2026 SESSION

INTRODUCED

26105468D

SENATE BILL NO. 787

Offered January 23, 2026

A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 44-13.5, relating to Virginia National Guard TRICARE Reimbursement Fund established.

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Patron—Cifers

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Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology

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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 44-13.5 as follows:

§ 44-13.5. Virginia National Guard TRICARE Reimbursement Fund established.

There is hereby created in the state treasury a special nonreverting fund to be known as the Virginia National Guard TRICARE Reimbursement Fund, referred to in this section as "the Fund." The Fund shall be established on the books of the Comptroller and shall be administered by the Office of the Adjutant General and the Department of Military Affairs. All funds appropriated for such purpose and any gifts, donations, grants, bequests, and other funds received on its behalf shall be paid into the state treasury and credited to the Fund. Interest earned on moneys in the Fund shall remain in the Fund and be credited to it. Any moneys remaining in the Fund, including interest thereon, at the end of each fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund but shall remain in the Fund. Moneys in the Fund shall be used solely for the purpose of reimbursing the costs of TRICARE dental insurance plan premiums pursuant to 10 U.S.C. § 1076a and TRICARE Reserve Select health insurance plan premiums pursuant to 10 U.S.C. § 1076d for Virginia National Guard members deemed eligible by the Adjutant General. Expenditures and disbursements from the Fund shall be made by the State Treasurer on warrants issued by the Comptroller upon written request signed by the Adjutant General.