SB 934 Virginia Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Unclaimed property presumed abandoned; Vol. Firefighters'/Rescue Squad Workers' Service Award Fund.

Summary
Certain unclaimed property presumed abandoned; Volunteer Firefighters' and Rescue Squad Workers' Service Award Fund. Provides that any funds or other property held or payable to a member of the Volunteer Firefighters' and Rescue Squad Workers' Service Award Fund that have remained unclaimed for more than five years after such member's forfeiture of his membership or the dissolution of a volunteer emergency medical services agency or volunteer fire department shall be presumed abandoned for the purposes of the Virginia Disposition of Unclaimed Property Act.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Jan 6, 2025 Signed Mar 24, 2025
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What changed between versions

Enrolled → Chaptered · 1 edit
MINOR
The bill was formally enacted into law as Chapter 440 of the 2025 Virginia Acts of Assembly. The substantive legislative text regarding unclaimed property rules for volunteer firefighters and rescue squad workers remains unchanged from the enrolled version.
TECHNICAL

The document was converted from an enrolled bill draft to a chaptered law format, adding official chapter number (440), approval date (March 24, 2025), and standard statutory formatting. No substantive policy changes were made to the unclaimed property provisions.

Floor votes · Senate Jan 28, 2025 · House of Delegates Feb 14, 2025

How they voted

39–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 40
Jan 28, 2025
D Democratic21
21 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican19
18 Yea 1
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
28
Key actions
10
Committee
6
Mar 24, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 440 (Effective 07/01/25)
executive
Feb 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Feb 18, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Feb 18, 2025
Upper · Passed
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB934ER)
upper
Feb 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed House (96-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported from General Laws (19-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 5, 2025
Committee
Assigned GL sub: Housing/Consumer Protection
lower
Feb 3, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws
lower
Jan 28, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 24, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Jan 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported from General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 6, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Christie Craig
Christie Craig
RRepublican
VA
19