West Virginia 2026 Session Status: Introduced 2 R cosponsors

SB 206 — Updating retirement eligibility for certain sheriffs

Last action — To House Finance

  1. 1
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House of Delegates
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2026 Session. It reached “Introduced” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

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Summary

Updating retirement eligibility for certain sheriffs

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

21 added · 24 removed

Plain-language change summary

The updated version of SB 206 makes it clear that sheriffs who are part of the public retirement system can retire at age 62 after accumulating eight years of actual contributing service. In the original bill, it specified that they needed 10 years instead. This change is important because it allows sheriffs to retire earlier, which could help improve retention and recruitment in law enforcement by making the retirement benefits more accessible.

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WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE REGULAR SESSION Introduced FISCAL Senate Bill 206 NOTE By Senator Weld [Introduced January 14, 2026;
WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE REGULAR SESSION Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 206 B YSENATORS W ELD, EEDS, HAMILTO, ARR AND Q UEEN [Reported February 10, 2026, from the Committee on Pensions] CS for SB 206 A BILL to amend and reenact §5-10-20 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, authorizing sheriffs who are members of the public retirement system to retire upon attaining the age of 62 with eight or more years of service.
referred to the Committee on Pensions;
and then to the Committee on Finance] Intr SB 206 2026R1944 A BILL to amend and reenact §5-10-20 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, authorizing sheriffs who are members of the public retirement system to retire upon attaining the age of 62 with eight or more years of service.
(c) A person who is elected as sheriff of a county, and who is not participating in another retirement system administered by the retirement board, may retire upon written application as provided in §5-10-20(a) upon attaining the age of 62 with eight or more years of contributing service as an elected sheriff of a county, all of which must be actual, contributing years.
(c) A person who is elected as sheriff of a county, and who is not participating in another retirement system administered by the retirement board, may retire upon written application as provided in subsection (a) of this section upon attaining the age of 62 with eight or more years of contributing service as an elected sheriff of a county, all of which must be actual, contributing years.
NOTE:
The purpose of this bill is to authorize sheriffs who are members of the public retirement system to retire upon attaining the age of 62 with eight or more years of service.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from a heading or the present law and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.
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Action History

  1. Filed for introduction

  2. To Pensions then Finance

  3. Introduced in Senate

  4. To Pensions

  5. Committee substitute reported, but first to Finance

  6. To Finance

  7. Reported do pass

  8. On 1st reading

  9. Read 1st time

  10. On 2nd reading

  11. Read 2nd time

  12. On 3rd reading

  13. Read 3rd time

  14. Passed Senate (Roll No. 144)

  15. Ordered to House

  16. House received Senate message

  17. Introduced in House

  18. To Finance

  19. To House Finance

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 4 co-sponsors · 147 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Weld

Co-sponsors (4)

Not signed on (147)

147 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Roll Call

Passed 33 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 28001
Unaffiliated 1000
Democrat 4000
Total 33001
% of votes cast 97%0%0%3%
How each member voted (34)
Member Party Vote
MR PRESIDENT — Yea
Anitra Hamilton Democrat Yea
Mike Woelfel Democrat Yea
Mike Woelfel Democrat Yea
Rick Garcia Democrat Yea
Ben Queen Republican Yea
Carl Martin Republican Yea
Chris Phillips Republican Yea
Chris Rose Republican Yea
Chris Rose Republican Yea
Dean Jeffries Republican Yea
Eric Tarr Republican Yea
Eric Tarr Republican Yea
Glenn Jeffries Republican Yea
Jack Woodrum Republican Yea
Jack Woodrum Republican Yea
Jay Taylor Republican Yea
Jimmy Willis Republican Yea
Mark R. Maynard Republican Yea
Mike Oliverio Republican Yea
Patricia Rucker Republican Yea
Patricia Rucker Republican Yea
Robbie Morris Republican Yea
Rollan A. Roberts Republican Yea
Rollan A. Roberts Republican Yea
Rupie Phillips Republican Yea
Rupie Phillips Republican Yea
Ryan Weld Republican Yea
Ryan Weld Republican Yea
Tom Takubo Republican Yea
Tom Takubo Republican Yea
Tom Willis Republican Yea
Trenton Barnhart Republican Yea
Trenton Barnhart Republican Not Voting

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 206 do?
Updating retirement eligibility for certain sheriffs
Who sponsors SB 206?
SB 206 is sponsored by Weld, Tarr, Queen, Vince Deeds (Republican), and Bill Hamilton (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 206?
This bill died with 2026 Session. It reached “Introduced” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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