2025 Regular Session

SB 712

Relating to retirement provisions of systems managed by CPRB

Law

Jurisdiction

West Virginia

Session

2025 Regular Session

Official source

Chamber

Senate

Session

2025 Regular Session

Jurisdiction

West Virginia

Bill overview

This bill makes changes to retirement provisions for several West Virginia public employee systems, including the Public Employees Retirement System, Deputy Sheriffs’ Retirement System, Municipal Police and Firefighters Retirement System, and State Police Retirement System. It clarifies terms like ‘bona fide separation from service,’ defines ‘required beginning date,’ and addresses issues related to reemployment of retirees, particularly for former legislators. The bill also includes provisions related to distributing retirement funds to cover health insurance premiums and adjusts rules for calculating accrued benefits and annual compensation.

Key provisions

Defines key terms such as ‘bona fide separation from service,’ ‘participating public employer,’ and ‘retirant.’
Clarifies the definition of ‘required beginning date’ to align with federal law.
Addresses reemployment of retired public safety officers, allowing them to work on a limited per diem basis while receiving an annuity.
Provides for the distribution of retirement funds to cover qualified health insurance premiums.
Modifies the calculation of accrued benefits and annual compensation.
Adds the Emergency Medical Services Retirement System to the list of systems covered by the bill.
Updates provisions related to the calculation of final average salary.
Includes technical clean-up of existing provisions.

Who is affected

West Virginia Public Employees
Deputy Sheriffs
Municipal Police Officers and Firefighters
State Police Officers

Positions across the state

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Legislative history

2025-03-06Senate

Filed for introduction

2025-03-06Senate

To Pensions then Finance

2025-03-06Senate

Introduced in Senate

2025-03-06Senate

To Pensions

Passage without roll call

The official record shows passage by unanimous consent or voice vote where no roll call was taken. No member-level tally is available for these steps, and the district map does not apply.

4/7/2025HouseVoice vote
Amendment adopted (Voice vote)
No roll-call vote on record for this action.
4/4/2025HouseVoice vote
Committee amendment adopted (Voice vote)
No roll-call vote on record for this action.
3/13/2025SenateVoice vote
Floor amendments adopted (Voice vote)
No roll-call vote on record for this action.

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Passage without roll call

4/7/2025HouseVoice vote
Amendment adopted (Voice vote)
No roll-call vote on record for this action.
4/4/2025HouseVoice vote
Committee amendment adopted (Voice vote)
No roll-call vote on record for this action.
3/13/2025SenateVoice vote
Floor amendments adopted (Voice vote)
No roll-call vote on record for this action.

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SB 712

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