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type: "Bill"
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title: "Line of Duty Act; increases payment of benefits."
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description: "Line of Duty Act; payment of benefits. Increases from $25,000 to $75,000 the death benefit payout under the Virginia Line of Duty Act for a death caused by occupational cancer, respiratory disease, or hypertension or heart disease for those deaths that will occur on or after January 1, 2025. This bill is identical to HB 321."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
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legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
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session: "2024"
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identifier: "SB 649"
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citation: "Virginia SB 649 (2024)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Saddam Azlan Salim"]
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version_count: 6
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action_count: 53
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vote_count: 13
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first_action: "2024-01-12"
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last_action: "2024-04-04"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/24209859-5c0d-4bd4-8f12-6ba5f10739ae"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+sum+SB649"
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source_hash: "5389b4be22872e4eafba5dcfe762d84db18f33032f7134e9760a67250582af75"
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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 649 (2024) — Line of Duty Act; increases payment of benefits.
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Line of Duty Act; payment of benefits. Increases from $25,000 to $75,000 the death benefit payout under the Virginia Line of Duty Act for a death caused by occupational cancer, respiratory disease, or hypertension or heart disease for those deaths that will occur on or after January 1, 2025. This bill is identical to HB 321.
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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. **CHAP0381** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+CHAP0381)
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2. **Committee substitute printed 24107192D-S1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+SB649S1)
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3. **Committee substitute printed 24107741D-H1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+SB649H1)
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4. **Conference substitute printed 24108868D-S2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+SB649S2)
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5. **Presented and ordered printed 24103777D** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+SB649)
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6. **SB649ER** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+SB649ER)
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## Votes
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- Reported from General Laws with substitute (22-Y 0-N) — **22–0** (pass) · lower
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- Senate acceded to request (39-Y 0-N) — **39–0** (pass) · upper
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- House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- VOTE: Adoption (98-Y 0-N) — **97–0** (pass) · lower
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- Rereferred from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N) — **15–0** (pass) · upper
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- House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N) — **0–40** (fail) · upper
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- Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- VOTE: Block Vote Passage (98-Y 0-N) — **97–0** (pass) · lower
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- Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reconsideration of House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N) — **15–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Saddam Azlan Salim — primary (person)
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- Adam P. Ebbin — cosponsor (person)
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- Christie New Craig — cosponsor (person)
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- Jennifer D. Carroll Foy — cosponsor (person)
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- R. Creigh Deeds — cosponsor (person)
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- Rozia A. Henson, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2024-01-12** Presented and ordered printed 24103777D `introduction`
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- **2024-01-12** Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice `referral-committee`
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- **2024-01-15** Rereferred from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N) `referral-committee`
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- **2024-01-15** Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations `referral-committee`
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- **2024-01-18** Impact statement from VRS (SB649)
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- **2024-02-06** Senate subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
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- **2024-02-06** Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2024-02-06** Committee substitute printed 24107192D-S1 `substitution`
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- **2024-02-07** Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
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- **2024-02-08** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2024-02-08** Reading of substitute waived
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- **2024-02-08** Committee substitute agreed to 24107192D-S1 `substitution`
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- **2024-02-08** Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB649S1 `substitution`
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- **2024-02-08** Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
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- **2024-02-08** Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2024-02-14** Placed on Calendar
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- **2024-02-14** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2024-02-14** Referred to Committee on General Laws `referral-committee`
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- **2024-02-15** Reported from General Laws with substitute (22-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2024-02-15** Committee substitute printed 24107741D-H1 `substitution`
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- **2024-02-15** Impact statement from VRS (SB649H1)
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- **2024-02-19** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2024-02-20** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2024-02-20** Committee substitute agreed to 24107741D-H1 `substitution`
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- **2024-02-20** Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB649H1 `substitution`
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- **2024-02-20** Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N) `passage`
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- **2024-02-20** VOTE: Block Vote Passage (98-Y 0-N) `passage`
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- **2024-02-22** House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) `substitution`
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- **2024-02-22** Reconsideration of House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) `substitution`
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- **2024-02-22** House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N)
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- **2024-02-23** House insisted on substitute `substitution`
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- **2024-02-23** House requested conference committee `referral-committee`
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- **2024-02-23** Impact statement from VRS (SB649S1)
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- **2024-02-27** Senate acceded to request (39-Y 0-N)
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- **2024-02-27** Conferees appointed by Senate
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- **2024-02-27** Senators: Salim, Perry, McDougle
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- **2024-02-28** Conferees appointed by House
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- **2024-02-28** Delegates: McQuinn, Thomas, Arnold
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- **2024-03-06** Amended by conference committee
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- **2024-03-06** Conference substitute printed 24108868D-S2
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- **2024-03-06** Conference report agreed to by House (98-Y 0-N) `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2024-03-06** VOTE: Adoption (98-Y 0-N)
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- **2024-03-07** Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2024-03-07** Impact statement from VRS (SB649S2)
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- **2024-03-25** Enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2024-03-25** Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB649ER) `passage`
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- **2024-03-25** Signed by President `passage`
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- **2024-03-26** Signed by Speaker `passage`
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- **2024-03-27** Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 27, 2024 `enrolled`
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- **2024-03-27** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024 `executive-receipt`
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- **2024-03-31** Impact statement from VRS (SB649ER)
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- **2024-04-04** Approved by Governor-Chapter 381 (effective 7/1/24) `executive-signature`
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- **2024-04-04** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0381)
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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/24209859-5c0d-4bd4-8f12-6ba5f10739ae`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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