HB 1317 Virginia 2027 session
Line of Duty Act; payments to beneficiaries.
Line of Duty Act; payments to beneficiaries. Provides that if a deceased person, as that term is defined in the Line of Duty Act, died as a result of certain cancers within 10 years from his date of retirement, his beneficiary shall be entitled to the payment of certain benefits. Under current law, such beneficiary shall be entitled to such payment if the deceased person's death (i) arose out of and in the course of his employment or (ii) was within five years from his date of retirement.
Status
- Introduced
- Committee
- Floor vote
- Passed
- Enacted
In committee — last recorded action July 21, 2026
Continued from last session
Passage likelihood
34% Comparable to other bills at this stage
This is an estimate, not a guarantee. It is computed from the signals listed below and nothing else. It does not account for leadership priorities, floor scheduling, or negotiations that are not in the public record.
What the estimate is based on
- Historical base rate About 20% of introduced state bills are enacted.
- Current stage Referred to committee.
- Cosponsors 1 cosponsor.
State-level impact
State-level impact data is not available for this bill. The source text does not contain a per-state funding formula or scored breakdown, so no figures are shown.
Official actions
- Continued from last session
- Continued to next session in Appropriations (Voice Vote)
- Subcommittee recommends continuing to (Voice Vote)
- House subcommittee offered
- Fiscal Impact Statement from Virginia Retirement System (HB1317)
- Assigned HAPP sub: Compensation and Retirement
- Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- Presented and ordered printed 26105478D