West Virginia Bill Raises Pension Cost-of-Living Calculation Cap to $45,000 for Municipal Police, Firefighters, and Utility Workers

Original title: Raising cost of living increase for certain municipal employees

Last action · February 12, 2026: To PensionsSponsors: Mike Oliverio and 6 others

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What This Bill Proposed

West Virginia Senate Bill 930 raises the maximum earnings cap used to calculate annual cost-of-living adjustments for supplemental municipal pensions from the first $15,000 to the first $45,000 of total annual benefits. This change applies to retired municipal police officers, firefighters, and employees of waterworks or sewage systems, as well as surviving beneficiaries and disability pensioners.

Who It Would Have Affected

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Directly affected

municipal police officers, firefighters, and water and sewage system employees

Key Facts

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who is eligible for the increased supplemental pension benefit calculation?

The change applies to retired municipal police officers, firefighters, and employees of municipal waterworks or sewage systems, as well as surviving beneficiaries and disability pensioners.

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Where This Stands

This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in Senate committee.

Procedural history

4 actions

Feb 12, 2026SenateCommittee
To Pensions
Feb 12, 2026SenateIntroduced
Introduced in Senate
Feb 12, 2026SenateCommittee
To Pensions then Finance
Feb 12, 2026SenateIntroduced
Filed for introduction

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