill also provides that any funds or other property held in a Virginia Retirement System defined contribution plan, deferred compensation plan, or cash match plan remaining unclaimed for more than five years shall be presumed abandoned under the Virginia Disposition of Unclaimed Property Act and may escheat to the state treasury. Under current law, the Act does not apply to any Virginia Retirement System defined benefit plan funds or other property. This bill is identical to HB 70.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Feb 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2024
Signed into Law
Apr 2024
Introduced Jan 9, 2024 Signed Apr 2, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Feb 8, 2024 · House of Delegates Feb 22, 2024

How they voted

40–0
Passed
Total votes 40
Feb 8, 2024
D Democratic21
21 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican19
19 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
25
Key actions
9
Committee
4
Apr 2, 2024
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 353 (effective 7/1/24)
executive
Mar 1, 2024
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Feb 27, 2024
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Feb 27, 2024
Upper · Passed
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB458ER)
upper
Feb 22, 2024
Lower · Passed
VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 22, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y -0-N)
lower
Feb 19, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 14, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
lower
Feb 8, 2024
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 6, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 9, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Dave Marsden
Dave Marsden
DDemocratic
VA
35