HB 5457 West Virginia House of Delegates · 2026 Regular Session

To allow partial credits for times of disability service in the CPRB for Troopers.

HB 5457 allows West Virginia State Police troopers who receive disability benefits to count half of their disability service time toward retirement eligibility. The bill amends retirement system rules to provide one-half service credit for periods when troopers are on disability leave under existing provisions. This change directly affects active troopers and retirees who have periods of disability service but do not qualify for full retirement credit. It ensures these service periods contribute to retirement benefits without requiring full-time employment. The policy applies specifically to disability service under §15-2A-9 or §15-2A-10 of the West Virginia Code.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
Jun 2026
Introduced Feb 12, 2026 Signed Jun 29, 2026
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MINOR
The amendment removes a proposal to completely rewrite the West Virginia State Police retirement bill and replaces it with a specific, narrower change. The new text focuses solely on defining 'disability service' as one-half of the time spent receiving disability benefits and clarifying that this time counts toward retirement eligibility. This ensures law enforcement officers receive partial credit for disability periods when calculating their years of service for retirement.
Scope change
The bill's scope narrowed from a potential total overhaul of the retirement system to a specific amendment addressing only disability service credit calculations.
SCOPE

Removed a proposal to strike the entire bill and replace it with a comprehensive rewrite of the retirement system definitions and benefits.

DEFINITION

Added a specific definition for 'disability service' to clarify that it equals one-half of the months an employee receives disability benefits.

ELIGIBILITY

Modified the bill to explicitly state that disability service credit applies to the calculation of years of service for retirement purposes.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 10, 2026 · House of Delegates Mar 4, 2026

How they voted

330
Passed
Total votes 33
Mar 10, 2026
D Democratic2
2 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican31
31 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
37
Key actions
9
Committee
6
Amendments
1
Apr 1, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by Governor 4/1/2026
lower
Mar 14, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by Governor 4/1/2026 - House Journal
lower
Mar 14, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by Governor 4/1/2026 - Senate Journal
upper
Mar 10, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (Roll No. 416)
upper
Mar 6, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported do pass
upper
Mar 5, 2026
Committee
To Finance
upper
Mar 5, 2026
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
Mar 4, 2026
Lower · Passed
Title amendment adopted (Voice vote)
lower
Mar 4, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed House (Roll No. 318)
lower
Mar 3, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee amendment adopted (Voice vote)
lower
Mar 3, 2026
Introduced
Amendment reported by the Clerk
lower
Feb 26, 2026
Lower · Passed
Do pass
lower
Feb 12, 2026
Committee
To House Finance
lower
Feb 12, 2026
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
Feb 12, 2026
Committee
To Finance
lower
1 primary · 9 co-sponsors

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