| WV | HB5674 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to permit deputy sheriffs to retire after 20 years of honorable and actual service, with full benefits.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-13
To House Pensions & Retirement Committee |
| WV | HB5675 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to increase the multiplier for the deputy sheriff retirement accrued benefit from two and a half percent to three percent.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-13
To House Pensions & Retirement Committee |
| WV | HB4006 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to increase the West Virginia Natural Resources Police Officer Retirement System accrued benefit for members who retire on or after January 1, 2027, to provide funding for the benefit, to remove the cap on the employer con...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-13
To House Pensions & Retirement Committee |
| WV | HB5559 | Intro
Sine Die | Authorizing sheriffs who are members of the public retirement system to retire upon attaining the age of sixty-two with eight or more years of services
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-12
To House Pensions & Retirement Committee |
| WV | HB5619 | Intro
Sine Die | To increase the pay for retired state employees by 5% over three years beginning in 2025
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-12
To House Pensions & Retirement Committee |
| WV | HB5545 | Intro
Sine Die | Allow state policemen to get credit for half of years served as city officer or county deputy sheriff and what they paid into their retirement system
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-12
To House Pensions & Retirement Committee |
| WV | HB5550 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to provide that sheriffs who are members of the public retirement system to retire upon attaining the age of 62 with eight or more years of service.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-09
To House Pensions & Retirement Committee |
| WV | HB5444 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to allow all members of the State Police retirement system to use accrued leave as credited service toward retirement.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-05
To House Pensions & Retirement Committee |
| WV | HB5406 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to take 50 cents from every vehicle registration sold, or renewed, or both, in West Virginia and use that money to fund the Deputy Sheriff's Retirement Fund.This section is new; therefore,
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-01
To House Pensions & Retirement Committee |
| WV | HB5389 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to restore the special rule of 80 for a member's retirement when a member's age plus years of contributing service equals or exceeds 80.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-31
To House Pensions & Retirement Committee |
| WV | HB5393 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to provide a cost-of-living increase, based on the annual increase in the consumer price index, for persons under the Public Employees Retirement Act and Teachers Retirement System that are at least 60 years of age and tha...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-31
To House Pensions & Retirement Committee |
| WV | HB5312 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to provide a 15% cost-of-living adjustment for retired public employees and school personnel.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-29
To House Pensions & Retirement Committee |
| WV | HB5225 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to allow a credit toward judicial retirement for public defender service.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-26
To House Pensions & Retirement Committee |
| WV | HB5219 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to provide that the number of days a retired teacher may accept employment may extend beyond 140 days under specific conditions; and to prohibit reduction of benefits or requiring additional contributions for retirement be...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-26
To House Pensions & Retirement Committee |
| WV | HB5080 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to change the eligibility age for certain retirement benefits within the Public Employees Retirement System and the State Teachers Retirement System.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-25
To House Pensions & Retirement Committee |
| WV | HB5092 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to ensure the $1 service fee for the renewal of vehicle registration is dedicated to the county sheriff for contribution to the county general fund and the deputy sheriff's retirement system.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-25
To House Pensions & Retirement Committee |
| WV | HB4987 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to allow defined contribution plan public employees such as teachers and school administrators to convert unused sick days into a cash value upon retirement.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-22
To House Pensions & Retirement Committee |
| WV | HB4972 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is provide the option to use accrued annual or sick leave for additional credited service or to fund health insurance under the West Virginia State Police Retirement System.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-22
To House Pensions & Retirement Committee |
| WV | HB4926 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to establish the West Virginia Secure Choice retirement program. The bill provides for civil penalties. The bill transfers money. Finally, the bill appropriates money.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-19
To House Pensions & Retirement Committee |
| WV | HB4877 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to authorize an expenditure of revenue from the Municipal Pension and Protection Fund and Fire Protection Fund.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-17
To House Pensions & Retirement Committee |
| WV | HB4876 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to modify the definition of "Final average salary" to mean the average of the highest annual compensation received for covered employment by the member during any five consecutive plan years within the member's last 15 yea...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-17
To House Pensions & Retirement Committee |
| WV | HB4804 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to authorize retirement of correctional classified employees with full benefits under the West Virginia Deputy Sheriffs Retirement System.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-16
To House Pensions & Retirement Committee |
| WV | HB4808 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to provide that the number of days a retired teacher may accept employment may extend beyond 140 days under specific conditions; and to prohibit reduction of benefits or requiring additional contributions for retirement be...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-16
To House Pensions & Retirement Committee |
| WV | HB4611 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to raise the retirement rate for deputy sheriffs.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-11
To House Pensions & Retirement Committee |
| WV | HB4463 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to reinstate a personal income tax adjustment to the gross income of certain retirees receiving pensions from defined pension plans that terminated and are being paid a reduced maximum benefit guarantee.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-10
To House Pensions & Retirement Committee |
| WV | HB4339 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to assist small municipalities with law enforcement officer training and reimbursement of expenses for police training.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-10
To House Pensions & Retirement Committee |
| WV | HB4199 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to permit a beneficiary under the State Teachers Retirement System who has been approved for a retirement with a joint life annuity to convert to the maximum life annuity if the spouse dies within the first five years of t...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-10
To House Pensions & Retirement Committee |
| WV | HB4264 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to modify the lowering the age of retirants from the West Virginia State Police Retirement System that are eligible to receive an annual annuity adjustment.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-10
To House Pensions & Retirement Committee |
| WV | HB4207 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to a supplemental benefit to annuitants in the Public Employees Retirement System.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-10
To House Pensions & Retirement Committee |
| WV | HB4185 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to increase certain fees collected by county sheriffs and add these increased amounts to the Deputy Sheriff Retirement Fund to provide modest increases in benefits for retired deputies.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-10
To House Pensions & Retirement Committee |
| WV | HB4525 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to provide an annual annuity adjustment of 1% for eligible deputy sheriff retirants and surviving spouses when the plan has reached a funded level of 105 percent. The bill permits the board to set the employer contribution...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-10
To House Pensions & Retirement Committee |
| WV | HB4281 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to open an enrollment period of 11 months in which certain members of the Public Employees Retirement System may purchase previously forfeited service credit.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-10
To House Pensions & Retirement Committee |
| WV | HB4265 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to increase fees charged by sheriffs and to increase the portion of fees directed to the Deputy Sheriff Retirement Fund.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-10
To House Pensions & Retirement Committee |
| WV | HB4393 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to allow all employees included under the Teachers Retirement System, including teachers, municipality employees, county workers, and otherwise to serve as substitute teachers without sacrificing their retirement benefits.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-10
To House Pensions & Retirement Committee |
| WV | HB4330 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to provide a one-time cost-of-living supplement to retirement benefits of under $60,000 a year.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-10
To House Pensions & Retirement Committee |
| WV | HB4359 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to exempt law-enforcement officers, who are members of a municipal paid police department, county sheriff's office, or the State Police, from payment of income and personal property taxes.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-10
To House Pensions & Retirement Committee |
| WV | HB4304 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to allow a county to retain and use any surplus amounts when that county approves a special excess levy.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-10
To House Pensions & Retirement Committee |
| WV | HB4332 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to allow accrued annual or sick leave to be used for retirement service credit in the Teachers Retirement System.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-10
To House Pensions & Retirement Committee |
| WV | HB4494 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill relates to classroom teacher personal leave. The bill allows leave bank days to be used to add service for any retirement system or to extend insurance coverage.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-10
To House Pensions & Retirement Committee |
| WV | HB4505 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to clarify that an emergency medical services agency designated by a county commission to provide emergency response through a county emergency dispatch center qualifies as a participating public employer in the Emergency ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-10
To House Pensions & Retirement Committee |
| WV | HB4213 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill relates to pension benefits which are exempt from income taxation. The bill adds Division of Natural Resources police, deputy sheriffs, full-time firefighters, and municipal police officers into the class of law-enforcement o...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-10
To House Pensions & Retirement Committee |
