Celebrating the life of Camille Annette Harrell.
Sponsored bills
Commending the Honorable Dr. Luke E. Torian.
Commending the Isle of Wight County Museum andthe Smithfield community.
Commending Margaret L. Sanner.
Animal control officers; additional training.Increases the number of hours of required additional training in animal control and protection from 15 to 24 every three years forall animal control officers and deputy animal control officers employedby a locality.
Tax credit; nonfamily adoptions. Createsa $4,000 nonrefundable tax credit for taxable years 2024 through2028 for an individual or married couple who, during the taxableyear, finalize a legal nonfamily adoption as defined in the bill.
Virginia Retirement System; enhanced retirement benefits for 911 dispatchers. Allows local governments to provide enhanced retirement benefits for hazardous duty service to full-time salaried 911 dispatchers. The bill provides that such enhanced retirement benefits apply only to service earned as a full-time salaried 911 dispatcher on or after July 1, 2025, but allows an employer, as that term is defined in relevant law, to provide such enhanced retirement benefits for service earned as a full-time salaried 911 dispatcher before July 1, 2025, in addition to service earned on or after that date. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2025.
Commending Travis G. Hill.
Commending Daniel M. Gade.
Commending Sandra Gioia Treadway.