---
type: "Bill"
title: "Virginia Retirement System; return to work."
description: "Virginia Retirement System; return to work."
jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 1630"
citation: "Virginia HB 1630 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Coyner"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 51
vote_count: 10
first_action: "2023-01-07"
last_action: "2023-03-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8ca0fd42-8465-4635-9d74-6d4b19da387a"
source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+sum+HB1630"
source_hash: "4f2adf752b7fa938527d46e73859911e6b8193914262f345dd20a510721079d7"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
---

# Virginia HB 1630 (2023) — Virginia Retirement System; return to work.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **CHAP0707** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+CHAP0707)
2. **Committee substitute printed 23105515D-H1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB1630H1)
3. **Committee substitute printed 23106914D-S1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB1630S1)
4. **Conference substitute printed 23107429D-H2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB1630H2)
5. **HB1630ER** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB1630ER)
6. **Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23102288D** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB1630)

## Votes

- Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (16-Y 0-N) — **0–0** (fail) · upper
- Senate insisted on substitute (40-Y 0-N) — **0–0** (fail) · upper
- VOTE: Adoption (93-Y 0-N) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) — **0–0** (fail) · upper
- VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 0-N) — **0–0** (fail) · upper
- Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) — **0–0** (fail) · upper
- VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 99-N) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- Reported from Appropriations with substitute (22-Y 0-N) — **0–0** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- Coyner — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2023-01-07** Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23102288D `filing, introduction`
- **2023-01-07** Referred to Committee on Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-13** Assigned App. sub: Compensation and Retirement `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-19** Impact statement from VRS (HB1630)
- **2023-01-26** House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- **2023-01-26** Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N) `substitution`
- **2023-01-27** Reported from Appropriations with substitute (22-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-27** Committee substitute printed 23105515D-H1 `substitution`
- **2023-01-31** Read first time `reading-1`
- **2023-01-31** Impact statement from VRS (HB1630H1)
- **2023-02-01** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2023-02-01** Committee substitute agreed to 23105515D-H1 `substitution`
- **2023-02-01** Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1630H1 `substitution`
- **2023-02-02** Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N) `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-02-02** VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N) `passage`
- **2023-02-03** Constitutional reading dispensed
- **2023-02-03** Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-15** Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- **2023-02-15** Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (16-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-15** Committee substitute printed 23106914D-S1 `substitution`
- **2023-02-16** Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- **2023-02-16** Impact statement from VRS (HB1630S1)
- **2023-02-17** Read third time `reading-3`
- **2023-02-17** Reading of substitute waived
- **2023-02-17** Committee substitute agreed to 23106914D-S1 `substitution`
- **2023-02-17** Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB1630S1 `substitution`
- **2023-02-17** Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 0-N) `passage`
- **2023-02-21** Senate substitute rejected by House 23106914D-S1 (0-Y 99-N)
- **2023-02-21** VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 99-N)
- **2023-02-22** Senate insisted on substitute (40-Y 0-N) `substitution`
- **2023-02-22** Senate requested conference committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-23** House acceded to request
- **2023-02-23** Conferees appointed by House
- **2023-02-23** Delegates: Coyner, Bell, Bourne
- **2023-02-23** Conferees appointed by Senate
- **2023-02-23** Senators: Lucas, Deeds, Vogel
- **2023-02-23** Amended by conference committee
- **2023-02-23** Conference substitute printed 23107429D-H2
- **2023-02-24** Conference report agreed to by House (93-Y 0-N) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-24** VOTE: Adoption (93-Y 0-N)
- **2023-02-24** Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-25** Impact statement from VRS (HB1630H2)
- **2023-03-07** Enrolled `enrolled`
- **2023-03-07** Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1630ER) `passage`
- **2023-03-07** Impact statement from VRS (HB1630ER)
- **2023-03-08** Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-03-08** Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-03-13** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 13, 2023 `enrolled, executive-receipt`
- **2023-03-13** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 27, 2023 `executive-receipt`
- **2023-03-27** Approved by Governor-Chapter 707 (effective 7/1/23) `executive-signature`
- **2023-03-27** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0707)

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8ca0fd42-8465-4635-9d74-6d4b19da387a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).