HB1267 • 2026

Virginia Law Officers' Retirement System; membership, definition of "employee."

<p class=ldtitle>A BILL to amend and reenact § 51.1-212 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Virginia Law Officers' Retirement System; membership.</p>

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Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor: Nivar
Last action: 2026-02-18
Official status: Failed
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Virginia Law Officers' Retirement System Membership Expansion

This bill adds certain full-time sworn law enforcement and probation officers from specific state departments to the Virginia Law Officers' Retirement System.

What This Bill Does

Adds full-time sworn members of the enforcement division of the Department of Motor Vehicles to the retirement system membership.
Includes probation officers employed by the Department of Corrections in the retirement system.
Incorporates full-time sworn law-enforcement officers from the Department of Corrections into the retirement system.
Brings full-time sworn law-enforcement officers from the Department of Juvenile Justice under the retirement system.

Who It Names or Affects

Full-time sworn members of the enforcement division of the Department of Motor Vehicles
Probation officers employed by the Department of Corrections
Full-time sworn law-enforcement officers employed by the Department of Corrections
Full-time sworn law-enforcement officers employed by the Department of Juvenile Justice

Terms To Know

Employee: A person who is included in the membership of the Virginia Law Officers' Retirement System.
Member: An individual who qualifies for benefits from the Virginia Law Officers' Retirement System based on their employment status.

Limits and Unknowns

The changes to the retirement system membership will only apply to service earned after July 1, 2027.
This bill does not specify any funding sources for these additions to the retirement system.

Bill History

2026-02-18 House
Left in Committee Appropriations
2026-02-02 Compensation and Retirement
Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (7-Y 0-N)
2026-02-02 Compensation and Retirement
House subcommittee offered
2026-01-27 House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Virginia Retirement System (HB1267)
2026-01-23 Compensation and Retirement
Assigned HAPP sub: Compensation and Retirement
2026-01-14 House
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26105274D
2026-01-14 Appropriations
Referred to Committee on Appropriations

Official Summary Text

Virginia Law Officers' Retirement System; membership.
Adds (i) full-time sworn members of the enforcement division of the Department of Motor Vehicles, (ii) probation officers employed by the Department of Corrections, (iii) full-time sworn law-enforcement officers employed by the Department of Corrections, and (iv) full-time sworn law-enforcement officers employed by the Department of Juvenile Justice to membership in the Virginia Law Officers' Retirement System. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2027, and provides that such membership applies only to service earned on or after July 1, 2027.

Current Bill Text

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HOUSE BILL NO. 1267

AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE

(Proposed by the House Committee on Appropriations

on ________________)

(Patron Prior to Substitute--Delegate Nivar)

A BILL to amend and reenact §
51.1-212
of the Code of Virginia, relating to Virginia Law Officers' Retirement System; membership.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That §
51.1-212
of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:

§
51.1-212
. Definitions.

As used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning:

"Employee" means any (i) member of the Capitol Police Force as described in §
30-34.2:1
, (ii) campus police officer appointed under the provisions of Article 3 (§
23.1-809
et seq.) of Chapter 8 of Title 23.1, (iii) conservation police officer in the Department of Wildlife Resources appointed under the provisions of Chapter 2 (§
29.1-200
et seq.) of Title 29.1, (iv) special agent of the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority appointed under the provisions of Chapter 1 (§
4.1-100
et seq.) of Title 4.1, (v) law-enforcement officer employed by the Virginia Marine Resources Commission as described in §
9.1-101
, (vi) correctional officer as the term is defined in §
53.1-1
, and including correctional officers employed at a juvenile correction facility as the term is defined in §
66-25.3
, (vii) parole officer appointed pursuant to §
53.1-143
, (viii) commercial vehicle enforcement officer employed by the Department of State Police, (ix) full-time firefighter employed by the Department of Military Affairs,
and
(x) conservation officer of the Department of Conservation and Recreation appointed under the provisions of Article 4 (§
10.1-115
et seq.) of Chapter 1 of Title 10.1
, (xi)
full-time sworn member of the enforcement division of the Department of Motor Vehicles appointed pursuant to §
46.2-217
, (xii)
full-time sworn law-enforcement officer employed by the Office of the State Inspector General pursuant to §
2.2-311
, (xii
i
)
full-time sworn
law
-
enforcement
officer
employed by the Department of Corrections pursuant to
§
53.1-
10,
and
(xi
v
)
full-time sworn law
-
enforcement officer employed by the Department of Juvenile Justice pursuant to
the provisions of Chapter 1 (§
66-1
et seq.) of Title 66
.

"Member" means any person included in the membership of the Retirement System as provided in this chapter.

"Normal retirement date" means a member's sixtieth birthday.

"Retirement System" means the Virginia Law Officers' Retirement System.

2. That the provisions of this act shall become effective on July 1, 2027.

3. That the provisions of this act providing enhanced retirement benefits to positions as (i) a full-time sworn member of the enforcement division of the Department of Motor Vehicles, (ii) a full-time sworn law-enforcement officer employed by the Office of the State Inspector General, (iii) a full-time sworn law-enforcement officer employed by the Department of Corrections, or (iv) a full-time sworn law-enforcement officer employed by the Department of Juvenile Justice shall apply only to service earned in such positions on or after July 1, 2027.