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type: "Bill"
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title: "Virginia Retirement System; increased retirement allowance for certain judges."
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description: "Virginia Retirement System; service retirement allowance for certain judges. Provides that judges appointed or elected to an original term commencing on or after July 1, 2026, shall have their service retirement allowance determined under Plan 2. The bill also provides that the service retirement allowance for service rendered on or after July 1, 2026, by judges appointed or elected to an original term commencing on or after January 1, 2014, shall be determined under Plan 2."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
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legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
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session: "2025"
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identifier: "SB 950"
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citation: "Virginia SB 950 (2025)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Ryan T. McDougle"]
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version_count: 6
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action_count: 35
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vote_count: 6
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first_action: "2025-01-06"
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last_action: "2025-03-24"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/84d6b99b-4b73-429a-8733-a1e56492fa50"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/SB950"
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source_hash: "f9b2b2559ff5165cad27777e74382ccd1798fd833cf27cc40d2e549ea0487c02"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
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---
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# Virginia SB 950 (2025) — Virginia Retirement System; increased retirement allowance for certain judges.
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Virginia Retirement System; service retirement allowance for certain judges. Provides that judges appointed or elected to an original term commencing on or after July 1, 2026, shall have their service retirement allowance determined under Plan 2. The bill also provides that the service retirement allowance for service rendered on or after July 1, 2026, by judges appointed or elected to an original term commencing on or after January 1, 2014, shall be determined under Plan 2.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1014573.PDF)
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2. **Appropriations Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1053357.PDF)
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3. **Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1076975.PDF)
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4. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1026543.PDF)
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5. **Finance and Appropriations Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1024621.HTML)
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6. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1068536.PDF)
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## Votes
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- Passed House (97-Y 0-N) — **97–0** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from Appropriations with substitute (21-Y 0-N) — **21–0** (pass) · lower
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- House substitute agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N) — **39–0** (pass) · upper
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- Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 0-N) — **38–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (15-Y 0-N) — **15–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Ryan T. McDougle — primary (person)
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- Christie New Craig — cosponsor (person)
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- Emily M. Jordan — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2025-01-06** Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25102424D `filing, introduction`
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- **2025-01-06** Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations `referral-committee`
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- **2025-01-17** Fiscal Impact Statement from Virginia Retirement System (SB950)
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- **2025-01-21** Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (15-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2025-01-22** Rules suspended
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- **2025-01-22** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N)
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- **2025-01-22** Passed by for the day
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- **2025-01-23** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2025-01-23** Reading of amendment waived
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- **2025-01-23** Finance and Appropriations Amendment agreed to `amendment-passage`
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- **2025-01-23** Engrossed by Senate as amended SB950E
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- **2025-01-23** Printed as engrossed 25102424D-E
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- **2025-01-23** Fiscal Impact Statement from Virginia Retirement System (SB950)
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- **2025-01-24** Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 0-N) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2025-02-05** Placed on Calendar
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- **2025-02-05** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2025-02-05** Referred to Committee on Appropriations `referral-committee`
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- **2025-02-06** Assigned Approps sub: Compensation and Retirement `referral-committee`
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- **2025-02-14** Reported from Appropriations with substitute (21-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2025-02-14** Committee substitute printed 25107373D-H1 `substitution`
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- **2025-02-18** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2025-02-18** Fiscal Impact Statement from Virginia Retirement System (SB950)
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- **2025-02-19** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2025-02-19** Appropriations Substitute agreed to
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- **2025-02-19** Engrossed by House - committee substitute `substitution`
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- **2025-02-19** Passed House with substitute (97-Y 0-N) `passage`
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- **2025-02-20** House substitute agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N) `substitution`
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- **2025-03-07** Enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2025-03-07** Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB950ER) `passage`
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- **2025-03-07** Signed by Speaker `passage`
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- **2025-03-10** Signed by President `passage`
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- **2025-03-11** Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025 `enrolled`
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- **2025-03-11** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025 `executive-receipt`
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- **2025-03-24** Approved by Governor-Chapter 508 (Effective 07/01/25) `executive-signature`
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- **2025-03-24** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0508)
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/84d6b99b-4b73-429a-8733-a1e56492fa50`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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