SB 523 Virginia Senate · 2026 Regular Session

Line of Duty Act; payments to beneficiaries.

Summary

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 seven 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.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Feb 2026

Senate Passage

Feb 2026

House of Delegates Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 13, 2026 Last action Feb 25, 2026

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What changed between versions

Introduced → Engrossed · 3 edits · Feb 13, 2026

MINOR

The bill was amended and reenacted with several formatting and substantive changes. The most significant change is in subsection C, where the time period for retirement-related death benefits was modified from 10 years to 7 years for certain cancer-related deaths. The bill also includes updated session information and formatting adjustments typical of legislative amendments.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains focused on Line of Duty Act payments to beneficiaries of deceased law enforcement officers, firefighters, and retirees, but the eligibility criteria for certain retirement-related death benefits have been narrowed.

ELIGIBILITY

In subsection C, the time period for cancer-related death benefits occurring within five years of retirement was changed from 10 years to 7 years, affecting which deceased persons qualify for the $75,000 benefit.

TECHNICAL

The bill header and session information were updated from 'Introduced' to 'Engrossed' with new formatting and line numbers, reflecting the legislative process stage.

Additional formatting elements including page headers, amendment dates, and bill tracking numbers were added to reflect the engrossed version of the bill.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 12, 2026

How they voted

39–0

Passed

Total votes 39

Feb 12, 2026

D Democratic20

20 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican19

19 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

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Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Feb 19, 2026

Committee

Assigned HAPP sub: Compensation and Retirement

lower

Feb 19, 2026

Committee

Referred to Committee on Appropriations

lower

Feb 13, 2026

Upper · Passed

Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote (38-Y 0-N 0-A)

upper

Feb 13, 2026

Introduced

Engrossed by Senate as amended Block Vote (Voice Vote)

upper

Feb 13, 2026

Upper · Passed

Finance and Appropriations Amendment agreed to

upper

Feb 12, 2026

Upper · Passed

Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)

upper

Feb 11, 2026

Upper · Passed

Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (15-Y 0-N)

upper

Feb 2, 2026

Upper · Passed

Reported from Courts of Justice and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)

upper

Jan 13, 2026

Committee

Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice

upper

1 primary · 1 co-sponsor