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HB1317 • 2026

Line of Duty Act; payments to beneficiaries.

<p class=ldtitle>A BILL to amend and reenact § 9.1-402 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Line of Duty Act; payments to beneficiaries.</p>

Enacted

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

Sponsor
Willett
Last action
2026-02-09
Official status
Continued
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details on which cancers qualify for benefits and how the cause of death is determined, leaving these points unclear.

Line of Duty Act; Payments to Beneficiaries

This bill amends Virginia's Line of Duty Act to extend the time frame for certain cancer-related benefits from five years to ten years after retirement.

What This Bill Does

  • Changes the Line of Duty Act to include certain types of cancer as a reason for providing benefits to a deceased person’s beneficiary if they died within ten years after retiring.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Beneficiaries of people who died within ten years after retiring and whose deaths were caused by certain cancers.
  • People covered under Virginia's Line of Duty Act.

Terms To Know

Line of Duty Act
A law that provides benefits to the families of people who die while working or due to work-related injuries or illnesses.
Beneficiaries
People, such as family members, who receive money or other support after someone's death.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify which types of cancer qualify for benefits.
  • It is unclear how the cause of death will be determined to be work-related.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

HB1317AHC1

2026-02-09

Appropriations Amendment

Plain English: The amendment adds a new section to HB1317 that sets the date when the bill's changes will take effect.

  • Adds a provision stating that the bill's provisions will become effective on January 1, 2027.
  • The amendment only specifies the effective date and does not provide details about other aspects of HB1317.

Bill History

  1. 2026-02-09 Appropriations

    Continued to 2027 in Appropriations (Voice Vote)

  2. 2026-02-09 Compensation and Retirement

    Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2027 (Voice Vote)

  3. 2026-02-09 Compensation and Retirement

    House subcommittee offered

  4. 2026-01-24 House

    Fiscal Impact Statement from Virginia Retirement System (HB1317)

  5. 2026-01-23 Compensation and Retirement

    Assigned HAPP sub: Compensation and Retirement

  6. 2026-01-16 House

    Presented and ordered printed 26105478D

  7. 2026-01-16 Appropriations

    Referred to Committee on Appropriations

Official Summary Text

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.

Current Bill Text

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HB 1317

SUBCOMMITTEE

1. After line 35, introduced

insert

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