Full-time deputies would receive pay tied to years of service

Covered deputies would receive $100 more in annual salary for each full year served in the covered roles. The provision covers full-time Virginia deputy sheriffs whose main duties involve courtroom security, corrections, or law enforcement. The proposal would need to become law for this pay requirement to apply. The service-based pay rule says it applies despite other provisions of law. The pay requirement would apply beginning on and after July 1, 2026. That date has passed, but the recorded actions do not show enactment.