Providing for a $3,000 raise for state troopers

HB 3469 would provide a $3,000 annual salary increase for West Virginia State Police troopers serving in field duty, effective July 1, 2025. This applies to troopers in ranks like trooper, senior trooper, trooper first class, and corporal as listed in the current salary schedule. The bill amends §15-2-5 of West Virginia law to add this amount to each position's base pay. The change directly affects field-duty troopers, not administrative staff or forensic lab personnel.